that dinner thing -- Instant Pot bratwurst

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One of these days, I promise to write something more interesting than what I'm having for dinner. In the meantime though, I still like talking about food. The other half worked an early morning shift today and brought home some whole grain hot dog buns that were in the donation bin. I hadn't gotten myself organized enough to figure out what to make for dinner tonight, so when I saw the buns I thought that hot dogs and bratwurst would be perfect. Why have both? Because I only have one package of bratwurst in the freezer, and most of the little kids would prefer hot dogs anyway. I'm planning to sear the brats on the saute setting, then put them in the steamer basket to steam on the pressure cooker setting. I've had too many exploded hot dogs in the Instant Pot, so I'm making those in the toaster oven. I'm not really sure what to have on the side... I have salad makings, but wish I had some sauerkraut. I don't even have any potatoes in the house right now. I do think I still have some baked beans in the freezer and some leftover homemade macaroni and cheese, so maybe that will do along with some salad.