You control the spice, the heat, and the freshness. Simply Recipes / Sharee Hill Sure, you can buy seasoning blends at the store, but you're often getting more of exactly what you don't want—salt.

is a perfect way to spice up the wild game you bring home from the field. Venison is ideal for sausage, as it’s lean and takes on different spices and flavors well. It’s also a great use of trim meat.

Place meat in large bowl. Add dry spices to meat. Grab about 3 ounces meat and form into the size of a tennis ball. Transfer from hand to hand in a slapping motion until flattened. Place on wax paper.

Our favorite new appetizer recipe is one that relies on puff pastry, chicken sausage and Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel Seasoning. Check it out. CHICKEN SAUSAGE IN PUFF PASTRY AND BAGEL ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Craving some quality preserved meat but you dont want to pay the ridiculous prices at the store or for the artisan stuff? We got you covered. As more people embrace the joy of crafting ...

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