Weenie-Reeto!

Growing up
my mom used to
cook leftovers and
roll them into
warm flour tortillas
to make burritos
out of anything
and everything.

It didn’t have to be
refried beans or rice,
it could be scrambled eggs
and bacon
or chili colorado.

She wasn’t prejudiced,
food was food.

So, here’s my contribution
to the canon of Mexican cuisine:

take one
all-American hot dog
(the higher the fat content,
the more American)
and microwave it
for 30 seconds
on a paper towel,

and while that’s cooking,
heat over an open flame
one authentic
made-with-lard
flour tortilla,
and allow it to burn
just a little bit
like Grandma Trini used to,
and then say
“the burned part
is good for you,”

next, unwrap a slice
of American cheese
and place it
on the tortilla,
top with the hot dog
and zap it another
30 seconds,

then squirt it with
a line of ketchup
(or catsup),

and roll it up
(don’t forget
to tuck the bottom in,
a rookie mistake)

and presto,
you have a weenie-reeto!

The perfect
all-American snack
for hungry
culturally-assimilated
Mexicans
everywhere!

Es delicioso!