Sausage Balls!  I don’t know if this is a southern thing or not, but both my family and the hubby’s family make these for the Holidays.  The hubby’s family makes them at almost every holiday or special event, but mine only makes them for Christmas.  The hubby asked me to make them this week because he had a special craving for them.  His special indigent is that he uses Bass Farms sausage (my mom uses Jimmy Dean).  I don’t think it makes a difference, but it does in his mind.  So of course, I made them just like he likes them.

Recipe:

1/2 pound sharp cheddar cheese

1 pound sausage

3 cups Bisquick

Bring cheese and sausage to room temperature.  Mix with Bisquick. Make into balls.  Bake at 350F for 15-20 minutes or until brown.

Outcome:

They came out wonderful.  Even better than I remembered.  I did heat the mixture up for about 15 seconds to melt the cheese and make into better round shapes.  The hubby liked them too!

Christmas is coming and I am beyond excited.  Christmas is by far my favorite holiday.  It’s not the receiving of gifts that make me so excited, but the giving of them and just enjoying my family’s company.  I saw this print by Lisa Evan’s Illustrations and it made me feel in the Christmas spirit.  You can find her other works here.

Dress: Canopy Dress: ModCloth

Ring: Silver Swirl: Shop Kim

Tights: Solid Tights: Old Navy

Booties: Jessica Simpson’s Troppo: Piperlime