Best Italian Sausage Recipe

In years past, holiday guests were offered a dark piece of cake at every turn. The best thing about making your own fruitcake is that you can tailor the ingredients to suit your tastes.If you're after traditional results, you may wish to try this recipe:from...

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But sadly, I never appreciated tomato gravy with my grits. He had never tasted tomato gravy before he met this southern chick. Serve over hot grits or biscuits. If feeding real hungry folks, cook twice as much.There are a variety of grits on the market.

In the American Southeast, grits are eaten with everything, but I am more familiar with its use as a breakfast dish. The cornbread is my own photo, and the fresh corn as well as dried corn are from Public Domain photos.

We take a large paper bag to the garden and fill it with tender leaves from the center of the plants. If any sand remains in the bottom of the sink after the third washing, the greens are washed again.Just like our mother did, we heat a heavy aluminum...

First of all, I didn't even take a picture! But I also didn't change the water, or cut the stems, or dote on them stem by stem, the way I should have. I know lots of you probably wish you had my problem, but my husband (and I'm cringing now because I...

It makes a sort of tall carpet, and it covered with tiny blossoms in the spring. This can be a good thing. To make easy charro beans, soak a pound of pinto beans overnight, then toss in some onion tomato and garlic.

Of course, apples are available year ‘round, but the best ones are in the markets in fall and winter. Roll the top crust and cut into strips for lattice covering.Place pear mixture into the pie plate and make the lattice topping.

The problem started when she started giving me lemonade for my afternoon drink. Preparations from leaves are used to treat feverish colds and headaches, to relieve muscle cramps, to treat fevers, and to calm nervous stomachs.

Want a project for the kids that will make the house smell wonderful? We processed this until the beans were in fairly small pieces. We started by investigating the vanilla pods. Kids all love the smell of vanilla extract and are universally dismayed...

It will be eaten with the traditional trilogy of Creole food; ‘riz, grains, carry' which stand for rice, beans (or lentils), the carry being the main dish itself. Most of the timecan be tossed in for more juice and depending on taste the chef may userhizomes,...

Wheat is frequently added for bulk or as a thickener or texturizer to foods like burgers, processed meat, gravy, soup, and so on. Grease two 8" round pans and line with paper circles.

From ordinary steak fries to roasted fennel, this book is a wealth of information and I wholeheartedly endorse it. These aren't complicated or difficult recipes, instead the test kitchens have worked to serve each vegetable in a way that spotlights its...

This is a beetle that bores into the stalks and lays its eggs. It will tolerate most soils pH but produces best in the pH range of 6.0-6.8.Plant the roots in early spring. This insect is very attracted to dock a weed prevalent in wide areas of the U.S

However, a pumpkin pie recipe which I found in a magazine, years ago, drew my attention and made me want to try making pumpkin pie. But this has changed throughout the years, after learning more about cooking, pumpkin and after baking many, many pies.became...

Summer is the time of year to celebrate lavender in all its glory, and what it has to offer is endless. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Everything you need for your first batch is available at the farm or on their website.

Colder zones may still grow saffron but the corms will need to be lifted and stored over winter. Do not water until new growth appears in the fall. Plant the corms about 4 inches deep in full sun and well-drained, moderately rich soil with lots of organic...

Cilantro will grow well in almost any soil as long as it gets plenty of sun and regular water. To store, wash and blot it dry with a paper towel. Use compost-enriched potting soil and water regularly but don't let the roots stand in water.

May your garden overflow with green tomatoes, after you have enjoyed your fair share of deliciously ripe red and yellow tomatoes, of course. The cold winds of winter are waiting for fall to finish on stage.

Bristol Publishing.World's Healthiest Foods(WHFoods): Omega-3 fatty Acids. 4 May 09.Pasta machine (pasta press) clamped to table and ready for work.My usual herb pasta ingredients: herbs, spices, flour, free-range chicken egg (high in omega-3 fatty acid),...

All the while, hungry Irish, Scandinavians, Germans and French lived upon cabbage, and little else.Cabbage was a wonderful food for rich and poor alike, although a pot of cabbage boiling over the fire was more likely to be found in the more modest homes.

The world is on a crazy sleepless course fueled in part by caffeine. Decorate with slices of strawberries from your garden. The topping above is crumbled mint leaves and organic, pesticide free dried rose petals.

Another way to get the flavor of thyme into a salad is to add thyme leaves to vinaigrettes. After that, I'm sure you can think of other ways to use your thyme wisely. My lemon thyme tends to grow over the edges of the sidewalk, and when that happens,...

Then add lemon juice and rum. There goes another day, because the cabbage rolls need time to be made and boiled, first on the stove, then in the oven...altogether it takes about 4 hours of boiling.There is no Romanian Christmas without the traditional...

I cut potatoes into large but still bite-sized chunks, maybe an inch across. The pieces of a given type need to be roughly the same size, but some variability in size and shape will give your meal a lot of visual appeal.

Indian curries often include cinnamon to add a sweetness that deepens the flavor of the other spices. Cinnamon oil is extracted from both the leaves and from the bark to be used in many products, recipies, and craft projects.

If it is new, it should be washed and dried thoroughly, then lightly basted all over, including the handle, with vegetable oil. If you prefer sweet cornbread, then by all means, go for it, and thanks, but I don't believe I really want to share it with...