Sausage Potato Bake

Sausage Potato Bake

4 Roger Wood Lumber Jack spicy sausage links, casings removed

5 medium potatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped

1 large onion, chopped

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can diced tomatoes and green chilies

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tbsp. Italian seasoning

Cut sausage in one inch size pieces. Cook in cast iron skillet 5-10 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from pan, leaving drippings in pan. Add potatoes and Italian seasoning to hot drippings and cook, tossing often about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and add onions and garlic. Cook while mixing other ingredients together. Add onions to mixture, stir to combine. Pour into baking dish and cover with aluminum foil. Bake 350º 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake an additional 15 minutes. Cool slightly.

© Crackerberries 2015

Easter Dinner - Crock Pot Lamb Shank

1.64 lb. Lamb Shank

1 sprig rosemary

1 clove garlic

½ lemon, zest and juiced

2 tbsp. cooking sherry

½ tbsp. olive oil

1 tsp. kosher salt

Fresh ground black pepper

Combine above ingredients in large zip lock bag and marinade for 24 hours.

Remove from bag, discard marinade. Brown lamb shank on all sides and place in crock pot on top of sliced onions.

½ onion, slice and place in bottom of crock pot

5 cloves garlic, halved, chopped, crushed

½ cup Summer Shady beer

1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 pkt. Beef flavored Raman noodle seasoning

10 oz. diced tomatoes with Chile peppers

1 tbsp. basil

1 bay leaf, crushed

Stir remaining ingredients together and pour over brown lamb shank. Cook on low for 8 hours. Remove and serve with veggies and broth if desired.

© Crackerberries 2015

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Avocado Dip

2 Avocados
1 lime
1 medium red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium tomato, chopped
¼ tsp. ground cumin
½ tsp. dried cilantro
1 tsp. hot sauce

To determine the freshness of an avocado, gently squeeze in the palm of your hand. Ripe fruit will yield to the pressure of your hand. Using a knife, cut around the fruit, then twist and pull apart; pierce pit with edge of knife and slip it out. Scoop out flesh into bowl and mash with a fork leaving chunks.

Cut lime in half and squeeze 2 tbsp. juice over avocado. Stir in onion, garlic and tomato. Sprinkle with spices and add hot sauce to your liking.

© Crackerberries 2015

* Even though I didn't enter this blog into the A-Z Blog Challenge I thought it might be fun to try and see if I could come up a recipe to match the days. Hence today being Day 1.  Hope you follow with and check out some of the other bloggers too. 

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