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Johnsonville Sausage Seattle #TweetDrive 2011 Swag Bag Sponsor @SeaTweetDrive

November 27, 2011 By 3 Comments

Back in September I visited the Johnsonville Kitchens and cooked up a storm. I had a great time with friends and loved trying new sausage recipes. Now, I’m in need of your help. If you could go leave a comment on this post for me that would be awesome, then I’ll be able to make a donation to a different charity.

But, because of how very generous Johnsonville is, I have Johnsonville Sausage samples and free product coupons to give to the first 100 people that show up for the Seattle TweetDrive December 1 2011 at 5:30 at the Hard Rock. RSVP

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I urge you to join us on Thursday December 1st for our annual Holiday The Hard Rock! "Price" of admission to this fabulous party is a new toy for Treehouse! I’m so excited to be going again and have some fabulous gifts to give to TreeHouse!  Last year, we gathered 330 toys. Can we break that record this year, let’s gather 500 toys this year yes?

Come for the Tweetup at 5:30; stay for the music at 8:30.

The Seattle Tweet Drive is part of a national event, Holiday Tweet Drive, taking place in 36 cities. We’re collecting toys for  Treehouse. Treehouse serves over 5,000 foster kids annually. In conjunction with the Seattle Tweet Drive, MySeattleNightOut.com will hold the finale of an 8-week Jammin’ Challenge at 8:30 p.m. Come for the Tweet Drive; stay for the music! If you arrive after 8:30pm, admission to the event is a new toy for Treehouse or a suggested cash donation of $15.00. Seattle Wave Radio Jammin’ Challenge will give one lucky and talented local artist or band an opportunity to play on-stage with some of the “greats” in the Seattle music scene at Play it Forward, the All Star, Icon Jam with Music Aid Northwest on Jan 14, 2012.

Follow @SEAtweetdrive on Twitter, and please use #TweetDrive when tweeting about the event.

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Johnsonville Kitchens Comment For a Cause Sausage Recipes

November 26, 2011 By 36 Comments

Back in September I attended Johnsonville Kitchens Blog for a cause. There we wrapped presents for charity and learned even more about Johnsonville Kitchens and all the fabulous things you can do with sausage. I can’t wait to try a new meatloaf recipe. I’m creating one tonight, it’s going to be unique! Hopefully my family will say delicious instead of that’s interesting.

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One of the very fabulous things that Johnsonville Kitchens is doing for me is that they’re giving up to $1000.00 to the charity of my choice. All we have to do is try out some fabulous Johnsonville Kitchens recipes.

I picked a charity: Special Delivery

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You leave a comment.

Tell me what you like to make with sausage and tell me if you’d be willing to try Johnsonville Sausage next time in that recipe. You’ll love it, Johnsonville sausage is unique because it is so full of flavors you won’t need any seasoning. Just buy the Johnsonville sausage flavor for what you’re recipe needs. Just in case you don’t even have a sausage recipe here are a few of my favorite sausage recipes (use Johnsonville Sausage anytime it calls for sausage):

Savory Pork Sausage Balls Recipe

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Puff Pastry Sausage Turnovers Recipe

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Sausage Pops Italian Meatballs on a Stick Recipe

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Sausage Stuffed Mushroom Bites Recipe

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Hash Brown Sausage Casserole Recipe

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Maple Sausage Corn Bread Pudding Recipe

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Remember, please leave me a comment with your favorite sausage recipe and if you would use Johnsonville sausage, I need 20 comments for a donation of $1000.00 to Special Delivery.

 

Johnsonville provided my travel expenses.

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Sausage Pops Italian Meatballs on a Stick Recipe

October 7, 2011 By 35 Comments

I spent last week traveling and one of the places I visited was Johnsonville Kitchens where we went over a bunch of really fun holiday recipes. Since you guys said you wanted more recipes I’m more than happy to share them with you. Putting the meatballs on a stick like this just seemed so festive to me. Fore more great recipes ideas like this one, visit Johnsonville Kitchens. Oh and just a reminder, these are the meatballs that will “change your life”.

Italian Sausage Meatballs on a stick

Sausage Pops – Italian Meatballs on a Stick Recipe:

Ingredients:

1 package Italian Sausage
I egg
1/3 cup crackers
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup milk

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Decase the sausage
Combine the egg, crackers, cheese, milk, and sasuage in a bowl
Shape the mixture into meatballs (recommended 20 equal balls)
Arrange meatballs in a shallow baking pan
Bake for 20 minutes

 

My trip and expenses were provided by Johnsonville

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Sausage Stuffed Mushroom Bites Recipe

October 4, 2011 By 46 Comments

Another great recipe I got to try on my recent visit to Johnsonville was the Sausage Stuffed Mushroom Bites. These Mushrooms were AMAZING. I think it’s my favorite thing I ate during my time in Milwaukee. That and the White Chocolate Alcohol but that’s another story entirely. The mushrooms end up coming out so juicy and the stuffing is good enough on it’s own. So if you don’t like mushrooms just use this sausage cream cheese mixture on something you do like.

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Ingredients:

48 medium large fresh mushrooms
1 package Italian Sausage Links
1/2 cup crackers
1 8 ounce package of cream cheese (room temperature)
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
3 garlic cloves mincedIMG_5081

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Remove and discard mushroom stems
Place mushroom caps on foil lined baking sheets
Remove Sausage casings
Cook the sausage in a skillet until no longer pink
Add the crackers
Remove from heat and set aside
Combine the rest of the ingredients except for the mushrooms
Then add the sausage to the mixture
Stuff each mushroom cap with the mixture and bake 14-16 minutes until mushrooms are lightly browned

Fore more great recipes ideas like this one, visit Johnsonville Kitchens.

 

My Trip and expenses were provided by Johnsonville.

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Puff Pastry Sausage Turnovers Recipe

September 14, 2011 By 25 Comments
I’ve worked with Johnsonville Sausage a few times and on one of my trips there they gave me the cookbook Johnsonville Big Taste of Sausage Cookbook. This cookbook has more than 125 recipes for on and off the grill from Johnsonville Sausage. It’s been a few months and I finally tried one of the recipes and it was a huge success.

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Decase the sausage and then brown it.

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Roll out the puff pastry

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Roll it out into 12 1/2 inch squares

cut puff pastry

Mix sausage, eggs, ricotta, and cheese in a bowl

 

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Fill the pastry square with mixture

fill pastry

Fold over the edges

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Cook in the oven for 15-20 minutes

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Puff Pastry Sausage Turnovers Recipe

Puff Pastry Sausage Turnovers Recipe
5.0 from 4 reviews
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Recipe Type: Main course, appetiser
Prep time: 1 hour
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 1 hour 15 mins
Ingredients
  • 16 ounce package Johnsonville Mild Cooked Italian Sausage
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 17.25 ounce package frozen puff pastry thawed
Directions
  1. If you purchased raw sausage then be sure to brown it
  2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
  3. Combine the sausage, cheddar cheese, ricotta cheese, and egg in a large bowl
  4. On parchment paper, roll out each sheet of the puff pastry into about 12 1/2 inch square
  5. Cut each into 25 equal shapes ( think it would be better if you made each one a bit bigger so maybe do 15 equal squares)
  6. Place 1 well rounded spoonfull of filling on each square
  7. Fold the squares to form triangles and crimp the edges with a fork
  8. Place the turnovers on a lightly greased baking sheet
  9. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown
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Why Johnsonville Italian Sausage Will Change Your Life {Italian Sausage Meatball Recipe}

April 12, 2011 By 4 Comments

A month ago, yes I’m a serious slacker, I went to Milwaukee to visit with Johnsonville to discover that Johnsonville is about much more than grilling. Cooking sausage can be done easily in the kitchen and we tried it as a family last night and it was delicious, but before I reveal to you my version of Italian Sausage Meatballs, I want to share with you how Johnsonville makes Italian Sausage Meatballs.

 

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This is Bob’s signature recipe and I tried them and they are pretty darn good, I could do without the onions, but I think most people think I’m un-American because I don’t cook with onions in my house. Now you have to watch this video:

I took this video and the background noise is a little loud and I can’t find my software to edit it out. I hope you can hear the conversation, because Bob, is so fired up about Johnsonville Italian Sausage in person that you have to hear his passion.

Johnsonville takes really great Sausage and put all the spices you need for any Italian Sausage recipe. So when making meatballs all you need are crackers and eggs.

Check out their Italian Sausage Meatball Recipe:

1 Egg Lightly Beaten
1/3 cup Bread Crumbs
1/4 grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup onion (you know this would not fly in my house, which is why tomorrow I’ll have Our revised recipe)
1 pkg Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage Links

Directions

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
In a large bowl combine the egg, bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, milk and onion
Then you need to remove the sausage from casings, before you start cooking watch this video with Melissa d’Arabian and how to remove Johnsonville Italian Sausage from the casing easily.
Add the sausage to the mixture
Shape into meatballs and arrange in a baking dish
Bake for 20 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked all the way (160 degrees)
Then Serve over your favorite noodle and sauce.

 

Disclosure: Johnsonville paid for all of my trip expenses to Milwaukee.

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How to Make Johnsonville Sausage Rainbow Kabobs with Coos Coos

March 5, 2011 By 5 Comments

This recipe is really easy and can be changed to any preference. All you need to do is pick out the veggie you like and what type of meat you want. We chose Johnsonville Sausage, in particular the Bedder Cheddar Smoked Sausage and cheese , then we chose some new veggies and fruit and an old favorite. Let the kids pick out some of the fruit and veggies so they feel involved.

Rainbow Kabobs

How to make Kabobs without skewers

To keep the flavors from mixing (if you have a picky person like me) I got out two glass dishes to cook in.

Ingredients:

Red Peppers
Eggplant
Tomatoes
Pineapple
Apples
Bedder Cheddar Smoked Sausage and cheese

1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees
2) Cut up veggies and place in glass dish
3) Spray veggies with nonstick butter spray (or douse with some olive oil)
4) Cook for 10 minutes
5) Now cut up fruit and cut up the sausage
6) When timer goes off add the fruit and sausage in it’s own glass dish or in the same dish as the veggies
7) Flip the veggies
8) Cook for 10 more minutes

Prepare Coos coos according to directions on the box.

 

Johnsonville and I have an ongoing relationship. They occasionally send me sausage next week I’ll be attending a blogger kitchen basics trip with them. Save on Johnsonville Sausage with an on-line coupon. Print a coupon for Johnsonville Sausage.

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Johnsonville Sausage Cabbage Skillet Recipe

December 16, 2010 By 1 Comment

Johnsonville Sausage makes quite a variety of sausage. My favorite is the Turkey Sausage because it is lower in calories, but I’m quite excited to try the Polish Sausage in this recipe that Johnsonville shared with me.

Sausage Cabbage SkilletSausage Cabbage Skillet

2 packages (24 ounces each) prepared mashed potatoes

1 package (16 ounces) Johnsonville® smoked Polish sausage, halved

1 large onion, chopped

2 tablespoons butter

1 medium head cabbage, cored and cut into wedges

¼ teaspoon pepper

Heat potatoes according to package directions; keep warm. In a large skillet, sauté sausage and onion in butter until onion is tender. Add cabbage and pepper. Cover skillet; cook over medium heat for 10-12 minutes or until cabbage is tender. Serve with potatoes.

6 servings.

Total Time: 30 min.

Cost per serving $1.79

I received some samples in exchange for this post.

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Johnsonville Sausage Dippers, Cajun Mustard Dip, Chinese Dipping Sauce or Orange Bourbon Barbecue Dip Recipe

December 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Sausage Dippers

3 packages (13.5–16 ounces each) Johnsonville® smoked sausage (such as Beddar with Cheddar, BOLD Jalapeno & Cheddar or Chili Cheese, Smoked Turkey, Turkey with Cheddar or Polish sausage)

Cut sausage links into 1-inch pieces. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat until lightly browned and heated through. Serve with toothpicks and dipping sauces.

18 servings.

Cost per serving $0.50

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½ cup butter, cubed

1 bottle (12 ounces) hot sauce (Frank’s)

1 bottle (16 ounces) blue cheese salad dressing

In a microwave-safe bowl, combine butter and hot sauce. Cover and microwave on high for about 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until smooth. Serve buffalo sauce in one bowl and blue cheese dressing in another bowl.

Yield: 2 cups buffalo sauce plus 2 cups blue cheese dressing.

Cost per serving $0.33

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1 cup bourbon or original barbecue sauce

¼ cup orange marmalade

In a microwave-safe bowl, combine barbecue sauce and orange marmalade. Cover and microwave on high for 1-2 minutes or until heated through.

Yield: 1-1/4 cups.

Cost per serving $0.19

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1 jar (7 ounces) hoisin sauce

1 jar (7 ounces) plum sauce

In a microwave-safe bowl, combine hoisin sauce and plum sauce. Cover and microwave on high for 1-2 minutes or until heated through.

Yield: 1-1/2 cups.

Cost per serving $0.30

Creamy Mustard Dip

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¼ cup sour cream

2 tablespoons horseradish

In a bowl, combine the mustard, sour cream and horseradish.

Yield: 1-1/3 cups.

Cost per serving $0.15

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1 cup spicy brown mustard

1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning

Hot pepper sauce, to taste

In a bowl, combine the mustard, seasoning and hot pepper sauce.

Yield: 1 cup.

Cost per serving $0.17

 

 

These recipes are provided by Johnsonville, I received samples to try out the recipes above.

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Johnsonville PigTails Recipe, My Recipe & a Sausage Giveaway

October 17, 2010 By 273 Comments

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Johnsonville PigTails & Fries

1 package (28 ounces) frozen curly French fries

1 package (13.5-16 ounces) Johnsonville® smoked sausage (Polish, New Orleans, Smoked Turkey, BOLD Beef Hot Links or Beef Franks).

Oil for deep-fat frying

Cut sausage links in half lengthwise. Cut each half into three long strips.

IMG_5549TO FRY: In a deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°F. Fry French fries in batches for 3-6 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Place sausage strips in a single layer in fryer basket. Fry for about 1 minute or until they curl. Drain on paper towels. Serve with fries.

TO BAKE: Spread fries in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 450°F for 17-20 minutes, turning once. Arrange sausage strips in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake at 450°F for 12-14 minutes or until they curl. Serve with fries.

6 servings.

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 20-25 min.

Cost per serving (deep-fried) $1.69

Cost per serving (baked) $0.91

Johnsonville sent me quite a few packages of sausage to try out with my family. I love sausage, you may think I say that about food and you’re probably right. I say that quite often. I just adore food, and sausage is one of my favorites. Especially Johnsonville Sausage! I love eating little baby sausages, and these sausage links are pretty good too. Today I got out a package of the Smoked Turkey Sausage and the kids thought I was making hot dogs. I told them sure we’re having hot dogs and rice. Zoe was a little confused at lunch time when she didn’t receive any bread but she enjoyed it anyways.

I cooked the sausage in a frying pan and then I added a rice packet that had everything you need in it. After sautéing the sausage I added the rice mixture and water and butter and yum, we had an excellent lunch. IMG_5550 

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