Sausage peppers, onions in red sauce

When I think of sausage, I immediately go to sausage and peppers and onions .  There are some days I add  potatoes for interest to this combo and I bake everything in my oven.

Then there are days that sausage comes to a different light and I immediately go to red sauce so that’s where I went today fresh rolls and nice freshly cooked sausage and peppers is dinner. Macaroni salad and creamy coleslaw as our sides.

This meal was cooked in the crockpot, but before I put everything in the crockpot.  On high 425° oven heat I placed the sausage , peppers ( onions optional )that were cleaned and sliced on a sprayed with cooking oil cookie sheet and place the cookie sheet in the oven for about 20 minutes.  

While the sausage and peppers were baking, I added a large container (28 oz.)of tomato sauce some garlic and onion powder and a pinch of salt to my crockpot and placed it on high heat.

This recipe can be adjusted according to how much sausage and peppers and onions you are using.  Today I used 1 pound of hot sausage links, two large sliced variegated peppers to the sauce.(don’t forget the onion and garlic powder). No need for pepper since the sausage was HOT!

 I placed the crockpot on high heat and it should be done within 2 to 3 hours. Happy cooking.

Crockpot Pork and apples in crockpot

Delicious!

🍎 5 pork chops ( I used country style spare ribs)

🍎 ½ cup chicken stock

🍎 Salt, pepper + garlic powder

🍎 4 Michigan apples, peeled + chopped( I really wasn't sure what Michigan apples were so I used Delicious apples) the skin is deep red in color if that helps and it a apple that would tolerate cooking without getting mushy.

🍎 2 tbsp melted butter

🍎 2 tbsp brown sugar(I used 4)

🍎 1 tsp cinnamon + a sprinkle of salt

🍎 Stuffing + 1½ cups chicken broth

How to make it:

Add pork chops and ½ cup chicken stock to your crockpot. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add apples and cover with melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.

Note: *** I made cornbread stuffing separate and cooked it on top of stove according to directions on bag.  I did it different than recipe was written because I was not sure if my hubby would want stuffing.  

Mix stuffing with 1½ cups chicken broth and layer that over the apples.

Cover, set it on low and forget it for 3–4 hours

***I did not add I side which definitely would have complimented this meal because of lack of time.

Celebrating hubby’s Birthday

I’m thrilled to say the last few days have had some ups and downs but nothing can make your day better if you have two planned dinners celebrating life.


You just have to put your troubles aside and focus on these days of pure celebrations.  Life is so precious and we as a couple are more than ever appreciating what we are truly blessed to have right at this moment for tomorrow we do not know.

  Capone’s Pasta house

Dinner #1. Italian 

Dinner #2 steak house

Dinner # 1 was delicious from start to finish. Price within a special night worthy.

Dinner# 2 pricy and not worthy of what we expected. Fair to say the least.

I hope you enjoyed our special OUT TO DINNER CELEBRATIONS!

As always,

 

Stuffed hamburgers

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• 1 pound hamburger
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup cracker crumbs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 2 tsp. Better than bouillon seasoning 
• 2 cups hot water (or use 2 cups beef broth in place of Better than bouillon)
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• Cubes of your favorite cheese .  I used pepper jack cheese

Season ground beef as above 

In a medium size frying pan on medium heat add several tablespoons vegetable oil.

Add stuffed hamburgers to pan.  Brown slowly and flip over to brown both sides.  

Remove from

Pan and place in a baking dish.

In the pan add 2 cups of hot water with 2 teaspoons “better than bouillon” or beef broth making sure to scrape any drippings into the mixture to enhance the liquid.  Pour over stuffed hamburgers and Bake 350 for about 45 minutes covered.

Served with your favorite side.

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