Our regular Chinese delivery place dropped off an updated menu with our order last night. They've added a new item - hot dog fried rice.
GROSS.
(And yet a tiny bit intriguing.)
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Okay, i figured out the getting your website to show thing! By accident. now that i have this knowledge, i can check out blogs galore!!!! And now since I am starving, I think I'd try the hotdog fried rice if I had the chance.
I have read Bitter, Bright, and just finished SAPF in less than 3 days (seeing as how I work full time and was reading almost exclusively on shift that's pretty good).They were all Splendid. I was in such a fix that I have now spent the last 2 days reading all the blogs posted here (again almost exclusively while on shift) and am now a little sad that I no longer have large hunks of material to read. I can't wait for the next one (I know patience is a virtue, unfortunately it is not a virtue I posses).
Alright now that I've got that out of the way on to hot dogs!
I don't think I would order hot dog fried rice, but I'd try it. Hot dogs do not always equal fail.
Mac and cheese with hot dogs is heavenly. Seriously grab a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese, cut up some turkey dogs, stir in and you have some yummy comfort food!
I don't like Chinese food, or hot dogs for that matter, but it doesn't sound that bad...if you liked hot dogs anyway.
p.s. I compiled everyone's drink recipes in a word document, using their posted name for titles and including their hilarious descriptions. I named the compilation "Drink Recipes of Jennsylvania". Thanks for all the great recipes everyone.
Hey Jen...Just got done reading Bitter is the New Black. You are hilarious! I randomly ran across your book while I was shopping at Borders and read a page and immediately bought it. I love the way you write because a lot of it is how most of us think...but just don't say out loud. I've sent your site to all of my girlfriends...I'm sure they'll love your book as much as I did.
Keep writing girl...I'm picking up your next book tomorrow!
Oh and not so sure about hot dog fried rice...however I must admit I did make fried rice the other day with hot links....and boy was that good!
I was in Italy and found a pizza place that had hot dog and french fry pizza. It has to be one of the strangest things ever, but hot dog fried rice it right there too.
Umm sorry, I stand with the few...not the pregnant...I would totally order that! It would be way better than getting some questionable protein source! Ten bucks the meat would be moist! Is there any way to dry out a hot dog?
P.S. I just bought under seventy bucks in booze to make some of the posted "fun" drinks!!! Thanks! That was the best post!!! Now how about comfort food come Fall?! ;) I'll submit trailer park shepherd's pie...umm...maybe I'll work on it to swap the beef with hot dog nuggets in the meantime! HA!
My husband still eats hot dogs all the time, but I cannot imagine what this tastes like?
..back to "The Secret"...I read it, embraced it ( hey it was worth a try), and acted as if I had millions of dollars and lived in a big house, and my Honda Element was actually a brand new Range Rover...even imagined I was smelling the leather...
All I ended up with was bigger credit card bills, a couple of new door dings and just had to move to a smaller apartment closer to work because gas prices went up.
Was I not believing enough? What a bunch of crap!! Like others have said, only the person who dreamed it up gained anything by selling millions of books, audio books, etc. etc.
After drinking cocktails all hours of day you're poo-pooing hot-dog fried rice?
No, talk to me when you've eaten Top Ramen noodles with ketchup because after inhaling 6 Long Island Ice Teas (yeah, they're so 80's, but they're just sooo tasty) I just HAD to have "spaghetti" right this instant!!!
Oh no, no, noooo. Don't ever mention hot dogs in combo with liquor. My worst after-drinking memory EVER has to do with eating a hot dog from a street vendor after leaving a bar way too inebriated to know what I as doing. Not a pretty picture as I recall from how the floor looked when I awoke in a pool of my own spewage! Please promise me you won't try this meal after drinking!
I think that hotdog fried rice sounds iffy, but since I have yet to find a chinese food I won't eat, it's probably not half bad. The Chinese are food geniuses! BTW, does anyone know how you get your bloglink on with your name and/or comment? I am stumped. So are you going to try it, Jen?
My sushi place -- which has really good sushi, so this is really strange -- has a hot dog roll. I don't even remember what's in it -- spicy mayo and lettuce or something. But I think hot dog sushi might just trump hot dog fried rice. Especially if they serve it raw.
All I keep thinking is you won't have to worry about the high salt content in soy sauce because instead you use ketchup! Little onion maybe relish bits...could be good!
P.S. I LOVE your books, hope the new one is coming along well.
As a very, very hungry preggo fan of yours, hot dog fried rice actually sounds FANTASTIC! Wish I lived in Chicago to get some...for now perhaps I'll order plain fried rice and add my own hot dogs!!
LOL....ladies, ladies, ladies....its not as bad as you think.....my guess is that "Hot Dog Fried Rice" is something like what my son likes to eat (he likes hot dogs with everything...even scrambled eggs), it is fried rice, and u sub the pork bits with cut up hot dogs.....think about it, same nutritional value....LOL
By the way....I could not post on the previous comment board regarding the drinks, so here it is, nice and simple...I made it up (meaning not on any drink menu)
1 part Barcardi Melon (as in watermelon)
2 to 3 parts Mountain Dew (Code Red only)
and ice.
Add a straw, and take it anywhere, anytime, but I love this as a summer drink :)
Enjoy!!!!!
There's a restaurant in Chicago's NBC building that had "Italian Sausage Soup" as a special one day. It was actually cut up hot-dogs in a watery cream base. We called it Cream of Hot Dog Soup. And it was nas-tay.
I'm guessing some over indulgent parent suggested they add it to the menu. My guess is that chicken nugget fried rice isn't too far behind. Or maybe grilled cheese fried rice.
Love your books. I was recently introduced to them and I've read Bitter and SAPF. I'm picking up Bright Lights this weekend. And then May won't get here fast enough for your next one.
Caroline, I spent 3 years in HI, now currently living in The Middle of Nowhere, New Mexico. A friend of mine sent me a care package with all the fixins to make Spam Musubi and I nearly cried with pleasure. I made all my friends try it, and now they are fans! Can't make them try the Loco Moco yet, but I'm gonna turn them! Spam makes suprisingly good comfort food...
I haven't read the Secret and I know enough about myself to know that it will only piss me off. There was a woman on Oprah the other who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Rather than having surgery or chemo she was going to spend six months thinking positive thoughts and willing the cancer away.
Nice! Seriously, Hot Dog Fried Rice, eh? Sounds delish!!
Anyway, just thought I would tell you - I LOVE your books, but I am curious how you managed to hijack my life? (How's that for egomaniacal?) But seriously, so much of what you've written starting with "Bitter.." is totally me. Freakish, indeed!
Also, just to let you know - "The Secret" is a crock 'o shit (and I am not afraid to put THAT out there to the Universe)! A lifetime wardrobe of Stuart Weitzman stilettos have yet to appear at my door, and I have been envisioning that for 2 1/2 years now.
Shall I send you a Spam musubi? A piece of Spam and a brick of rice, wrapped in nori? Or how about the delightful Loco Moco: rice, hamburger gravy, and a damn fried egg on top of it all?
Sometimes the intersection of culinary cultures is a beautiful place to be. When it involves cheap meat and rice... maybe not so much, huh?
Aloha from Caroline,
who likes her meat straight up!
Um, I realize I'm probably one of the few people here who has actually had this :) My mom is Korean and there are lots of interesting ways she found to substitute spam, hotdogs, and "potted meat products" into regular Asian dishes. Basically, she grew up during the war and that's the kind of stuff that was rationed out because it stays good forever...same in Hawaii too, I think...
Anywho--it actually isn't bad...I'm a big fan of any processed meats though :)
First of all - Jen, I totally love your books and have recommended them (and bought them) for many of my friends and family. I'm totally a lifer - I will buy & read all of your books!
So, that has nothing to do with hot dogs.
But seriously, I'm uber curious. I live nowhere near Chicago, so you're totally gonna have to try that for us!!!! :)
On "The Secret" - Many of my friends went nuts about that book, and my Mom ended up buying it for me. I refused to read it for a long time, cuz things were going so well for me, that I didn't want to read that and have it somehow jinx me! Okay, I'm weird.
I'm not religious at all... but what I have read (about 1/2 the book) was interesting. I haven't gotten to the imagine checks in the mail part. That's insanity. But, I'm a fan of karma, and I like the "not thinking about negative stuff too much, cuz the universe can't figure out whether you wanted that or not" - whether your thought was positive or not that is. That was interesting.
What I want to know is - what the heck is the universe doing in my darn thoughts. Get out of my head!!!!!
So, I'm only partially for "The Secret". (maybe a third?) :)
Now, stop reading, and keep writing, I can't wait for your next book!!!!
I think, after you read the Secret (or even if you just skim parts of it)...you'll come to see it as just one of many options people have to get themselves together and make themselves better. The end goal of any religious or spiritual movement is the same...be your best self, be a good person, help others do it too. So whether you're following the Secret or the Torah or communing with the ocean or having lots of babies or praying to the Almighty God of the Cupcake, the point is to find the thing that you love enough that it inspires you to be better.
It can be summed up two ways:
"Fall in love, stay in love, and it will define everything." - Pedro Arrupe, SJ
"Find one thing you like, and eat a lot of it." - My Mom
oh, lord. thank god i have left over chocolate mousse in the fridge at work right now, because i definitely need something to wash the foul memory of hot dog taste from out of my mouth.
That is the worst sounding dish I've heard in a long time.
Please, please don't get it. But if you do, make sure you photograph, document, and blog it. (What better way to procrastinate than by food-blogging something gross.)
I think AFTER the cocktails is the perfect time - obviously.
Okay, i figured out the getting your website to show thing! By accident. now that i have this knowledge, i can check out blogs galore!!!! And now since I am starving, I think I'd try the hotdog fried rice if I had the chance.
Posted by: Shannon D. | July 31, 2008 at 09:54 PM
I have read Bitter, Bright, and just finished SAPF in less than 3 days (seeing as how I work full time and was reading almost exclusively on shift that's pretty good).They were all Splendid. I was in such a fix that I have now spent the last 2 days reading all the blogs posted here (again almost exclusively while on shift) and am now a little sad that I no longer have large hunks of material to read. I can't wait for the next one (I know patience is a virtue, unfortunately it is not a virtue I posses).
Alright now that I've got that out of the way on to hot dogs!
I don't think I would order hot dog fried rice, but I'd try it. Hot dogs do not always equal fail.
Mac and cheese with hot dogs is heavenly. Seriously grab a box of Kraft Mac and Cheese, cut up some turkey dogs, stir in and you have some yummy comfort food!
Posted by: Brianna | July 31, 2008 at 09:22 PM
That just wrong. Need to find chocolate to erase the thought of.
Posted by: Shawna R. B. Atteberry | July 31, 2008 at 09:21 PM
I feel like there are enough unknowns when it comes to fried rice to add hot dogs.
It's just pushing the envelope.
Posted by: blackbird | July 31, 2008 at 08:58 PM
I don't like Chinese food, or hot dogs for that matter, but it doesn't sound that bad...if you liked hot dogs anyway.
p.s. I compiled everyone's drink recipes in a word document, using their posted name for titles and including their hilarious descriptions. I named the compilation "Drink Recipes of Jennsylvania". Thanks for all the great recipes everyone.
Posted by: Meg | July 31, 2008 at 08:53 PM
I like both, but maybe that is too much salt on one plate for even me!
Posted by: littlemsblogger | July 31, 2008 at 08:48 PM
Hey Jen...Just got done reading Bitter is the New Black. You are hilarious! I randomly ran across your book while I was shopping at Borders and read a page and immediately bought it. I love the way you write because a lot of it is how most of us think...but just don't say out loud. I've sent your site to all of my girlfriends...I'm sure they'll love your book as much as I did.
Keep writing girl...I'm picking up your next book tomorrow!
Oh and not so sure about hot dog fried rice...however I must admit I did make fried rice the other day with hot links....and boy was that good!
Posted by: Cecille | July 31, 2008 at 08:21 PM
I was in Italy and found a pizza place that had hot dog and french fry pizza. It has to be one of the strangest things ever, but hot dog fried rice it right there too.
Posted by: Jennifer | July 31, 2008 at 08:07 PM
Umm sorry, I stand with the few...not the pregnant...I would totally order that! It would be way better than getting some questionable protein source! Ten bucks the meat would be moist! Is there any way to dry out a hot dog?
P.S. I just bought under seventy bucks in booze to make some of the posted "fun" drinks!!! Thanks! That was the best post!!! Now how about comfort food come Fall?! ;) I'll submit trailer park shepherd's pie...umm...maybe I'll work on it to swap the beef with hot dog nuggets in the meantime! HA!
Posted by: Molly | July 31, 2008 at 07:15 PM
Please please please please please order that!!!!!!! I so want to know if its good!
You MUST take one for the team on this.
Posted by: DodiM | July 31, 2008 at 07:03 PM
My husband still eats hot dogs all the time, but I cannot imagine what this tastes like?
..back to "The Secret"...I read it, embraced it ( hey it was worth a try), and acted as if I had millions of dollars and lived in a big house, and my Honda Element was actually a brand new Range Rover...even imagined I was smelling the leather...
All I ended up with was bigger credit card bills, a couple of new door dings and just had to move to a smaller apartment closer to work because gas prices went up.
Was I not believing enough? What a bunch of crap!! Like others have said, only the person who dreamed it up gained anything by selling millions of books, audio books, etc. etc.
Posted by: Suzanne | July 31, 2008 at 05:58 PM
That's disgusting. Remember folks, hot dogs are just lips and assholes. Mixing them with rice ain't gonna change that.
Posted by: Erin | July 31, 2008 at 05:58 PM
After drinking cocktails all hours of day you're poo-pooing hot-dog fried rice?
No, talk to me when you've eaten Top Ramen noodles with ketchup because after inhaling 6 Long Island Ice Teas (yeah, they're so 80's, but they're just sooo tasty) I just HAD to have "spaghetti" right this instant!!!
Posted by: Gina | July 31, 2008 at 05:49 PM
Yeah, that would have to be a hell no from me. I'll stick to my once a year hot dog at the ball park.
Posted by: Kayce | July 31, 2008 at 05:46 PM
Oh no, no, noooo. Don't ever mention hot dogs in combo with liquor. My worst after-drinking memory EVER has to do with eating a hot dog from a street vendor after leaving a bar way too inebriated to know what I as doing. Not a pretty picture as I recall from how the floor looked when I awoke in a pool of my own spewage! Please promise me you won't try this meal after drinking!
Posted by: Becky W | July 31, 2008 at 05:29 PM
I think that hotdog fried rice sounds iffy, but since I have yet to find a chinese food I won't eat, it's probably not half bad. The Chinese are food geniuses! BTW, does anyone know how you get your bloglink on with your name and/or comment? I am stumped. So are you going to try it, Jen?
Posted by: Shannon D. | July 31, 2008 at 05:25 PM
ok, now you HAVE to order that so you can blog and tell us how it is! ;)
Posted by: april | July 31, 2008 at 05:19 PM
My sushi place -- which has really good sushi, so this is really strange -- has a hot dog roll. I don't even remember what's in it -- spicy mayo and lettuce or something. But I think hot dog sushi might just trump hot dog fried rice. Especially if they serve it raw.
Posted by: EGE | July 31, 2008 at 05:14 PM
Wait - is it hot dog fried rice or hot, dog-fried rice?
Reminds me of this old ditty:
http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/Humor/Music/cats_in_the_kettle.htm
Posted by: bcre8uv | July 31, 2008 at 05:00 PM
I just bought hot dogs at the grocery store after this.
Coincidence?
Posted by: the governor of jennsylvania | July 31, 2008 at 04:46 PM
Gag me with a chopstick.
Posted by: Renee in Chicago | July 31, 2008 at 04:45 PM
I'd rather eat Cream of Shrimp soup.
Posted by: Sara | July 31, 2008 at 04:36 PM
A gal I worked with brought a mashed potato-green bean-hot dog concoction to a potluck years ago. Hate to say it, but it was awesome.
Posted by: Jeannie B. | July 31, 2008 at 03:46 PM
All I keep thinking is you won't have to worry about the high salt content in soy sauce because instead you use ketchup! Little onion maybe relish bits...could be good!
P.S. I LOVE your books, hope the new one is coming along well.
Posted by: Cheryl | July 31, 2008 at 03:44 PM
GAH!
Blech!
Maybe... how many cocktails do I get first?
Love you Jen!!!
Posted by: Double Agent Girl | July 31, 2008 at 03:38 PM
As a very, very hungry preggo fan of yours, hot dog fried rice actually sounds FANTASTIC! Wish I lived in Chicago to get some...for now perhaps I'll order plain fried rice and add my own hot dogs!!
Posted by: Christine | July 31, 2008 at 03:35 PM
LOL....ladies, ladies, ladies....its not as bad as you think.....my guess is that "Hot Dog Fried Rice" is something like what my son likes to eat (he likes hot dogs with everything...even scrambled eggs), it is fried rice, and u sub the pork bits with cut up hot dogs.....think about it, same nutritional value....LOL
By the way....I could not post on the previous comment board regarding the drinks, so here it is, nice and simple...I made it up (meaning not on any drink menu)
1 part Barcardi Melon (as in watermelon)
2 to 3 parts Mountain Dew (Code Red only)
and ice.
Add a straw, and take it anywhere, anytime, but I love this as a summer drink :)
Enjoy!!!!!
Posted by: Dalitza | July 31, 2008 at 03:29 PM
Bleh!! Bleh, bleh, bleh!! Why not mix in a little cat food with that rice?
Posted by: Twenty Four At Heart | July 31, 2008 at 03:18 PM
There's a restaurant in Chicago's NBC building that had "Italian Sausage Soup" as a special one day. It was actually cut up hot-dogs in a watery cream base. We called it Cream of Hot Dog Soup. And it was nas-tay.
Posted by: Laura | July 31, 2008 at 03:01 PM
I'm guessing some over indulgent parent suggested they add it to the menu. My guess is that chicken nugget fried rice isn't too far behind. Or maybe grilled cheese fried rice.
Love your books. I was recently introduced to them and I've read Bitter and SAPF. I'm picking up Bright Lights this weekend. And then May won't get here fast enough for your next one.
Posted by: Kel | July 31, 2008 at 02:57 PM
Caroline, I spent 3 years in HI, now currently living in The Middle of Nowhere, New Mexico. A friend of mine sent me a care package with all the fixins to make Spam Musubi and I nearly cried with pleasure. I made all my friends try it, and now they are fans! Can't make them try the Loco Moco yet, but I'm gonna turn them! Spam makes suprisingly good comfort food...
Posted by: erin | July 31, 2008 at 02:56 PM
I haven't read the Secret and I know enough about myself to know that it will only piss me off. There was a woman on Oprah the other who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Rather than having surgery or chemo she was going to spend six months thinking positive thoughts and willing the cancer away.
Posted by: JRM | July 31, 2008 at 02:53 PM
Gag...Really?? Reason enough right there to find another place to get your Chinese food fix!
Posted by: Emily | July 31, 2008 at 02:53 PM
That sounds even worse than seafood pizza!
Posted by: tutugirl1345 | July 31, 2008 at 02:50 PM
There is not enough booze on the planet to get me to eat that.
Posted by: kateanon | July 31, 2008 at 02:34 PM
Nice! Seriously, Hot Dog Fried Rice, eh? Sounds delish!!
Anyway, just thought I would tell you - I LOVE your books, but I am curious how you managed to hijack my life? (How's that for egomaniacal?) But seriously, so much of what you've written starting with "Bitter.." is totally me. Freakish, indeed!
Also, just to let you know - "The Secret" is a crock 'o shit (and I am not afraid to put THAT out there to the Universe)! A lifetime wardrobe of Stuart Weitzman stilettos have yet to appear at my door, and I have been envisioning that for 2 1/2 years now.
Looking forward to "Pretty in Plaid"!
Posted by: Pamela | July 31, 2008 at 02:33 PM
I agree with Rachel, I bet it's for kids. Well, kids and probably my husband.
Posted by: Elizabeth | July 31, 2008 at 02:18 PM
Shall I send you a Spam musubi? A piece of Spam and a brick of rice, wrapped in nori? Or how about the delightful Loco Moco: rice, hamburger gravy, and a damn fried egg on top of it all?
Sometimes the intersection of culinary cultures is a beautiful place to be. When it involves cheap meat and rice... maybe not so much, huh?
Aloha from Caroline,
who likes her meat straight up!
Posted by: Caroline | July 31, 2008 at 01:51 PM
Hot dog? Or cat?
Posted by: Linsey | July 31, 2008 at 01:46 PM
Um, I realize I'm probably one of the few people here who has actually had this :) My mom is Korean and there are lots of interesting ways she found to substitute spam, hotdogs, and "potted meat products" into regular Asian dishes. Basically, she grew up during the war and that's the kind of stuff that was rationed out because it stays good forever...same in Hawaii too, I think...
Anywho--it actually isn't bad...I'm a big fan of any processed meats though :)
Posted by: Ginny | July 31, 2008 at 01:40 PM
Nope - never! Mystery meat and rice never goes together (Summer 1994 - Beanie Weenies and Rice every freakin day!)
Posted by: Kristen | July 31, 2008 at 01:38 PM
Definitely after the cocktails - many, many cocktails.
Posted by: Lys | July 31, 2008 at 01:34 PM
First of all - Jen, I totally love your books and have recommended them (and bought them) for many of my friends and family. I'm totally a lifer - I will buy & read all of your books!
So, that has nothing to do with hot dogs.
But seriously, I'm uber curious. I live nowhere near Chicago, so you're totally gonna have to try that for us!!!! :)
On "The Secret" - Many of my friends went nuts about that book, and my Mom ended up buying it for me. I refused to read it for a long time, cuz things were going so well for me, that I didn't want to read that and have it somehow jinx me! Okay, I'm weird.
I'm not religious at all... but what I have read (about 1/2 the book) was interesting. I haven't gotten to the imagine checks in the mail part. That's insanity. But, I'm a fan of karma, and I like the "not thinking about negative stuff too much, cuz the universe can't figure out whether you wanted that or not" - whether your thought was positive or not that is. That was interesting.
What I want to know is - what the heck is the universe doing in my darn thoughts. Get out of my head!!!!!
So, I'm only partially for "The Secret". (maybe a third?) :)
Now, stop reading, and keep writing, I can't wait for your next book!!!!
Posted by: thebestredhead | July 31, 2008 at 01:33 PM
I am obviously alone in thinking this sounds yummy. Guess I won't be planning any 5-Star Menus soon.
Posted by: Middle Aged Woman | July 31, 2008 at 01:29 PM
Hmm, it might be delicious after a bottle of liquor but definitely not meant to be eaten sober.
Posted by: Smartass Milf | July 31, 2008 at 01:21 PM
ew ew EW.
And yet...maybe that's The Secret?
I think, after you read the Secret (or even if you just skim parts of it)...you'll come to see it as just one of many options people have to get themselves together and make themselves better. The end goal of any religious or spiritual movement is the same...be your best self, be a good person, help others do it too. So whether you're following the Secret or the Torah or communing with the ocean or having lots of babies or praying to the Almighty God of the Cupcake, the point is to find the thing that you love enough that it inspires you to be better.
It can be summed up two ways:
"Fall in love, stay in love, and it will define everything." - Pedro Arrupe, SJ
"Find one thing you like, and eat a lot of it." - My Mom
Posted by: Cortney | July 31, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Eww!! Um......so,you gonna try it?
Just for research sake, of course.
Posted by: Leigh Ann | July 31, 2008 at 01:17 PM
oh, lord. thank god i have left over chocolate mousse in the fridge at work right now, because i definitely need something to wash the foul memory of hot dog taste from out of my mouth.
um, ew?
Posted by: melissa | July 31, 2008 at 01:15 PM
That is the worst sounding dish I've heard in a long time.
Please, please don't get it. But if you do, make sure you photograph, document, and blog it. (What better way to procrastinate than by food-blogging something gross.)
I think AFTER the cocktails is the perfect time - obviously.
Posted by: Amy | July 31, 2008 at 01:10 PM
BLORT! That sounds ishy.
Posted by: Muffy Willowbrook | July 31, 2008 at 01:10 PM