Scotch Eggs

This is a great picnic dish. They can be eaten hot or cold, at any time of the day. You can spice it up with your favorite sausage to add your own twist to it, or add some herbs and run them through a food processor with the sausage meat. Enjoy!

Ingredients

14 ounces of sausage meat
6 hard boiled eggs, shells removed
1/2 cup of bread crumbs
Baking:
1/4 cup of vegetable oil
Frying:
1 1/2 inches of oil  in your fryer

Directions

Preheat oven or oil to 350 C. If baking, use the oil to grease your baking sheet.

The trick to making this easy is your set up before you start. I have my eggs in a bowl, the sausage meat in front of me, the bread crumbs in front of the meat in a shallow dish, and a greased baking sheet beside me. If you have a helper, one can do the covering of the eggs, and the other can do the bread crumbs. this makes everyone's hands a little more manageable.

Divide the sausage meat into 6 portions and flatten them into disks. Take each dist and wrap them around each egg, making sure to close any creases. Take each ball and roll it in the bread crumbs and place on a greased baking sheet or plate if you are frying them. Frying does produce a better crust, but baking avoids having to pull out the fryer.
Baking: Put in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
Frying: Have 1 1/2 inches of oil heated to around 350 C. Fry each scotch egg for about 6 minutes, or until golden brown. Let drain on some paper towels on a plate.
You can serve these hot or cold. They can easily be reheated in the microwave. Enjoy!

In memory of....

My father-in-law passed away this past weekend and his memorial service is today. He will be remembered as a great man of God; an evangelist who followed God to Ghana and Kenya. I thank God for the power that we have through Christ, that there is no fear in death through the blood of Jesus Christ. I pray that we never forget that hope and the peace that surpasses all understanding in this time of loss for us. Thank you God for your joy and strength, may we continue to be always in your will and presence.

A little story...

So life has just picked up and thrown us a curve ball. My husband has had to make an emergency trip to his family due to his father being in ICU and getting worse. If you could remember them in your prayers, that would be great.

On a little lighter side, I wanted to leave you with a story since I didn't get a recipe up. There will be a recipe up next Wednesday.

So I have been doing Couch to 5K and it has been very challenging. I keep hoping for that illusive "runner's high," but the only high I get is light headed from lack of oxygen. However, I have been surprising myself with how much I can do. It is all a head game. While I run I have a set conversation in my head that is trying to talk me into stopping. Its great for passing the time, however this past workout I ran 3 min. instead of just 90 seconds. So after a the first minute and a half I had finished my conversation and didn't know what to talk about to myself next. Luckily there were plenty of people and dogs for me to doge, so that provided a good distraction. Also this particular time I was running by myself so I brought my kitchen timer to help me time my durations. The problem with this is that it doesn't show the seconds. so when it gets to 1 minute. I am willing that thing to start beeping. I was on the last leg of running and 1 minute seemed to be hanging out for a while as I'm approaching  a family walking there dog. Right when I get parallel to them the beeper goes off, I drop the beeper, gasp "thank you God!," and the family that is now next to me stop and look with startled faces as the parents then push the children along at a quicker pace. After I retrieved the battery and timer, I couldn't help but laugh as I walk back home. Running just became fun...or funny.

Millionaire Bars

These wonderful little treasures are perfect for evening tea.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of butter, soft

1/4 cup of white sugar

1 cup of all-purpose flour

1/2 cup of butter

1/2 cup of packed light brown sugar

2 tablespoons of light corn syrup

1/2 cup of sweetened condensed milk

1 1/4 cups of chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350º F (175º C).

In a food processor or medium bowl, mix together the ½ cup of butter, white sugar, and flour until evenly crumbly. Press into a 9 inch square baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and sweetened condensed milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Continue to boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and beat vigorously with a whisk for about 3 minutes. Pour over baked crust (warm or cool). Cool until it begins to firm.

Place chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 1 minute, then stir and continue to heat and stir at 20 second intervals until chocolate is melted and smooth. Pour chocolate over the caramel layer and spread evenly to cover completely. Chill in fridge until hard. Cut into 1-inch squares. These need to be small because they are so rich.