Garlic cheese buttermilk biscuits

The title says it all, the only thing I changed was adding a little parmesan cheese to the dough along with the dry ingredients, these are very flavorful and easy, especially if you like garlic!  Enjoy!

Summer Sausage in the Oven!

Yes, you can make your own summer sausage at home with nothing more exciting than an oven.  Check the seasoning section at your local grocery store and find some 'Morton's Tender Quick' and it is as easy as that.  For all you nitrate-phobes, there is some scuttlebutt on the interweb about using just straight salt instead, but I'm not going there, I'll let you do the research for and against and make your own decision.  I still keep mine in the freezer or the fridge, regardless.  You can also use this method to make meat sticks, just roll the meat into a cigar looking cylinder instead of a largish log and watch carefully as it cooks, so as not to dry it out too much.

Mix 1 pound ground meat with 1 Tbsp of Morton Tender Quick and refrigerate overnight.

Add desired seasonings and mix thoroughly (onion and garlic powder, black pepper, a little chili powder, Worcester sauce, mustard, liquid smoke, no salt though as the tender quick already has plenty!).

Roll each pound into a separate log and place on a broiler pan (or a cooling rack atop a jelly roll pan) and place in a 220 degree over for about 4 hours (you want an inside temp of 165F).  For meat sticks it is only an hour or two.  Let cool before serving, store in refrigerator or freezer.  Enjoy!