Comments on: Life to Leftovers: Hot Dog Buns

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:13:42 +0000

Coney Island hot dogs from Detroit are the best! Woot!

By: lauren f

lauren f — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:33:20 +0000

Toast and season them for croutons or toast them and grind them in a blender for bread crumbs. Personally I love peanut butter on a hot dog roll, especially a potato roll.

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:23:27 +0000

Leftover buns of any kind are the best ofr French Toast!!! They make for a really soft gushy texture. Love it!

By: friday forum « compact by design

friday forum « compact by design — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:15:34 +0000

[...] For those of you who need a little inspiration in using up items before they become food waste, check out Life to Leftovers at Wasted Food. Jonathan Bloom has started a new feature to help out the helpless. Or at least those with food they don’t know what to do with. (Yes, I was one of those people once.) Jonathan may not have the answers, but his readers are great at coming up with ideas for your food. [...]

By: Katy Wolk-Stanley

Katy Wolk-Stanley — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:46:57 +0000

Jonathan,

I have no idea where my kids got the idea to not eat their crusts. I’ve never cut it off for them, nor have I wasted my money on frozen “Uncrustables,” (THE laziest convenience food ever invented. Who the hell doesn’t have time to throw together a PB&J?)

Alas, they’re too old and savvy to be taken in by the “Crust is Cool” PR campaign.

Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:23:53 +0000

Katy–looking at rolls another way–it has even more crust than sliced bread. That could be a good way to teach kids that “crust is cool.” Hey, that sounds like a food waste public-service campaign in the making.

Anyway, I like the way you think re: butter and skillets. Although I’ll have to tone that down when I’m speaking at the American Dietetic Association conference (in October).

Allie–that’s a solid idea. Not only do you not waste them, but you avoid this somewhat-annoying excess bun conundrum the next time you eat dogs/burgers.

Marie–I was going to say ‘You had me at Mrs. Dash, but then I realized it was the last thing in your comment. Besides, I’d be afraid the food gods would strike me down for calling anything pollacky a lobster roll. But a clever idea.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:23:37 +0000

If you like lobster rolls and hate to spend the money, you can alway try the imitation crab meat, aka Alaska Pollack. I shred it, add diced celery, dice a little bit of cucumber and add mayonnaise with a sprinkle Mrs. Dash. It does taste pretty close to a lobster roll.

By: Allie

Allie — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:14:19 +0000

I always just freeze them.

By: Katy Wolk-Stanley

Katy Wolk-Stanley — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:19:51 +0000

I always throw stale bread in the freezer for bread crumbs, which works out just fine.

Also, I use leftover hamburger buns for small sandwiches for kid school lunches. They’re the perfect size and there’s no crust that gets wasted.

Also, both hamburger and hotdog buns are rather yummy when buttered and cooked on a hot cast iron skillet until they’re nice and crispy. Not the healthiest option, but food waste avoidance comes before a healthy diet, right?

Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:35:48 +0000

Good thing I've vowed to take a break from dogs for a while. I just found this idea for buns: the Carolina Q Dog. Oy.