The weather in the metro Atlanta area has been quite unusual for December. We've had snow several days in a row and temperatures in the teens! Last night the roads were slick with ice and the streets were lined with piled up cars. For the safety of the kids when the weather is like this, schools are usually closed or open late if the weather is going to be warm enough to melt the icy roads. Is it like that in colder states?
The school system that we live in is hesitant to announce changes in the schools' schedules so while the counties around us announced last night that schools would open late, I had to wait until this morning. I'm a little disappointed I did not get the luxury of sleeping in, but because I had to get up as usual, I had more time to make breakfast. I decided to make a recipe from Grain-Free Foodies I had filed away for the weekend.
My kids love bacon. I mean, they think it's a treat like candy. I was curious to see how they would react to sausage. They've had brown and serve before, the kind that comes out of a box from the freezer, but would they eat my less than uniform links? Maybe I caught them in a good mood because of the school delay or maybe the wonderful aroma that filled the house enticed them, but they ate it. They said "Yum!" and asked for seconds. Yeah! My kids are not big breakfast eaters so when I find something they will eat, it makes me happy! Into the regular rotation it goes!
Well, it wouldn't be a post by me if I didn't change things around a bit. I did not have pork on hand so I used ground beef. I ran it through the food processor so it would be more like the texture of sausage. I didn't have any sage, so I just threw in some different spices. I used thyme, fennel seeds, and rosemary, along with the red pepper, savory, and salt and pepper that the recipe called for. I also added the optional honey.
