A Recipe for When You (Gasp) Grow Tired of Hot Dogs

I prefer my proteins sans heterocyclic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons - not to mention nitrates. May I suggest a lightly grilled fish or veggie burger ?

You all need to go upstate to discover that what Ms. Roman is describing here is a "spiedie," a year-round favorite food in the Binghamton area. Fortunately, you have not missed the 2019 Spiedie Festival. https://www.spiediefest.com/

not "growing" tired of hot dogs any time soon, but these lamb skewers do look tasty

heresy! not possible to get tired of hot dogs!

When I was growing up, our Fourth of July picnic was ALWAYS lamb shish kebab. My father would cut up the lamb ahead of time and marinate it olive oil and lemon juice, with herbs. Then on the day it would be grilled on skewers with onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms. Most people would wait for it to be grilled, but my mom and I would just pull some chunks out of the marinade and eat it "raw". Yum!

Your problem will be that the family will not want anything but hamburgers and hot dogs.

Ms. Roman's article introduces, perhaps unintentionally, a new and perfectly respectable piece of cutlery: skewer. The skewer needs not be disposable, but made of some noble wood or metal, ivory, fossil bone, etc.

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This article interested me because it gave me some new ideas instead of just hamburgers and hot dogs to share with my family that we can make for outdoor BBQs. The lamb pieces seasoned with cumin and turmeric with onions and peppers are new healthy change then processed hot dogs. It takes cooking to the next level. I have always liked to cook or bake and this is something that I can add to my memory to make instead of the simple American food of hot dogs or hamburgers.

Thank you for this wonderful alternative to hamburgers and hot dogs. The article takes my fancy further to a skewered wild boar.