HOT DOGS & WHY YOU SHOULD HAVE A MOVIE NIGHT

I believe in good food. - Bertrand Russel

 

 

Why you should be planning a movie night this weekend:

 

1. After a while all restaurants, clubs, pubs, bars, gastropubs and what have you, end up feeling like a tired (and expensive) routine.

 

2. Endless fresh popcorn.

 

 

3. You're not going to get the chance to pause, replay or fast forward a movie in a theatre.

 

4. If you're not planning a movie night for this weekend, pack a DVD, pack of popcorn, chocolate and a pair of pajamas as a gift for friend who needs some TLC. Movie night in a box!

 

My movie night box! I'm a terrible wrapper though.

 

5. By definition a movie night is about unwinding (if you had so much energy to spare why wouldn't you be out jigging it up somewhere?) so you don't need to bother with elaborate recipes, fancy cutlery or too much time spent prepping. Keep it simple stupid.

 

6. You're never going to have the same number of options in a theatre - rewatch an old favorite, set yourself up for a Tarantino marathon or giggle it up with a romantic comedy. The price of your DVD will probably be less than the cost of one ticket on a weekend.

 

7. This is one party where everyone can join in, tailor the menu and movie appropriately and you can make it about friends, family, kids or all of the above.

 

8. Movie theatre junk food is well know to be really, really bad for you. A large popcorn with butter is around 1,500 calories and a large soda contains the equivalent of 33 teaspoons of sugar. A typical movie snack combination (popcorn, soda and other junk) contains more calories than an average adult should consume in 1 day. Add to this the fact that it is really overpriced and often stale. At home you can make small choices and pick the best ingredients to make sure you keep the calorie count down and the nutrition values up.

 

I've used lean meat hot dogs with whole wheat buns to salvage these hot dogs from junk food hell.

 

What you’ll need:

 

Hot dogs

Hot dog buns

Ketchup

Mustard

 

How to:

 

Cook dogs as per package instructions, assemble. Douse with ketchup and mustard. Serve hot.