> *A taco…with a whole frankfurter inside is, apparently, a “taco de salchicha”. This brings back a bittersweet memory. A couple of months ago I was looking t

> *A taco…with a whole frankfurter inside is, apparently, a “taco de salchicha”. This brings back a bittersweet memory. A couple of months ago I was looking through the fridge to fix something for dinner. I had neglected my shopping for a few days, but I did find some hot dogs, whole wheat tortillas, fresh sauerkraut, and crunchy whole grain Dijon mustard. So we made hot dog tacos! I pan-fried the hotdogs in a bit of olive oil, and warmed the tortillas one at a time in a dry pan. As each tortilla was ready, we spread the mustard on it, added a hot dog and plenty of sauerkraut, and rolled it up. Maybe not authentic tacos de salchicha, but they were good! Why is the memory bittersweet? In a connection almost worthy of James Burke, we made the hot dog tacos on February 24, the day the Russian tanks started rolling into Ukraine.