Such a nice day

**thinkerlady**[$] · #1 03-16-2008, 04:43 PM

A bit brisk but a beautiful day. I was out walking and totally loved being out in the fresh air. It felt really good.

I have 2 stacks of tests to mark, home with me, and another 3 stacks of other papers to mark at school. I don't want to get started on any of it!!! I am being a procrastinator.

MJ is sick. So we know what she is up to. How about the rest of the gang? How is your Sunday???

**Helen_B**[$] · #2 03-16-2008, 05:02 PM

DH and I are going to hear "Messiah" this evening at a local church, a beautiful old Roman Catholic gothic. Should have good acoustics! Then, guess I'll do some laundry and watch TV.

I want to start a pot of soup with sausage and swiss chard for tomorrow. Anyone got a good receipe to make Italian sausage? If I make my own, I can use up some ground pork and turkey that I have on hand.

**slick4591**[$] · #3 03-16-2008, 07:55 PM

It's been beautiful here. Partly cloudy and low 70's have made cleaning up after our catering gig last night more enjoyable. Now I'm a gonna sit on my butt the rest of the night.

Check out these two, Helen. I got these from a sausage making board I hang around. They are more in line with commercial application, but I'm sure you can scale it back.

Italian Sausage

#1
10lbs course ground pork butt
6 oz's kosher salt
3 oz's course ground black pepper
3 oz's fennel
mix in 1 cup of cold water before stuffing
and 3 oz's crushed red pepper if you want a bite

#2
15lbs. Pork butts
4 Tbs. Salt
1 1/2 Tbs. Sugar
1 1/2 Tbs. Ground Coriander
1 1/2 Tsp. Fennel Seed
3 Tsp. Black Pepper
1 1/2 Tsp. Ground Caraway
1 1/2 pints ice water
6 Tbs. Crushed Chile Pepper (optional) 3Tbs. for mild
3Tbs. Paprika
½ Tsp. Granulated Garlic
2 Cups Soya Protein concentrate

magenta321 · #4 03-17-2008, 06:14 AM

It was beautiful here. I worked my last day at my second job. It had that bittersweet feeling, but, it was a very temporary thing, so I was never too "settled" there, but I made a lot of connections with people. After work, I came home, cleaned, grocery shopped, cooked dinner, and realized it was time to go to bed before I knew it.

mtbat · #5 03-17-2008, 07:03 AM

anyone wanna trade? yesterday was cold and windy-then it started snowing....

the only good thing is I get to wear jeans to work on a monday

because it's snowing

**lynnzop**[$] · #6 03-17-2008, 10:58 AM

Sunday was pretty outside but windy and not so nice. Today it is raining and cold. Yuck.

Sunday I got to make jewelry all day long, did about a thousand loads of laundry and made a really great dinner (chicken parmigean). Went to read in the bedroom at about 8:30 and fell asleep with the dingo curled up next to me. Rewoke up at about 9:15 and went to bed!!!

It was a good day.

**Helen_B**[$] · #7 03-17-2008, 04:52 PM

We did get to hear Handel's Messiah last night. It was a glorious performance, the best I've every heard. The four soloist were wonderful, and gave very individual performances. I loved it.

Slick, thanks for the sausage receipes. I didn't have time to try them out yesterday, but they sure brightened my Monday. Even without fennel and carraway the sausage has quite a bite. Think I'll go looking for breakfast sausage receipes now, since ya can't get Southern breakfast sausage here.

Leslie2k · #8 06-30-2008, 08:23 AM

LOL- I need to check dates on posts! I was trying to figure out where mbat lived that it was snowing at the end of June!

I think I need to go back to bed!