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Show celebrity cookbook Dick Van Dyke Likes Hot Dogs But In A Salad, Not A Bun by Johna Blinn W. off, this is a great bash, were the words of actor Dick Van Dyke as he was battered by a sea of autograph seekers mostly underprivileged kids v ho like himself had been invit- house, at the ed for newly opened frankfurter emporium, Nathans Famous in Times Square. Above the hullabaloo of bursting balloons, uproarious clowns and cheering kids, Van Dyke who was in town for the world premiere of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, to express some managed thoughts on food. Most kids love hot dogs, at least my four kids do, he said, seated at a table in the bar inside. We often broil corn on the cob and hot dogs over the food-on-th- e Superstar Dick Van Dyke, some obliging children have feast of hotdogs at a New York frankfurter emporium. coals. T don't eat dogs myself except in salad. Marjorie, my wife, makes a salad with macaroni, mayonnaise, pickles and onions and lots of hot dogs cut up. It's a great combination. DURING the filming of the movie he developed a love for English food. "I fell in love with pie and shepherd's pie, but I'm not really a big eater, the lanky actor said. The whole family was in England for almost a year and we all loved it. We had a big house outside of London in Denham, w ith forty acres of land, a lake and a squash court. My wife particularly loved it. The shopping there is so different. There are no supermarkets, so shopping becomes a project : there s the butcher man, fruit man and the gieen grocer. It means four to five stops to complete the project, he said. Last year we had a real Dickens Charles Christmas. We even made all the ornaments for the tree; not a one w as bought. And we had a steak-an-kidne- y have there is corn on the cob. Danville's located right in the heart of the corn bolt and s-grown corn is the syyeetest tasting corn grown. The corn yve get in California just doesn't have the same flavor. For outdoor roasting, he suggested, Leave on the husks, soak the tars in yvater, and lay them on the coals until the husks are burned almost black. The corn tastes better than boiling in water, and saves some of the vitamins. Illinoi- EACH YEAR on his birthday, Marjorie prepares his favorite dish. She soaks some navy beans, then boils them with a big hunk of ham for the longest time. Meanwhile she has baked some cornbread and puts a cornbread layer of crumbled-uin a bowl, ladles the bean soup over it and tops it with some diced onion, tomatoes and a few dashes of tabasco. Its a mess, but I love it! he said. Special hot dog recipes appropriate for winter days, from Dick Van Dyke and Nathan's Famous, follow. p Dick Vail lovely snow fall, too. ASKED Satisfaction Guaranteed PRODUCTS 4385 $0. STATE ST.-VA- SHOPPING UEY CENTE- R- 262-556- FLOOR MODEL & DEMO SALE! w BUNK BEDS Complete with Springs 2-St- ep & Mattresses Tables Table 3 PIECES ALL jlk mmm 'tJ $14 44 3 they used to make the ornaments, he said, Almost anything we could find from tinsel and paper to oatmeal boxes. It became a family project. We used papier mache to make the Christmas angel. He said he was di earning of a Christmas in Wyoming. T've just bought a ranch out there. I've always drea :rd of owning a ranch. Although the ranch at present is unstocked, Dak said, I guess I'll have to wait until retirement to stock it and turn into a ical tanchman." ChiiMmas dinner in the Van Dyke household has changed over the years. We used to do the v. lioie tut key thing, but now that eveiyone's so busy, we mote or less eat on the run. Roast ham and real Boston baked beans are tevo of my favorite foods. Marjorie makes the beans by soaking them overnight and then for flavoring adds molasses or maple syrup, cut-uonion, catsup, mustard and some ham or fat back. In baking the ham she hastes it with orange juice and pineapple. Thai's so good. We set up a WHAT p buffet and pyeryone digs in when they feel hungry. It's so hard to get us all to the table at the same time. ON OCCASION, he turns chef, I do the charcoal-and-slea- k outside thing. I cook spareribs marinating them in Cointreau and sliced pineapple. Oh, boy, ate they good. He adapted the recip from a news magazine of several years back. He often hankers for the food of his youth, he said. Dick greyv up in Dane die. 111., where he met and married his high school syyeethe.il t. the former Marjorie Willett. The main thing they he said. 10 2 3 1 !4 Vs 3 Vi Djkes Dog; Salad hot dogs, cooked, cut in H inch rounds cups cooked mncaioni, chilled tbsps. sweet pickle lelKh tbsps. minced yyhite onion cup chopped celeiy, optional tbsps. mayonnaise prepared mustard, salt, freshly giound pepper to Macaroni-IIo- t taste Combmp hot dog rounds with macaroni, sweet pickle rcl ish, onion, celery, mayonnaise and mustard. Season to tatc mix well. Chili several hours be fore serving. Serve with coi n over the grill, or (cooked wrapped in foil and oy 1. Serves Nathans Famous Hot Dogs au Via 8 2 3 1 3 1 1 frankfurters tbsps. butter (or margarine) tbsps. chives, chopiied clove garlic, minced cups Burgundy wine can pearl onions, drained s can button niusli-100m- 2 cups brown gravy (leftover or canned) 1 (10'4-oz.- ) can tiny white potatoes, di amed 1. Saute the hot dogs, cut crosswise into thirds, in butter. When the hot dogs are brown, remove from the skillet and set aside. Add the chives and garlic to the skillet and saute. Slowly add the wine. 2. Allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Add the onions, mushrooms, and brown gravy. When it begins to simmer again, add the potatoes and browned hot dogs. Serve hot. Serves 4. The $alt Lake Tribune Home Magazine |
