Really Great Hot Dogs

I know, you're thinking a hot dog is a hot dog, right? Kinda sorta. I am a midwestern girl and where I come from, nothing beats a hot dog and chips (specifically, Eckrich hot dogs and Jay's - not Lay's - potato chips).

So here's one really great way to make the perfect summer meal:

• Cook the dogs on the grill, do not boil in water.
• Plaster the dogs with Coney Island-style chili sauce, onions and a sqeeze of mustard.
• Serve on paper plates with a GIANT handful of chips.
• Wash down with a cold beer, like a Stroh's.

If you don't have access to the above ingredients, go to Vince Genna Stadium during a Central Oregon Bucks or Bend Elks game and get a dog on the BBQ deck. Throw on some sauerkraut & mustard and grab a cold Golden Glove Ale to go with it. Damn near perfection.