In the lab again? Since when did I turn scientist?

Well, the kitchen is a laboratory of sorts, isn\’t it? It\’s a place to experiment with recipes: substitute this, omit that, etcetera.

Last Saturday I went Feed Zone again, with yet another variation of Chicken Tikka Masala (pg. 229). Only I didn\’t use chicken; I used hot dogs.

I also substituted medium buffalo wing sauce for the tomato sauce. By itself, the buffalo sauce was really too sharp for my palate; but mixing it with the yogurt toned it down very nicely.

So here\’s the breakdown: 1 cup thinly sliced onions (mostly white onions this time); 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt; 1 cup buffalo sauce; 1 tsp salt; 1, 12-oz package beef hot dogs, thinly sliced crosswise.

First I mixed everything but the hot dogs; it\’s a lot easier to stir without them! (BTW, the salt is optional). Then I stirred in the sliced hot dogs; put a cover on the pot (yes, I mixed the stuff right in the cook-pot!); and let the mixture marinate a couple of hours.

Then I put the pot over medium heat; let it heat with an occasional stir; and when it was bubbly, I turned the heat way down and let it simmer for 15 minutes.

That\’s all there is to it! I bet this would make a nice party dish. Something to think about, with the holiday season coming up.