Buffalo Hot Dogs with Celery & Carrots

Buffalo-hot-dogs 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-Dog
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

Baked Crab Cakes & Cheese Grits

Baked-crab-cakes-grits Crab cakes is one of my favorite appetizers to eat when I go out to eat. The problem is, I have yet to find the “right one”. Either they are too small or they are all breading and no crab. Well I had a taste for shrimp and grits last week, but I decided to try something a little different to appease my seafood craving and made these crab cakes. Boom! It was simple, delicious, and I felt even better that they were baked and not fried like most crab cakes you order in restaurants. This recipe made four entrée sized crab cakes, so it’s a perfect breakfast for two. crab-cakes Baked Crab Cakes
1 Large Egg, beaten
2Tbsp. Mayonnaise
Juice of half of a Lemon
8oz. Crab meat, picked
1/2c. Bread Crumbs
2tsp. Old Bay Seasoning
1 green onion, chopped fine
1/2 red bell pepper, diced small
1/2tsp. Garlic Powder
1tsp. Dry mustard

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until combined.
3. Portion into patties.
4. Bake on a lined baking sheet for 30 minutes until golden. Serve with grits and a bowl of fresh fruit. Enjoy!

M.W.A.H.,

Mandi

Instagram Insiders Club

Instagram-Insider-button A few days ago we introduced our Instagram Insider club. We often post photos on Instagram of food we make for clients and food we are eating at home. They don’t always make it to the blog. Most times it’s because they are from our “super secret” collection. :-) Well we have decided to share some of those recipes because people request them so much. You too can get exclusive recipes like our Chicken Marsala, Seafood over Lemon Linguine, and German Chocolate Cake right to your inbox by joining the Instagram Insider Club! You can sign up here. It’s free!
So here’s how it works:

1. Follow . 2. Drool over all of the yummy deliciousness we post. Double-tap it because you love it and even comment and tell us if you want the recipe.

3. Sign up to be an Instagram Insider.

4. Confirm your subscription.5. Receive a bi-weekly email with exclusive recipes and special offers.

6. Make one of the recipes we send you and take a picture of it.

7. Share it with us on Instagram and tag us! Use the hashtag #InstagramInsider!

Get in on the exclusive fun! It’s simple and delicious. We promise!

M.W.A.H.,

Mandi & Buckaroo

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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. smoked-cornish-hen-recipe 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