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Sunday Slow Cooker: Minestrone With Squash & Pork Sausage

YumSugar — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 06:00:15 -0700

If you're wondering what to do with all the beautiful Fall produce, look no further than this hearty minestrone with kale, squash, and pork sausage. If you've got dietary restrictions, simply adapt this recipe to your needs.

For example, you can substitute spinach for kale, kabocha for butternut squash, or chicken sausage for pork sausage. To make this comforting and adaptable recipe,

Monday's Leftovers: Baked Corn Dogs

YumSugar — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:45:05 -0700

While it's perfectly acceptable to love corn dogs as a kid, there are fewer opportunities to enjoy them as adults. Part of that has to do with the corn dog and its reputation, but we also feel guilty for taking something that's not all that healthy to begin with and deep-frying it on a stick.

Fortunately, one can shamelessly return to the good times of youth with this baked version, which uses smoked chicken sausage instead of the traditional beef frank. To get the recipe,

Sunday BBQ: Chicken Sausages With Grilled Onion Chowchow

YumSugar — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:00:12 -0700

For a laid-back meal, try this rustic recipe for chicken sausages with grilled onion chowchow. Chowchow doesn't refer to the fluffy cute dog in this case, but rather a sweet-and-sour relish that's popular in Pennsylvania and many parts of the South.

The caraway seeds, turmeric, and mustard in the condiment are the perfect complement to the seasonings in the sausage. Should you have any relish left over, it will keep in your refrigerator for up to a week. To grill this casual dish,

Fast & Easy Dinner: Grilled Greek Pizza

partysugar — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:15:19 -0700

This scrumptious grilled pizza is so packed with layers of flavor, one would never guess it's quite simple to put together.

Ideal for entertaining, this recipe combines store-bought shortcuts with highly seasoned ingredients like lamb sausage and smoked mozzarella. Instead of a classic tomato sauce, black olive tapenade is slathered on the dough.

To learn how it's made,

Local Loving: Rosamunde's Sausages

partysugar — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:00:17 -0700

Anytime I end up drinking in San Francisco's lower Haight district, I have to make a pit stop at Rosamunde Sausage Grill. The hole in the wall joint is perfect for a meal on the go or for grabbing a sausage to enjoy at a nearby bar. One yells his/her sausage of choice — beer, Italian, smoked haberno tequila chicken, lamb, etc. — over the crowd. After a seven-minute wait, another quick decision for toppings (onions, kraut, grilled hot or sweet peppers, ketchup, mustard) is made before being met by pure sausage bliss.

Despite its tough appearance, Rosamunde's succulent, juicy sausages are a sophisticated, grown up take on the classic hot dog. The gourmet fillings — sun dried tomatoes, cherry, fennel — enhance the flavor of the thick skinned sausages. I love this place for its unpretentious atmosphere, delicious food, and ability to satiate after too many beers.Have you been to Rosamunde's? What did you think? If you aren't in the area, what's your favorite local spot to go for sausages or late night food?

Monday's Leftovers: Italian Sausage Heroes

partysugar — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:45:27 -0700

Use leftover pizza toppings to make a traditional sausage hero. With its toasty bread, spicy sausages, and soft veggies this classic sandwich is perfect on a warm summer night.

For a vegetarian version, omit the sausages and add crumbly goat cheese. To make a meal, serve the sandwich with a cold beer and a green salad.

To check out the recipe,

Sunday BBQ: Grilled Pizza with Hot Sausage

partysugar — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:00:23 -0700

The majority of you have never had grilled pizza, but you'd love to try it, so why not experiment with it this weekend?!

This recipe features grilled sausage, grilled peppers, grilled onions, and two types of cheese. However, if these topping ingredients don't suit your culinary needs, feel free to follow the technique to make your own delicious variation.

To learn how to grill pizza,

Yum's June Must-Haves

partysugar — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:15:04 -0700

June is here and to get excited for Summer, picnics, and barbecues, I've rounded up a few things you can't live without. These items will make cooking, entertaining, drinking, and eating that much more fabulous! To check out my must-haves for this month, click the "Start" button.

Fast & Easy Dinner: Sausage-Fruit Kabobs

partysugar — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:27:33 -0700

Nothing makes food more fun than serving it on a stick. Both children and grown kids will love these sausage fruit kabobs. Smoked sausage slices are skewered with chunks of crispy apples and fresh zucchini. A sweet honey mustard sauce is delicious for dipping. Although the recipe has you broil the kabobs, they would also be wonderful grilled. To take a look at the recipe,

Yucky Link: Blood Sausages Made From Human Blood

YumSugar — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:28:31 -0800

Two sergeants in the German air force are being accused of making traditional sausages using human blood instead. They were discovered when one of their fellow soldiers wanted to know if giving blood for sausage making was against regulations. I know I said I'd eat anything, but this sort of sounds like cannibalism to me. No thanks! — Telegraph

Hot Doggity Dog - It's Hot Dog Day!

partysugar — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:18:11 -0700

In honor of today being Hot Dog Day, here's a bit more info about America's beloved baseball standby. Hot dogs were created in Frankfurt, Germany — hence the name frankfurter — in 1852. In 1904 American sausage importer Antione Feuchtwanger sold his curved dogs in a bun. Originally he gave customers gloves to hold and eat the dogs but the gloves disappeared quickly, so he worked with a baker to develop a bread bun to hold the hot dogs.

Simply put, a hot dog is a type of sausage containing meat, meat fat, grain filler (bread crumbs, flour, etc), a little egg white, and spices (garlic, salt, pepper, etc). Almost all packaged hot dogs are pre-cooked and most are stuffed into synthetic collagen casings.

In 1893 the sausages became popular at baseball parks. Today, Americans consume over 16 billion dogs per year with each region and baseball stadium serving up a distinct style of dog.

I prefer mine with spicy mustard, how do you like your hot dogs??

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Festival To Celebrate Sausage Starting Now

partysugar — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:03:51 -0700

In the world's oldest cookbook, The Apicius Cookery, the sausage making process is described, making it one of the earliest forms of processed meat known to mankind. Today the bratwurst, perhaps the most popular sausage, is celebrated at the annual Bratwurst Festival in Bucyrus, Ohio. It's disputable who is the official bratwurst capital of the world; Bucyrus claims to be, as does Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Although Sheboygan is the home to the largest bratwurst manufacturer, Bucyrus' festival has made the city famous. Since I can't get to the festival, it looks like I'll have to order a brat the next time I go to Top Dog at a Cal game. If anybody makes it to the festival, please post pics!

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