The Sausage Gods lurk in the Tararuas I spent an enjoyable time recently in the Tararuas. I enjoy getting away from it all, being the hills and contemplating sausages and life. Having found a couple of sausages left in … Continued
Abai Soondae: Traditional Korean Sausage I read this story in the New Zealand Herald. All cultures make a form of sausage. Here is a story about a traditional Korean sausage. When I am next in Auckland I should check this … Continued
Black Pudding from Island Bay Butchery I went to Island Bay and thought I would pop into the butchers and pick up some their award winning black pudding. This won gold at the 2013 Devro New Zealand Sausage Awards. … Continued
It is not all beer and sausages – Part Four Yesterday I went on a training run in the hills. Three of us ran from Kaitoke, north of Upper Hutt, to the Waiohine Gorge road end, inland from Greytown. … Continued
Chorizo and Pasta Tonight’s meal was a quick and easy dish. I cooked up Spanish chorizo sausages added them to a sauce which was combined with pasta. Quick, easy, delicious. The sausages were chorizo made by Mariano’s Spanish … Continued
Toulouse Sausages with Mrs Chippy The post Christmas celebration began with a gathering to eat the leftovers from a variety of Christmas dinners. Our whanau headed off to friends. There four families met with a wide variety of leftovers. … Continued
Replete on Christmas Day Our whanau gathered at our house for Christmas lunch. We had thought that the barbecue may be in the garage due to the inclement weather that was forecast but that was not to be. Instead the … Continued
John Campbell is my kind of guy. This quote from John Campbell, TV3 journalist, appeared in the Sunday Magazine which is part of the Sunday Star Times newspaper. John sounds like my kind of guy. You are asked to … Continued
Sausage selection for Christmas dinner. Christmas is a time for whanau. This year our family is hosting Christmas lunch at our place. It will be the usual barbecue based meal with a wide assortment of foods that will be … Continued
Don’s Sausage Awards 2013 A wide range of people who know I pen this sausage blog ask me, “What is your favourite sausage?” My response is, “That is like asking an oenophile what is their favourite wine? There are sausages … Continued