Have you ever tried the American-Mexican delight that is the Sonoran hot dog? It’s like a mash-up of a really great hot dog and a really great taco, plus add bacon to the mix.

It sounds crazy, but it just totally works (kind of like how my taco mac and cheese combines two favorites into one).

I first discovered this bacon wrapped hot dog delicacy at a local restaurant and quickly realized how easy and affordable it was to make at home.

You can serve the Sonoran hot dogs with any number of Mexican-inspired condiments and toppings, including refried beans, queso fresco, tomato, avocado, cilantro and sour cream.

So, spice up your summer with this Sonoran hot dog recipe! Serve them with Dr. Pepper baked beans, blistered shishitos, and a beer or a pitcher of cold lemon margaritas.

You could even serve them bar-style, so everybody can assemble their own. The toppings will be really similar to my fajita bar, but you’ll just be using hot dogs and buns instead of tortillas and fajita meats.

These are also great on game day, alongside a football themed charcuterie board and healthy buffalo chicken dip.

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We’re firmly in the “I do it myself!” stage of toddlerhood. Including at the dinner table, where my daughter insists on serving herself.

This is great, because this is how little humans learn table manners! So I definitely want to encourage it as much as I can. One of the best ways I’ve found to do this is by serving platter meals.

Things like a breakfast charcuterie board (my daughter LOVES prosciutto so so much) and an elote bar aren’t just fun for toddlers. They’re truly a great way to eat for all ages.

One of my favorite dinners lately is one of my unique food board ideas – a fajita bar. Whether you have multiple proteins and allllll the fajita toppings, or choose just a few that you love best, it’s a great way for everybody to customize their plate.

Instead of filling up your counter space, you can create a large board of all your favorite fajita staples and place it in the center of the table, and have everyone gather around.

Your taco Tuesday and fiestas will be forever changed after creating this fajita platter. It’s perfect for a weeknight, or a game watching party (maybe with a football charcuterie board or a crostini pizza bar too!).

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You know those HUGE restaurant taco salads served in those gigantic fried tortilla bowls? I’m pretty sure that was my favorite food as a child, and I would order it at any restaurant that served it. Looking back on it now, it’s actually a little frightening, because those things probably contained enough calories to fuel my little body for days.

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Sometimes I think the whole world is starting to come around to this snacks-for-dinner situation that I love so much.

I mean, take these mini bell peppers, for example. I didn’t start seeing them in stores until about a year ago, but now I see them at almost every store I go to.

I’m pretty sure they’re MADE for little snacks like this, because really, what else would you use them for? It doesn’t make sense to just chop them up for salad or  slow cooker chicken burrito bowl; they’re too special (and cute).

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