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family traditions: sausage balls

September 24, 2009 by Lara Leave a Comment

It’s been getting cooler (except for our random 2 day “heat spell” here in NYC) and for me, that means college football (go SEC!), leaves changing colors, and oh yes, the arrival of fall foods. It’s time for pumpkin, for apple, for cider, and oh yes, sausage balls!

I’ve posted the recipe before as it’s one of my all-time faves, but I realized I actually forgot one of the key ingredients. The other post also didn’t have photos. I’m not sure about you, but it drives me nuts when there’s not a visual to accompany a recipe in a cookbook. Sausage balls are the easiest thing in the world. They might be messy to make, but that’s the most painful part of them. All you need are the four ingredients and a little bit of patience for the mashing process. [Read more…]

waddling down butter lane

March 9, 2009 by Lara Leave a Comment

Doodley doo… my phrase of the night. And meanwhile, it’s been a day allllll about food. Oh so much food. I’m sitting here typing away in a food coma, after just having watched bits and pieces of “American Idol”. It may never happen again (Paula, you are officially a nut job – not that there’s anyone out there claiming to be on the other side of that opinion fence). Anyhow, more later on my dining experience, but I’ll instead focus on the important thing: dessert (clearly).

Isn’t this a lovely welcoming scene? And it’s definitely an equation I agree with. :nods: [Read more…]