Sausage and Potatoes Plus

Sausage is one of the meats that still appeals to me generally.  I love chicken and eat chopped chicken and turkey and at times, chopped beef.  Our sausage is turkey.  As you can see, in reality, I am basically a poultry gal.

I am trying to remember, as a child, if I liked chicken better than beef and I can't picture very much about the food we ate.  We ate plain food, chicken, potatoes and green beans.  I do remember creamed spinach and franks and beans.

A sandwich I remember is one made on a long, long, long handled sandwich maker or I think that is what it was.  I put in two pieces of bread and filled them with applesauce and sugar.  I held them over the gas until they were cooked.  I am pretty sure, they got turned at one point by flipping the long handle.  Being a grandmother leaves one with some interesting memories.  These were delicious and I could have lived on them.  Now, I am trying to remember why I liked them so much.  An applesauce sandwich..........?

My point was to share that I came home from a minimal cooking home. We had good food, balanced meal but nothing (other than my applesauce sandwiches) stands out in my mind.  We bought baked goods in a bakery and I remember with great fondness, those trips to the bakery.  I was with my Mom, looking up, as little children do when they are trying to see what is exhibited in the cases and on the cases. I was allowed to buy one item (not a cake or pie) and I stood there with big eyes looking from one treat to another.  One of my favorites was a black and white cookie and that came home with us, many times.

Roasted Sausage and Potatoes with the Trimmings I found the recipe on Recipezaar. If you click on the title of the recipe, it will take you there. I made some adjustments, such as removing the mozzarella cheese.

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon rosemary
salt and pepper to taste 
4 medium potatoes, quartered
1 pound kosher turkey sausage, sliced
1/2 red pepper, sliced

1/2 green pepper, sliced
 large yellow onion sliced
1 package fresh mushrooms, sliced (about one pound)
olive oil cooking spray

Method:

1 Preheat oven to 400°F.

2 Combine herbs, salt, pepper and potatoes and toss to mix.

3. Spray with olive oil.  

3 Place sausages and potatoes in large baking or roasting pan.

4 Roast at 400° for 30 minutes, or until just beginning to brown, turning several times.

5 Add a little  oil if the potatoes appear to be drying out.

6 Add remaining vegetables and roast 45 minutes more, turning occasionally, until potatoes are brown on the outside and tender on the inside.