I Love sausage, it goes back to my childhood.  When I was little I got to hang out with my Grand parents and Great grand parents and I have such fond memories of everything.  They lived on a big farm from Germany and kept many of the German traditions in the US.  My Great Grand Father loved head cheese, have you ever looked at that stuff?  As a small child I loved it, as an adult YUK!  Liverwurst was a daily standard. 

One of my fondest memories is making sausage with my Great Grand parents.  The pork was hand cut, ground and spices added. As children we were tasked with filling the casings (intestines) as he ground the meat.  I remember it as a wonderful event.  This week I decided to recreate my childhood events.  I bought a pork tenderloin and decided to make my own sausage. 

I have my Great Grand Fathers meat grinder, it was a precious remembrance of him.  But, I have a Kitchen Aid, that gets it done fast!  I put all sorts of seasonings in it, Sage, cumin, chili powder, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper to the mix. I had no idea how it would turn out.  This morning I cooked the sausage and oh boy was it a treat.  There was no grease in the pan and nice SUPER LEAN sausage.  A special day indeed.  Memories of a family tradition.  Will I do it again, absolutely!  I am the type of person that makes everything from scratch.  If I need spaghetti sauce I make myself.  Much better than Preggo.  Here is a funny pic about sausage!