This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Quirk Book s . I received a complimentary book for the purpose of review, but all opinions are honest and they are my own. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links. I picked up our mail from vacation hold yesterday and found this cookbook from Quirk Books - Haute Dogs: Recipes for Delicious Hot Dogs, Buns, and Condiments by Russell Van Kraayenburg.* The man loves his hot dogs...and knows a lot about them. A lot. A. Lot. For me a good cookbook doesn't just have great recipes. It has compelling stories. Van Kraayenburg delivers on both fronts. While he can't peg exactly when the hot dog came to be, he does know that smoked sausages were mentioned in texts as old as Homer's Odyssey . I found his account of the hot dog's transition from snack to meal during the Depression Era fascinating. And, then, the hot dog's journey to a global eat...