Sausage

on October 7th, 2009

Italian turkey sausage gives the broth just the right spice. Serve this with polenta with roasted pepper and sun dried tomato and you have a great supper on a cool evening. I call for Turkey Italian Sausage, but three patties of the Turkey Breakfast Sausage Pattie works well, too.

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on September 30th, 2009

I love diner fare for breakfast. It’s bad for my heart. It doesn’t really fit into my new Weight Watchers’ lifestyle, but, hey, I still like it. Don’t eat it any more, but I do have a recurring dream … One of my old favorites from before I realized that I was killing myself with [...]

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on September 26th, 2009

I was looking around for something healthier than Jimmy Dean’s for my Sausage Griddlie sandwiches. Even with the Jimmy Dean rolls I was reshaping them with a hamburger press so they fit the griddle cake or an English muffin. So I thought, why not make my own sausages? And if I do that, why not [...]

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on September 13th, 2009

I love mushrooms. I usually have them in an omelette if I am having them for breakfast. Here is a recipe I found that adds a little something else I can put on my breakfast table, especially when I have guest for breakfast, like when the children come home for holidays.

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on September 10th, 2009

I will admit here freely that I don’t like grits. I haven’t tried them in about 37 years. I spent many years stationed in the South while in the Air Force.  I was born and raised north of the Potomac and grits are not a tradition here. When I was first confronted with them, they [...]

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on September 10th, 2009

White pudding is a frequent favorite addition to what is considered a “traditional” Irish breakfast. This breakfast would also include a few slices of fried blood pudding, ham or Irish bacon, eggs and fried potatoes. Such a breakfast is a frequent offering at pubs or at restaurants in Ireland and the UK.

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on September 10th, 2009

Also known as blood pudding. (That sounds positively Klingon.) This is not for the faint of heart. It includes an ingredient many might consider gross and frankly you may discover is hard to find. The results are well worth it. Or if you really want black pudding on your table, you can purchase it (your [...]

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on September 8th, 2009

Pasta is a dinner food, right? Why? This recipe moves it to the breakfast table. It’s all part of thinking outside of the breakfast box. It’s a nice balance too. It’s got complex carbs and protein you will need to get you through the morning and maybe even into the afternoon.

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