Momma's Sausage and Peppers

Nothing says "welcome home" like opening your front door and having the smell of sausage and peppers hit you in the face, BAM! It brings me back to the cold winters in New Jersey. Here is a delicious recipe for you to make on a rainy day.

Sausage and Peppers

Ingredients:

6 pieces of Sweet Italian sausage

2 T. butter (the real stuff)

1 yellow onion, sliced

1/2 red onion sliced

4 cloves crushed garlic

1 large red, green, and yellow pepper, slices

fresh basil -to taste

1 t. dried oregano

1/4 c. white wine

Directions:

1. Place the sausage in a large skillet over medium heat, and brown on all sides. Remove from skillet and slice.

2. Melt butter in the skillet. Stir in onion and peppers. Season with basil and oregano. Stir in white wine Continue to cook and stir until peppers and onions are tender.

3. Return sausage slices to skillet with the vegetables. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes or until the sausage is heated through.

Chocolate Fudge

This recipe makes fudge. Not fudge brownies, just fudge. That's it -plain and simple. Oh yeah, it tastes really good.

Ingredients

(Makes 1 8-inch pan)

• 2 c. sugar
• 1 c. condensed milk (unsweetened!)
• 2 1/2 tbsp. butter
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 oz unsweetened chocolate -do NOT use Baker's chocolate, I repeat, do NOT use Baker's Chocolate1
• 1 tbsp. corn syrup (light)
• 1 c. chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Procedure

1. Combine sugar, condensed milk, butter, salt, chocolate, and corn syrup in a HEAVY 3-quart saucepan. Heat slowly.
2. Stir until everything is melted. When the chocolate is melted thoroughly, beat with electric mixer until smooth.
3. Let cook to halfway between soft and medium ball stage (use candy thermometer if available)
4. Let cool until barely touchable. (temperature)
5. Stir in walnuts, vanilla. Beat the mixture until it starts to set.
6. When it starts to set, get it into an 8-inch square pan (buttered, of course). Don't wait to do it, or you will need to get a big spoon to eat it right out of the pot. Believe me, it is not like licking the bowl!

Warning! Warning! Warning!

This is guaranteed to cause obesity if over-indulged in.

Candy Corn Rice Krispy Treats

This is a delicious recipe from one of our favorite ladies, Paula Deen:

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons butter
1 (10 ounce) bag marshmallows
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla
6 cups Crispy Rice Cereal (preferred brand: Kellogg’s Rice Krispies)
1 cup rough chopped candy corns

Directions

Spray a 13x9 glass baking dish and rubber spatula with non stick spray.

In a medium sized sauce pan over low heat, add butter to melt. Once melted add marshmallows, salt, and vanilla. Stir continuously until the marshmallows have reached a smooth consistency. Remove from heat and fold in the cereal and candy corns until completely coated.

Add the mixture to the greased baking dish and smooth out evenly. Allow to cool before cutting into squares.