Sausages

Keith Richards recipe for Bangers & Mash

Keith Richards cooks? In his new autobiography, Life, Keith Richards shares some of his favorite recipes.  Sex, drugs, booze, fame and food.  What could be better?  His favorite are bangers and mash.  Here is his recipe verbatim.  If you get offended by “off color” language, then go put on some Neil Diamond, throw a Lean Cuisine in the […]

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  May 24, 2011   2 comments

Gumbo

Fat Tuesday Today is Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, or the last day of Mardi Gras before Ash Wednesday which is the start of Lent. This has created a tradition to party it up before the fasting begins. Here are some of the traditional foods that are eaten on Fat Tuesday. In the UK, the day […]

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  March 8, 2011   No comments

White Bean & Sausage Cassoulet

Pronunciation: kas-oo-LAY Cassoulet (Pronunciation: kas-oo-LAY) is a hearty French bean stew made with white beans and sausages, along with pork, lamb or other meat. The dish is named after its traditional cooking vessel, the cassole, a deep, round, earthenware pot with slanting sides. Numerous regional variations exist, the best-known being the cassoulet from Castelnaudary, the […]

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  March 2, 2011   1 comment

The French Bull-Dog

My daughter, Grace, loves to make French toast.  One day, we did not have any bread in the house, but we did have one hot dog bun.  We, of course, proceeded to make the French toast and because I am slightly insane, I suggested adding a breakfast sausage and some syrup.  This is the story […]

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  August 10, 2010   4 comments

Beer Simmered Grilled Sausages

Got Beer? I love making sausages for dinner.  I always serve them with a side of grilled onions, sometimes on a nice crusty roll. Beer Simmered Grilled Sausages Serves 6 to 8 3 lbs uncooked sausages, such as sweet or hot Italian sausages, bratwurst, chorizo, , or any other sausages you prefer 1 onion, thinly […]

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  August 4, 2010   No comments

Three Pepper Sausage Corn Cakes

Jimmy Dean, R.I.P. Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, Big Bad John, and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, has died. He was 81. Born in 1928, Dean was raised in poverty in Plainview, Texas, and dropped out of high school after the ninth grade. But he […]

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  June 14, 2010   1 comment

Bangers & Mash

What’s for dinner tonight? The answer, Bangers & Mash! It’s so easy and delicious. You just grill up sausages, your favorite kind (you don’t have to use actual bangers, though my local supermarket does sell them), grill some onions and serve them on a bed of mash potatoes. Yum!  Okay, and maybe a salad to […]

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  April 19, 2010   2 comments

Grilled Handmade Sausages

I love all the wonderful handmade sausages you can buy at farmer’s markets. There are so many interesting kinds of fresh sausage these days. I usually buy a variety, though it’s a bit problematic trying to identify a specific flavor once they are grilled. Last week I bought a cast iron grill plate that fits […]

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  August 4, 2009   3 comments