The Vee's Cook Nook

I have a confession to make - I have a love affair with appetizers, tapas, and finger foods.  Why?  Because one, they are so easy to make. Two they are so easy to take anywhere. And three, I get little flavors of everything all on one plate. With football season quickly approaching - tailgating, watch parties, and other holiday festivities are upon us all.  This is a surefire WIN and everyone will be talking about these sausages.  Plus it is a slow cooker recipe - so leave it and forget it (well not really)! I use to use this recipe on little smokies and meatballs, and although this is great for them, the sausages knocked it out of the park.  I made some last weekend, and had my husband bring them up to the field house to share with the other coaches. My phone was blowing up with the coaches wives asking for the recipe!  I kid you not, this is super easy!  Next time, the hubs wants me to take it up a notch and add a little kick of spice to it. ...

It is closing in on the end of summer vacation, and September 22nd can't get here fast enough with the official start to fall.  However, in my house, the word fall means one thing and one thing only - FOOTBALL SEASON STARTING! That is our true start to fall in my house, as my husband is the defensive coordinator for one of the biggest and BEST high school football programs in the state of Oklahoma.  I laugh every year because I say "We interrupt this marriage to bring you football season!"  It is so true!  If you know anything about football in the great state of Oklahoma, high school and college games dominate social media with updates and banter back and forth between rivals. For me, it is a time where I get back in the kitchen again, as the hubby is off working late nights and 7 days a week at the field house, it leaves me to my own imagination in the kitchen.  Plus we work on feeding a football program of 175 plus (yes I said 175)!  I am bringing ...