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Buffalo Brats on Pretzel Buns with Blue Cheese Slaw

Happy Father’s Day to all the men out there!

My dad and my two brothers are both obsessed with the buffalo blue cheese brats from Mighty Spark Food Co. (formerly known as Man Cave).

And so am I. Until I tasted one myself, I had never met a brat I liked.

These are different. They are flavored with spicy buffalo sauce and stuffed with melty blue cheese, and I adore them.

I’m really not much of a carnivore, but Mighty Spark has all kinds of unique meat products that I actually really enjoy, which is saying something! A few of my family members work for the company, so occasionally they bring new products to family gatherings for the rest of us to try, and I love that the flavors are so creative and unique. I really like the jalapeno turkey products and the Italian sausage that’s stuffed with pepperoni and salami.

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I didn’t intend to post three Nutella recipes in a row…it just happened. It happens! In my life, it happens.

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