Last night kicked off the 2010-2011 NFL season with a prime time game between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings. It was an alright game to spend a Thursday night watching but I couldn't stop thinking of how long Brett Favre has been in the NFL. Ever since I remember watching Barry Sanders play in Detroit as a kid, it was always Brett Favre on the Green Bay Packers kicking our ass. I can confidently assume that he's at least fifty-seven years old...He is in his own right a "classic" and that made me think of another classic cooking utensil - the always-awesome crock-pot. I'm going to whip up some chili with a new twist...

FAVRE BEAN CHILI

INGREDIENTS

2 Cans of your favorite beans (I like red kidney beans)
2 Cans of stewed tomatoes
1 can of tomato paste
2 cups chopped celery
2 cups chopped onion
2 cups of water
1lb of Bob Evans spicy Italian sausage
2 cups of Big Hot Dog/Big Bratwurst sliced into cubes

DIRECTIONS

After rinsing your beans place them in crock-pot along with the stewed tomatoes, chopped celery, chopped onions, tomato paste and two cups of water. Turn crock-pot on high.

In a medium skillet place raw Italian sausage and cook over medium heat breaking into chunks. Once meat is cooked all the way through put in crock-pot.

Cut up Big Hot Dog/Big Bratwurst into bite sized cubes. Place in crock-pot.

Leave crock-pot on medium/high and walk away. Let simmer for 4-6 hours stir if you must.

Serve with Sour Cream and your favorite shredded cheese.

Duane Kim Baldwin
2010-09-20 23:21:06

The recently released film 'I'm Still Here' has been confirmed as a fake documentary of Jacquinn Phoenix's transition from Actor to Wanna-Be-Rapper. We can all remember the horrifying interview on The Late Show with David Letterman over a year ago when Phoenix decides to be a big ass and take his gum out of his mouth to stick it on Letterman's desk. But that was over a year ago - and I believe he announced his 'retirement' from acting over two years ago. So what was the point? 

This gives new meaning to the term 'method acting'. I haven't seen the film but I can't assume that this film shatters any perspectives on how we look at any big asshole that isn't a celebrity. I have a suggestion to rename the movie from 'I'm Still Here' to 'Who Really Cares Anymore?' I think that the only thing that this film proved is that things are not lasting no matter how 'shocking' or controversial you try to be - I completely forgot about this film and whatever that guy was doing up until I saw a poster of him looking like the Unabomber on the streets of Chicago. 

People and things change names and change personalities as often as you brush your teeth (at least twice a day I hope). Whatever happens in the future with Big Hot Dog (if we changed our name to Big Ass Hot Dog, Giant Hot Dog, Colossus Hot Dog, Goliath Hot Dog, Bat Boy Hot Dog, Sumo Dog, ETC.), we will always include the best ingredients in this gourmet hot dog and you will be getting high quality meat every time. There are no qualms about it and we will never sell you imitation ingredients.

Duane Kim Baldwin
2010-09-20 21:00:41

Lady Gaga apparently wore a dress made of meat or what resembled meat to the Video Music Awards this past weekend. My only question to her is, "Why didn't you order a Big Hot Dog?" The 7lb of spiced meat could have easily covered your entire body in some sort of Hot Dog body suite. 

After hearing she wore a "meat costume" I thought it was an awesome pro-"meatatarian" incident. That thought quickly left my mind grapes because I don't think anyone celebrates their carnivorous ways publicly besides Anthony Bordain. My thoughts were reassured by Newsweek's blog feed:

"If we don't stand up for what we believe in and if we don't fight for our rights, pretty soon we're going to have as much rights as the meat on our own bones."

Lady Gaga, explaining on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" that she wasn't making a statement about vegetarians with her meat dress at the VMAs, but that it was about...gay rights in the military...or something.

Huh? This recipe is just for you Gaga:

INGREDIENTS

1" slice of Big Hot Dog/Big Bratwurst
Hamburger Buns
1 Onion
2 strips of bacon
1 TBL Mayonnaise
1 Tomato
Shredded lettuce
1 TBL Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper

DIRECTIONS

Fry up your 1" slice of Big Hot Dog/Big Bratwurst and your strips of bacon just the way you like it. Sautee your onions in a small frying pan with some olive oil. Wait until they are translucent and caramelized. Add salt and pepper to taste. Spread mayonnaise over hamburger buns and place cooked Big Hot Dog/Big Bratwurst paddy on bottom bun. Top with fried bacon, sauteed onions, sliced tomato, and shredded lettuce. Sandwich together and enjoy.

Duane Kim Baldwin
2010-09-20 20:57:24