Every year we spend Labor Day at our friend Janet and Bruce’s beautiful lake house. Janet and I know and adore each other so well that we can pretty much finish each other’s sentences. We love a lot of the same things (chocolate) and we can’t stand a lot of the same things (olives), although we have agreed to disagree about whether it is okay to put bacon in desserts (Janet says no, I say heck YES!)
And one of the reasons we will be forever friends is that we are totally aligned when it comes to being Set In Our Ways. We like our traditions the way they are, and we don’t see any reason to mess with them. And our traditions are out in full force during our traditional Labor Day weekend. There are the traditional s’mores over the bonfire.
There is the traditional making of the grilled pizza.
And there is the traditional visit to the State Fair, where we have my personal favorite tradition, the hunting down and eating of the corn dog. I eat one corn dog a year, and that’s where it is. So last year I was, as always, counting the days until we got to the Labor Day S’Mores and the Grilled Pizza and the Corn Dog.
And then Hurricane Irene happened. The power went out at the lake house on August 28…6 days before we were supposed to arrive. And it stayed out. And it stayed out. And it stayed out. So for the first time in years, we didn’t make our traditional Labor Day visit to Janet and Bruce’s house. Which meant…no s’mores. No grilled pizza. No corn dog.
Wait. No corn dog??
Janet, I held out as long as I could, but I couldn’t take it. I broke down and made my own. Can you forgive me?
I hope you can, because now that I know how dang easy it is to make corn dogs at home…I might have to do it again. Just to be clear, this in no way means that I will be skipping the corn dog at the fair.
The end.
Except for the recipe! Happy long weekend, everyone!
Ingredients
Directions
Recipe adapted from Cooks Country
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I’ve actually…never had a corn dog. And now I probably never will. Not sure how I feel about this. At least you made up for your corn dog-less year!
Joanne, as your friend I must tell you that you are missing out on one of the great joys of life by considering going corn-dog-less. Do it, girl!
I love corn dogs. Isn’t it amazing how easy they are to make at home? Everyone should try this recipe!
I never knew! I’ll have to make up for lost time.
WHAT????????? OLIVES????????? You don’t like OLIVES???????
WELL. Harrumph. mumble mumble some cook, mumble mumble.
hee hee!! Love corn dogs, myself, though, and that pizza looks good; would be great with, um, olives, too! Have a great weekend!
I know, can you believe it?? My mother despairs over it too. And don’t even get me started on eggplant or mushrooms. But I do love bacon.
You have a great weekend too!
I hope you have an amazing Labor Day weekend. I am making these for my son, he loves corn dogs. Thank you.
It was a great great weekend – now it’s back to the real world! Hope your son loved his corn dogs…you are a great mom to make them for him!
Thanks for sharing another fun recipe. My son loves corn dogs. Now I can make him some that I feel good about using nitrate free organic hotdogs. Cool! Have fun with your friends and safe travels.
Thanks Karla! Have fun making corn dogs.
Add a little dry mustard to the batter, cut dogs and sticks in half and make a big pile of these to take to a pot luck! They freeze well and heat easily in the microwave.
Great suggestion – thank you so much!
Made these a while ago and my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed them. This was my first time making and eating corn dogs and let me tell you, your recipe for corn dogs is fantastic!!!
Thank you! I’m helpless in the face of corn dogs…they are my favorire, favorite “country fair” food!