# @brunchwithbabs on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLgHXiiRhV7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38121390-brunchwithbabs-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-29T23:23:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BABS (@brunchwithbabs) — https://gondola.cc/brunchwithbabs

## Caption

Why settle for boring old dogs on the grill this Fourth of July?  Do dogs the Bab’s way with these three variations on plain old 🌭s 

🌭#1 Make a flag out of hot dogs, blue corn tortilla chips and cheddar cheese cut into stars with a small star shaped cookie cutter.  You will need a total of 15-18 dogs depending on your platter size. 

🌭#2 I love to spiral my dogs because it allows for more surface area for charred caramelized bits to form on the dogs - not only that - with the spiral cuts, condiments tuck into all the crevices nicely - no sliding condiments on these dogs! 

To spiral dogs:
🌭Insert skewers through center of hot dog. Careful to make it straight through the dog.  If you get off course, just back the skewer up and try again. 
🌭Once the dog is skewered, place dog on cutting board and with a sharp pairing knife,  placed at angle, begin to cut  at the tip, rolling as you spiral down the dog. Cut all the way to the skewer and careful to make the spirals as close together as you can. 

For pastry wrapped spiral dogs:
🌭Skewer dogs per above instructions. 
🌭Unroll crescent dough and cut into ⅛” strips
🌭Wrap crescent strips in between spiral cuts
🌭Spray dogs with olive oil spray or brush with olive oil 
🌭Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until dough is golden brown

#3  You know I am from Chicago so what better way to celebrate the Fourth…a Chicago Dog in a bowl…a Pasta bowl salad!

1 lb rotini pasta 
8 hot dogs grilled or browned in a pan 
2 cups cherry tomatoes, sliced
1 ½ cups  Persian cucumber, sliced
1/2 a large white onion, finely chopped
½ cup pickle relish 
¼ cup sports peppers,chopped (if you can’t find sports peppers, I like to use pepperoncinis) 

Dressing:
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
2 heaping Tbsp of yellow mustard
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp poppy seeds
1 tsp celery salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper 
1 Tbsp of juice from peppers 

Whisk dressing ingredients together until combined. Pour over your salad ingredients.
Toss to combine and enjoy!! #forthofjuly

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