Every spring I get these bizarre cravings for hot dogs. I’m not sure if it is the constant grilling fumes, wafting into our apartment or the constant Brewers that grace our computers during the summer. (I swear the Brewers play 7 games a week.) Baseball = hot dogs, right?

I say bizarre because hot dogs just really aren’t my thing. But for some reason I’ve got to have at least one a year. I won’t settle for a plain hot dog though – last year we topped our dogs with peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, etc but this year I opted for something a little different. The ever-popular Tijuana Dog. Tijuana Dogs are typically wrapped in bacon and then topped with a variety of toppings, similar to what you would see on a taco. I know that bacon-wrapped hot dogs sounds ridiculously un-healthy but in reality, the bacon adds 35 calories. I can handle that.

I even went so far as to make my own buns. They didn’t turn out (operator error of the mixer, no fault to the recipe) so I ate mine sans bun, but to be honest, I’m not a huge bun fan so I was happy with dog + toppings.

I loved this twist on hot dogs – I might even have to fit them into the menu again this summer.

Tijuana Dogs - 4 servings – inspired by Serious Eats

• 4 hot dogs (kosher or grass-fed beef are best in my mind)
• 4 slices bacon
• 4 hot dog buns (I made my own...