The Wiener's Circle

Apparently I've had a bit of a wiener obsession lately. It's a fun topic for food. Tonight I made Pigs in a Blanket. Typically this would be made with wieners (which perhaps have an indiscernible amount of pork in them, hence the name) but I made these with Hot Italian sausages made with 100% pork, just to be sure. I spent a good portion of the afternoon grilling them to perfection before encasing them in Biscuit dough. I did briefly forget about them in the oven and they browned a bit faster than I had anticipated, but they were still very good. Kind of plain by themselves, but suitable partners with your favorite hot dog condiments.

I also made Cajun Smothered Corn which, despite it's simplicity, which remarkably tasty! I didn't expect to like it nearly as much as I did, considering there was very little or unexpected in it. The whole spicy-sweet flavor works really well with corn kernels, apparently. The other thing you can see on the plate is white onion and the white part of several scallions pickled in lime juice, which takes away a bit of the bite of eating a raw onion and has a nice fresh and crisp flavor.