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Fabulous Finger Foods for Your Football Viewing Party

Whether you are hosting a huge college bowl game viewing party or settling in to watch the NFL playoffs with just a few close friends, you’ll want to have the following dishes on hand. Not only are these tasty recipes simple to prepare (leaving you more time to cheer for your team than cook for your guests), but they’re also hearty enough to forgo making multiple entrees. CRAB STUFFED MUSHROOMS Ingredients: 1 16 oz. pkg. medium to large mushrooms 1 (6 to 7 ounce) can lump crab meat, drained 3 green onions with tops, finely chopped 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme … Continue reading →

Autumn Recipes: J is for Jambalaya

I live in Wisconsin, home of the world famous Green Bay Packers and the place others come to learn how to tailgate. Around here autumn is known as tailgating season and not just at legendary Lambeau Field. They’re tailgating at Miller Park in Milwaukee, at Camp Randall in Madison, heck, my neighbors tailgate at the local park prior to their grandson’s Little League games. And while it may be hard to believe, residents here cook up more than just brats and cheese curds on game day. Despite its southern roots, Wisconsinites love whipping up a piping hot batch of jambalaya. … Continue reading →

Preparing Popular Picnic Foods

When planning a summertime picnic there are a few staples that always make the cut. In my family they include potato salad and hot dogs (if my dad is cooking it’s potato salad and Kielbasa sausage). The crowd-pleasing summertime foods are favorites in many families namely because they are simple to prepare and can feed a ton of people without too much effort. The following recipes might be a tad labor intensive, but the time you put into them will win you raves from your guests. The recipe for Kielbasa and Peppers can do double duty as an appetizer or … Continue reading →

Bowl-o-Rama: Party Recipes for Football Fans

With all due respect for one of the holiest days of the year, half the state of Hawaii couldn’t wait for Christmas to pass. Residents of the 50th state are anxiously counting down the days until New Year’s Day. That’s when for the first time in the history of college football the unbeaten University of Hawaii Warriors will be playing in a MAJOR post-season bowl game. In just a few days the Warriors will go head-to-head with the big Dawgs of Georgia in the Sugar Bowl–smack in the middle of downtown New Orleans, Louisiana. To say this is HUGE for … Continue reading →

Dad’s Losing It: Bangers & Mash

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Last night, I cooked a some traditional Banger pork sausage on the grill while indoors four large Russet Potatoes enjoyed a stovetop Jacuzzi. To the potatoes, I added a bit of light sour cream, a pat or two of salted butter and a lot of finely chopped chives from my herb garden. It marks the first time I have prepared this customary British meal for my family. I had a plate of Bangers & Mash while in London four years ago and loved it – last night I finally got around to making it at home. It is a delicious, … Continue reading →

Chowder Time!

Sausage Chowder For this recipe, you will need one pound of pork sausage, 5 potatoes, one can of cream style corn, one can of whole kernel corn, one medium sized onion, macaroni noodles, 8 ounces of processed cheese (like Velveeta), salt, and pepper. To prep for this recipe, peel and cube your five potatoes. Cube the processed cheese. Chop up 1/2 of your onion. Crumble the sausage in a soup pot and cook over medium/high heat. Stir and break into smaller pieces until browned. Drain the grease then add the chopped onion. Cook until the onion begins to soften. Add … Continue reading →

Sausage and Waffles—The Keys To A Long Life?

California’s oldest living person who at 112 credited his longevity to a diet of sausage and waffles has died. But, doctors say it wasn’t due to his junk food diet. In fact, physicians are still scratching their heads in disbelief over the fact that George Johnson survived as long as he did given what he consumed on a daily basis. “He had terrible bad habits. He had a diet largely of sausages and waffles,” Dr. L. Stephen Coles, founder of the Gerontology Research Group at the University of California, Los Angeles, told reporters following Johnson’s death last week. Doctors say … Continue reading →

Olive Garden’s Chicken & Sausage Mixed Grill

If you have been reading my food blogs (and if you haven’t, why not?), you know that from time to time, I post an Olive Garden recipe because we do not have one near us. Here is the latest installment – a delicious Chicken & Sausage Mixed Grill. I cannot wait to try this one! For this recipe, you will need two pounds of boneless skinless chicken breasts, one pound of Italian sausage, colavita pepper oil, chopped fresh rosemary, fresh lemon juice, salt, bay leaves, garlic cloves (pressed), and cherry tomatoes. You will also need a bag of bamboo skewers. … Continue reading →

Jimmy Dean Skillets

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Recently I saw a commercial for Jimmy Dean Skillets. I generally ignore commercials with Jimmy Dean meat products because I am not a big fan of breakfast sausage. Well, my in-laws were in town last week and my father-in-law mentioned something about trying “that new Jimmy Dean thing for breakfast one morning.” I was going to the store anyway, so I figured I would pick up one for him. As I was standing in the breakfast section of the frozen foods aisle, I saw the little bags of the Jimmy Dean skillets. What surprised me was that not only did … Continue reading →