Is it me or does food on a stick just taste better? I really think that's why corn dogs have such appeal. Put that sucker on a bun and it's a whole different animal - and not nearly as tasty a one! I mean, think about it. Little chunks of meat and veggies that could be stew - add a skewer et voila! Shish kebab - how fun! Corn, ice cream, those deep fried twirly cut potatoes at local fairs, fondue (ok that might be a bit of a stretch but you know I'm right); all better on a stick. And think about what a stick and the freezer did for plain old pudding! Even comedian Jeff Dunham has a schtick on a stick. Yep, food on a stick is funnier, funner (aren't made up words great?) and just plain yummier! And what could make food on a stick even better? Grilling it! And dipping it! Put that all together and I get so excited I can hardly eat - or is it hardly wait to eat?!
I'm the kind of person who will grill year round. And I have. But there's something about grilling on a late spring (or early summer) evening that just makes everything right in the world. Firing up the grill as the sun slowly heads for the horizon, eating outside, tiki torches ablaze; realizing just as you finish your last bite of dinner that it's cooled off a bit and is a great night for toasting marshmallows and making s'mores. It's so much better than grilling surrounded by snow - although that has surreal attributes that make it almost as much fun. Almost.
