Ahh! Sundays

I love Sundays! But now that we are retired, is Sunday any different than Wednesday?  Well I guess so, for now anyway. As you all know I have a restaurant background and love to cook. Thought I would be sick of cooking by now, and not eating in a restaurant everyday I would be loosing mega pounds, pounds just melting off every week....wrong.  


Our corner market has a yard full of chickens and we have been enjoying fresh eggs from their ground fed hens.  Yesterday I made home made sausage for our breakfast today.  We really do try to limit breakfast meat to Sundays.  The sausage was yummy, and I think healthy too, as there are no preservatives and very little salt in it.  The  pork was so lean I really did have to put PAM on the griddle.  Then there were the potatoes, better that I not mention the butter, cheese, crumbled bacon and green onions that put them right over the top!  But, HECK, it is Sunday!


A Rancher gave us a big bowl of fresh tomatoes and Tomatillos, made the green sauce a few days ago, and have the Roma tomatoes simmering on the stove. I have even been making our own Whole Wheat Bread. Hate fast food ..So what is my problem with the weight? 

Conversation with my Dr. in February.  

Judie: "I really know  a lot about, and eat very healthy and nutritious food"


Dr. "Yes Judie, I understand that,  you just  eat too much healthy nutritious food! " 


Damn Him! 


Ok so once and a while I will post recipes.  Here is how to make wonderful Breakfast Sausage , so quick and easy. This calls for 2 pounds of lean pork, you could use half turkey, I think all turkey may be too dry.  Give it a try. Eat your heart out Jimmy Dean!


Mix in a bowl: Makes about, 16,  2 ounce patties.


2 pounds of lean ground pork
3 teaspoons dried sage
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1tsp marjoram
1 TBL brown sugar
1 tsp red pepper flakes (to your heat taste)
4 big cloves  fine minced garlic
and because I had fresh rosemary I put small chopped leaves from 3 pretty long sprigs in.
I made it the night before to let the flavors meld.  Make into patties and fry on lightly greased (PAM) griddle on Med heat until just cooked through. Please do not over cook and crisp and dry them up.  Remember a recipe like this is only a guide, mix up your spices, do what want.  Baking cakes and such, you need to follow directions. 


I just have to add, that at exactly noon, Denny asked me "what's for lunch?"  Sorry Charlie, your on your own today for lunch.

Top.  Javier minding the store, Whole Foods and Mega it is not! Middle: Their little market, just 50 steps from our gate. Bottom:  Maria gathering eggs, from the side yard,  for our breakfast Tomorrow.