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The Perfect Hot Dog Bar For Any Palette.

It’s been so long I almost feel as though I have to reintroduce myself, Diamonds! I was having way too many technical difficulties with my old laptop that I created this website with, so I finally had to bite the bullet and get a new one. It’s obvious that it’s a piece of technology, but I had memories built on that laptop. I grew my website on that first piece of equipment. I also gained all of my Diamond besties that have been on this journey with me for the past couple years. As years go by and you grow with the times, the technology you’re using has to advance as well. It really is unavoidable and a must do to be able to fulfill any of your wildest dreams. Aside from the that, I totally revamped and remodeled my entire website which entailed much planning and a great deal of time. I really didn’t want to relaunch myself until I was settled and happy with how my brand was looking. I’m happy with how everything came out. I’m happy to be back. AND I am extremely happy to be celebrating the start of the Autumn season with all of you lovely little Diamonds.

Let’s back into it!

Every year during this time I always show out with a hotdog bar of some sort before I dive face first into Fall EVERYTHING. This time, I went with the classics and stuck with sharp flavors, creamy textures, and subtle notes of smoke from many of the items we’ll discuss soon!

A Full Look At The Entire Bar:

This hot dog bar is filled with all of the classics you love with a big fancy twist to it. Even when I create a traditional dish, I still have to amp it up to completely make it my own. There’s nothing quite like serving the people you love knowing they may have had the meal you’ve made before, but they’ve never had it made by you. Which is something I most definitely take very much pride in. Whenever I cook for anyone in my life, especially if it’s for all of your lovely eyes, I do it whole heartedly with the most intense passion you could ever imagine. To put a long story short.. why yes, you may have adorned your bun at a hot dog bar before, but you probably have never done it the Diamond way!

Endless toppings, with endless combinations: Let me show you!

• Start with a bun of course, and my advice for this is always make sure it’s a bakery bun spilt directly down the center, not the side! It’s the best for filling your hot dog properly!
• I prefer to get homemade hotdogs from my farmers market that are filled with various delicacies such as cheese, bacon, onions and peppers, or jalapeño if you’re a spice lover like I used to be! The combination we chose for this evenings bar was cheddar and bacon, of course! It’s a classic and that’s the vibe we’re going for.
• That golden brown deliciousness next to our grilled to perfection hot dogs is called “bread cheese”. I found mine at ALDI. However, I know there are other markets where you could purchase this type of cheese from. It can be microwaved, grilled, or pan fried. The theme of this bar was smokey and cheesy, so of course we HAD to slap those slices on the grill pan and let them get all toasty to top our dogs! If you have never experienced indulging in this type of cheese, you should go give it a whirl!
• Every time I serve up a classic cheeseburger or hot dog in any way, I just can’t help but to put out a relish tray or a bowl filled with my favorite pickled items. To go with our smokey items on the bar, I set out some “bread & butter” pickles, Kalamata olives, and a few pimento stuffed green olives. These have always been a staple in my household.
• Grilled sweet multicolored peppers. All I did before I grilled them was tossed them in good olive oil and seasoned them with pink Himalayan salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder.
• The fresh aspect to the bar can be anything from diced bright tomatoes, cold shredded lettuce, or tangy coleslaw, but for this day I chose sprouts. I was really in love with adding sprouts or micro greens to my meals this summer. It gives you a sort of mouthfeel that other greens really can’t.
• Of course, you cannot have a hot dog bar without the condiments, SO I set out bottles of ketchup, yellow mustard, spicy brown mustard, and a zesty honey mustard. I love creamy condiments the most, so I always have to have mayo and blue cheese, or even ranch as an option if you’re not a blue cheese love like myself.

• Since the hot dogs were bacon and cheese flavored I had to celebrate that by setting out freshly fried thick cut bacon and a shredded cheddar cheese blend.

• Lastly, you simply cannot have a hot dog bar without some sort of potato as the side, whether that would be potato chips, French fries, or a baked potato. For this specific bar I went with a classic steak fry. I was obsessed with making these this summer as well.

STEAK “FRY” RECIPE:

• These steak fries start off with using extremely moist and buttery potatoes and the best kind for that is none other than the Yukon Gold. PLEASE leave the skin on these! This skin is mild and super, super thin. Plus, it helps the wedge to become extremely crispy, even in the oven because as you will soon find out these babies are not fried!
• Once all of your potatoes are cut into quarters, toss in a mixing bowl with a good drizzle of olive oil and two tablespoons of softened butter to coat every single potato.
• The key to a delicious steak fry is to actually create that steak flavoring on them! I use a nice pour of A1. You can use a little more if you love it and you can a little less if you’re not a fan of it, but don’t skip on it! It is necessary.
• Season with a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce, sea salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, a bit of chili powder, dried mustard, a drizzle of honey, dried rosemary, and dried thyme.

BAKE AT 425 degrees for 25 minutes to get some solid color one them, then turn the heat down to 400 for another 15-20 minutes depending on your type of oven!

• Serve them hot and crispy with a side of sour cream garnished with chives and they’re PERFECT!

XOXO