Cracked Wheat and Sausage Balls

This is a fun appetizer to take to a party.  They are great finger foods and especially tastey when served with some type of dipping sauce.

Ingredients:

2 c mozerella or cheddar cheese, grated

1/2 lb ground sausage, uncooked

3/4 c Joseph's Grainery Soft White Wheat, milled in a blender to a stone ground consistency

3/4 c all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
dash of sea salt

Directions:  Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Mix together the cheese and sausage.  Gradually add the dry ingredients to the sausage mix.  It will be crumbly, but shape it into bite-sized balls.  Place balls on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes

Sausage Lentil Soup

Another great recipe for a chilly Fall day!

Ingredients:

• 2 1/3 c uncooked Joseph's Grainery Lentils
• 2 links Kielbasa or Polish sausage
• 1 - 46 oz can V-8 juice
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 carrots, sliced
• 1 large can tomatoes
• 1 potato, diced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp basil
• 2 tsp salt
• pinch rosemary
• 4 c water
• fresh ground pepper

Directions: Wash lentils. Bring liquid to a boil, add lentils and sausage and simmer one hour. Add all ingredients except pepper If too thick add water. Simmer another hour. Add pepper and 1 Tbls vinegar before serving.

Recipe from Jane Aune, 2005 Dusty BB Club Cookbook