What did you do in the garden today?

[WthrLady]

You use breakfast sausage, cheese and bisquick some recipes my call for an egg. They can be dry it depends partially on the recipe but they are easy to over cook. It’s best to check them a little early with a meat thermometer. I can post my recipe if anyone wants it.

I use JimmyDean Original, in the one pound log of raw sausage.

 

[BReeder!]

I checked on my peach tree to see if there are flower buds waiting for Spring. After checking some pictures online in blogs about pruning and fruiting peach trees, I am confident there are some flower buds on the tree. They are not selling yet so it's hard to tell for sure but apparently an easy tell is a woodsy bud flanged by two flower buds. This trio is easy to spot.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Please do!

Sausage Balls

1 pound medium cheddar
1 pound Tennessee Pride “Hot”
2-1/2 cups bisquick

Shred cheese and add bisquick into Large bowl , toss cheese and bisquick lightly to coat cheese and prevent clumping. Separate sausage in to little pieces with your fingers and scatter throughout bowl, add some and toss and then add some more. If you distribute it throughout the bowl and the layers it makes it easier to mix.
Make approximately golf ball size or just slightly smaller balls and space on pan with a minimum 1” gap.
Cook at 325 for 22-23 mins. Internal temp should be 170 degrees.

 

[Sueby]

I have a robot vacuum but I don't use it because the dog tries to kill it or it gets stuck on or under everything. It also mops. In my old house it worked much, much better, this house is not designed for it.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

I’d love to have one but I don’t think it would last here. We have 2 dogs and 4 cats that would all probably try to play with it. Not to mention the amount of hair it would suck up....

 

[pennyJo1960]

This is the recipe I use and yes Jimmy Dean regular sausage
or his hot variety .. Have not had the Italian variety here lately anywhere.. like the 1 lb chubs..
Scotch Eggs

Ingredients:

5 large free-range eggs
2 1/4 C seasoned flour
1 lb sausage meat
Dash of Worcestershire Sauce
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
Salt and pepper
3 C breadcrumbs
Vegetable oil for deep frying

Preparation:

Preheat an oven to 200 degrees Celsius (392 Fahrenheit), gas 300 degrees.

Place four of the eggs in a pan of cold water, bring to the boil and cook for exactly three minutes, remove from the heat and allow to cool in the water, peel and set aside.

Dust the boiled eggs in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Mix in the parsley with the sausage meat, add the Worcestershire sauce and divide the meat into four equal portions.

Form each portion into a flat cake large enough to fit around the egg then work the sausage meat around the egg as evenly as possible while keeping the egg shape and making sure there are no cracks. Place the scotch eggs in the fridge for twenty minutes to set up.

Remove from the fridge and roll in the seasoned flour followed by the remaining egg, beaten, then into the crumbs making sure to coat well at each stage.

In a deep pan, heat the oil to 180°C then fry the scotch eggs in the oil turning frequently for 3 minutes. Remove the eggs and place them in the preheated oven for five minutes or until golden brown all over.

 

[Acre4Me]

we bake our scotch eggs, but I think they are traditionally deep fried like @penny1960 indicates.

Here are some quail eggs turned into scotch eggs. Way too much work for a tiny egg, so I usually use store bought chicken eggs. the store bought ones are older, so they peel a bit easier.

For 6 chicken eggs, we use one "chub" of sausage - I think this is 1 lb.

We peel the boiled eggs, wrap in raw sausage, then beaten eggs - panko - beaten eggs - more panko. Bake at 375F for 25-30 min.

My kids LOVE them.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Bisquick and bit of milk help allot holding them together
I usually bake ours like 385 convection oven

 

[igorsMistress]

My grandma was this tiny bent-over German lady with these crazy blue eyes that could freeze you in your tracks. I never ever heard her raise her voice that I can recall but those eyes... I only got to see her maybe 4 times in my life and she passed away when I was about 9. I greave for all she could have taught me. I know she was a great cook and even made puff pastry from scratch.
Every time I see your pictures of those sweethearts I try to figure out how we could have some. Got to win the lottery!
How noisy it it? I keep coveting one of those. We have 2 inside cats, a couple small dogs and me who can't seem to keep from dropping pine shavings and bits of straw everywhere.
Oooo, that's a tree we haven't added yet, a dogwood!

And I have a question, has anyone made those sausage balls that are basically sausage, a little bisquick, (or flour) and I think an egg? They sound like they might be a little dry and did you use breakfast sausage or italian or something else? Thanks in advance, I'm starting to plan the Super Bowl menu. Not that it'll be anyone more than my DP and myself but still.

I have them instead of chickens rather than in addition to. Wish I would win the lottery, but then I’d have to play to win.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Started planning our layout today. Seeds are on their way in.