Stir Fried Hot Dogs?

With the gym closed down, I decided to brave the outdoors and lace up my running shoes. I haven’t gone for a run jog in awhile. I really don’t like it. I don’t like it at all. I’ve never been good at it [even though I know practice makes perfect]. I get bored easily. Never mind that I have an aggravated left arch. It’s just an bummer. Regardless, either Nike+ is a liar or I really ran 4 miles in 35 minutes. I really don’t believe it. I’ve never ran that far that fast….ever. I had an idea in my head of where I wanted to go [I work downtown], but ended up changing my mind last minute. I ran along the river, crossed a bridge, crossed back over, ran through the park blocks, and then walked to Whole Foods. I wandered around all sweaty and gross [I’m sure everyone was thrilled] while I picked up a protein bar [that had whey in it, whoops, totally forgot], kombucha, and a whole wheat bagel. Then I walked back the .8 miles to the office to cool off. I felt much better than I normally do after a run. I think the endorphins kicked in, but I still didn’t love it. I already feel myself tightening up and getting sore [it’s been about 3 hours], so I can only imagine what tomorrow will bring.

What tomorrow won’t bring is these hot dog things. I made them the other night in a fit of ‘what the heck do I make for dinner?!’ I wanted tacos, but didn’t want to go find some. I stared at the fridge, then the pantry, then the fridge, and succumbed to the package [that’s what she said] of hot dogs. I didn’t want to grill them up again. I had a ton of veggies that were on their way out, too. So I got creative. I sauteed up some onion, zucchini, bell pepper, and mushrooms. I sauteed them in some chocolate stout that I still had in the fridge. Cue the WTFs. Once everything was cooked, I sliced up the hot dogs and tossed them in. Cue more WTFs. Then into the hot dog buns they went. To be honest, it wasn’t bad. The stir fried part was really good. The buns I bought are horrible though. They’re just some generic whole wheat things that taste like…nothing good. It’s stuff like this that gives whole wheat a bad name. It’s a damn shame. Then, on top of that, I tried to mask the bad bun taste with dijon mustard and about killed myself with the spice. It has straight up wasabi in it. The kind that burns and overwhelms your taste buds. It wasn’t pretty. This is what happens when I’m left alone. I can’t be trusted.

Ingredients

• 2 hot dogs
• 2 buns
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 zucchini, sliced
• 1/2 package of sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 green pepper, diced
• 1/4 cup chocolate stout

Preparation

1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
2. Add all of the vegetables, stirring often.
3. Once the onion starts to turn translucent, add in the stout
4. Continue to cook until the liquid is absorbed.
5. While this cooks, slice the hot dogs.
6. Add to the veggies.
7. Please use better buns than me. Feel free to toast them. I didn’t. I’m weird, and those buns sucked. You know how it goes.
8. Load the buns with the veggie dog mixture. Enjoy [with a knife and fork most likely, unless you’re more talented than me].