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July is National Hot Dog month and this week on Chewsy Lovers we are celebrating! All week we are sharing simple and delicious ideas to upgrade your hot dog experience. Your family is going to be so impressed at the next cookout. Yesterday we made a hot dog inspired by Bacon Cheeseburgers. Today’s hot dog is inspired by Buffalo Wings. Can you tell we like “bar food”?
Buffalo Hot Dogs with Celery & Carrots
Ingredients:
Hot Dogs & Buns
Your favorite Buffalo Wing Sauce
Matchstick Carrots
Celery Thinly Sliced
Ranch or Blue Cheese Dressing

1. Toast Hot Dog Buns and cook hot dogs to desired doneness.

2. In a sauce pan heat 1/4c. Wing sauce and toss hot dogs in it. Add a tablespoon of butter if you want to mellow the spice out a little. Remove from heat.

3. Place hot dogs on bun and drizzle remaining sauce on them.

4. In a bowl toss carrots and celery in your dressing until evenly coated (not as wet as coleslaw). Top hot dogs with veggies. Enjoy!

See! Hot dogs aren’t boring! We’ve got another great one for you again tomorrow so be sure to come back and check it out.

M.W.A.H.,

Mandi

It’s Hot Dog week on Chewsy Lovers! People all over the country are going to be out grilling and chilling this weekend and so will we. Continue Reading →

I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and its advertiser. We have really been enjoying our grill since it has warmed up and summer is just arriving, so we have at least three more months of great grilling ahead of us. If you’re following our grillin’ and chillin’ series we’ve already given you some great tips and even grilling cookbooks to keep the grill fun going all summer long. Today, we get to show you how versatile grilling can be. Continue Reading →

One of the best ways to enjoy summer barbecue is with family and friends. There is nothing better than “shootin’ the breeze” with the people you love, trash talkin’ around card tables, eating good food and listening to good music. Buckaroo is our live in D.J. We don’t get to pick what’s played, we just listen and enjoy. Ninety percent of the time we don’t care though because he always plays the jams.
He is old school to the heart so I will warn you now if you are younger than forty you may not be able to appreciate his vibe. He has an old soul. Tonight we were on the porch watching our dinner —->these guys, and it was just the perfect evening. The perfect company, the perfect meal, the perfect music. So we thought it would be cool to share with you some of the music we listened to today while we were grillin’ and chillin’. Now you can and get your jam on for your next backyard barbecue! There’s some Frankie Beverly on here, The Gap Band, and Kool and the Gang, and we’re Chewsy Lovers so you know we had to give you a little Isley Brothers! Buckaroo made this playlist for you, but it really speaks to our personality as a couple. We really hope you enjoy this funk!Make sure you have a account so you can access the playlist. It’s free to sign up. Just click .

M.W.A.H.,
Chewsy Lovers

What are some of your favorite songs to listen to at a cookout? Drop them in the comments!

Have you ever used a chimney to light your grill? This is something Buckaroo put me on to. I had grown up always seeing the grill started with charcoals doused in lighter fluid. After learning how to use one and what it was for, I will never go back. Our favorite is the The Weber brand is really just the gold standard in barbecuing and we will cosign on just about anything they make. Check out their book for some great grilling tips and ideas. I mentioned it and some other awesome grilling books in this post. The purpose of this chimney is to eliminate the need for lighter fluid. Lighter fluid makes the charcoals or wood bitter, and it will come out in the smoke and food. You may not be able to tell in your food if you currently use lighter fluid, but if you switch to using the chimney you will be able to taste a difference. Using the chimney also saves you money by not having to purchase lighter fluid and it ensures you use the right amount of coals each time. Cool right!?

So here’s how to use it:

1. Stuff 2 or 3 sheets of newspaper into the bottom of the chimney. 2. Fill the chimney with your charcoal of choice. (We use .) 3. With a match or stick lighter, light the newspaper. If you use a stick lighter you can also reach the holes along the side of the chimney to help your fire catch.
4. Set your chimney on a non-flammable surface like concrete or on the grates of your grill for 20-30 minutes. 5. The fire on the newspaper will catch onto the coals and they will be bright red. 6. Remove the grate from your grill and pour the coals in. 7. Place the grill grate back and get cooking!