#11 YEE HA

Finally a post that is not related to food in anyway. We went to a friends birthday party at Gunslingers Saloon(Happy Birthday Jason Manning) and I actually attempted to ride the electronic bull. Yee Ha, I didn't stay on very long but I did get back on twice(.There is a video somewhere......) That is something I always wanted to do. My aunt Bernie rode the Bull at Gilleys in Texas when she was a groupie for the Oakridge Boys.

Homemade Italian Sausage

A couple of weekends ago, I made my own sausage. Like bulk Italian Pork Sausage that you would put in spaghetti etc. Besides using turkey instead of pork I followed the recipe to a T, including crushing fennel seeds. Why I had whole fennel seeds to start with it beyond me but I love the smell of fennel seeds. Licorice...........yummmmmmmmmmmmm, although I don't really like licorice. Once you add your spice mix you refrigerate the sausage overnight for the flavors to meld. You can't taste test raw meat so you can't tweak the recipe the first time. However I thought it needed more garlic and maybe just a hint of crushed red pepper. I will try it again and next time will use it in spaghetti and add a touch of steak sauce to make it meatier tasty, as you could taste the sweetness of the turkey. I might actually use this spice combination next time I make meatloaf too as it would be like making meatloaf using sausage which most recipes call for but I have never done.