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Summer Solstice
June 24th, 2010 | caitlin | Categories: The Basket, Uncategorized
Tagged: Alphatots, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Arlington VA, Gluten Free Calgary, Ians Gluten Free, Nathans Famous, The Grainless Baker

Well Kids, it’s official, the longest day of the year is now behind us.

For some this is not that big of a deal. For Calgarians, this is depressing. Your weather has sucked and the sun seems to be illusive. And for that I am sorry for you. In this, your dark rainy hour, I offer you a little solstice I call My Life.

The summer solstice here was incredible. According to the weather channel it was a hot and humid 85 degree day (29.68 Celsius and yes I googled that). There was a light breeze and the birds were singing. And I got to spend it in the most wonderful way – reading complex social theory.

Ha. You were wondering how that was supposed to make you feel better weren’t you? I read a total of 53 pages of social theory -  theories that came with words like fissiparousness and dei ex machina. Trying say that ten times fast, and better yet, if you know what it means can you please let me know. Oh and to make things even juicier, I even got to take notes on it all. Awesomness!

In an attempt to save me from my life, Husband decided he would treat me to the greatest dinner ever. Hot Dogs and Alphatots! Oh my sweet Buddhas, for a moment there, you wanted to switch me places didn’t you?

To construct this master piece meal we used buns from The Grainless Baker, Nathans Famous Beef Franks and Ian’s Alphatots.

Let’s start with The Grainless Baker: Hello to you.

The buns were soft but held firm enough to hold the hot dogs. They steamed well and they did not dry up. I found these at Wegman’s, I’m not sure where they may be in your area but please leave your sightings in the comments section for those who may live around you.

Next is Nathans Famous Beef Franks: Hi Nathan, can we be BFF’s?

The franks were great. They stayed juicy and most importantly they tasted normal. They tasted like real people hot dogs. Like the kind I could feed my family without having to tell them there GF. Such a great thing. I found these at Harris Teeter.

Finally we have Ian’s Alphatots: Another one of the many men in my life.

We bought these for you, the people of Glutastic. When we saw them our collective age and maturity told us that we had no need for such childish things as Alphatots. BUT, this isn’t about us, it’s about you. Okay, okay, who are we trying to fool. This purchase was all about us and the need to reject the confines of adulthood and maturity and have fun playing with our food. So, that being said, Husband and I were both very impressed by the outcome. The tots are a great combination of crisp outside and soft potato inside. My only complaint is that there wasn’t a full alphabet in the bag. That’s like having fridge poetry without enough “is” or “and” magnets. Oh well, I guess we can’t have everything all at once. And in case you’re wondering, I found these at Harris Teeter, or shall I say Husband found them while skipping up and down the frozen isle to stay warm.

The final verdict: Hot dogs are the dei ex machina of being me.

(you are so going to google that now.)

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