Not inimitable. Omnipresent, yes. Big
words. Especially for an Afrikaans-speaking person. The glut of
reading during this convalescence is beginning to show, I think.
I am still on convalescence after my
operation, hobbling about and dragging my sore leg after me up the
stairs. The knee complains by getting back at me for a whole day
after one hour of standing in the kitchen, so cooking is out.
But I have friends. In the immortal
words of one Joe Cocker, I can get by with a little help from my
friends.
My sailor friends at the Gordon's
Bay Yacht Club asked me to focus more on hand-held food, as most
of their sailing is of relatively short duration and one does not
want to waste time standing at a bouncing galley when there is much
exciting sailing outside to be enjoyed. The sailing is typically
overnight trips to Cape Town or Dassen Island, where food will stay
fresh in a cooler box. So fast food is in order.
Now, fast food is one of my pet hates.
But food prepared properly, even though it may be fast food, is OK.
Especially on board small sailing yachts. Just don't rush it and
neglect the attention it deserves.
I was casting around for ideas, when a
dear food blogger friend posted an article on hot dogs. I contacted
her and after a brief discussion, I was in business, feeling like Joe Cocker; getting by with a little help from my friends.
Zirkie Schroeder is another well-known
name in the food blogging world in South Africa. She publishes a blog
under the nom de guerre of Pink
Polkadot Food.
Being a wife and a mother of children,
albeit now somewhat grown-up, she understands the vagaries of feeding
hungry mouths. She was also a finalist in the recent Dinner
Diva cooking competition for food bloggers on South Africa's SABC2 TV channel. The
contestants were required to post their recipes on their blogs too.
So here we have a wonderful recipe from
a real pro when it comes to fast food made with love and passion.
This one is for hot dogs, which can be
very bland. However, the Pink Polka Dot version is sure to tickle
your taste buds!
I shall be back soon with more culinary
adventures for your next sailing trip.
In the meantime, Bon appetit!
Authored by Johan Zietsman
Last updated on 2013-04-18
This blog post compiled for the GBYC
newsletter.
I don't particularly care for hotdogs, but as it says on the PinkPolkaDot blog, they're great for feeding a group, and kids like them (I didn't, but I was a strange child). Wrapping them in bacon might make them more palatable to me. Also more worthy of a bun made of homemade bread, which is otherwise kind of wasted on a hot dog, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Amanda. And yes, it is easy to make a horrible version. But they are great for feeding a gang and they can be great too if tarted up like PinkPolkadot did.
DeleteThanks for the comment!