2019 was a year full of deliciousness from the Goolsby family’s kitchen. We hope you got a chance to try many of the yummy recipes we provided.

Here are your top three favorites!

3. Sausage Rice Casserole 

The perfect recipe to bring your family together.  

2. Potato Sausage Casserole 

Perfect for a lazy Saturday brunch or a carry-in meal.  

1. Sausage Cheese Dip 

The perfect snack as you cheer on your favorite team.

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Though it can take some patience, cooking with kids is a great way to engage them.

There are many great reasons to include your kids in your food preparation. It is a valuable life skill to understand from an early age and healthy habits can be reinforced. Your picky eater may be more willing to eat foods that they’ve helped prepare. It is also a fun break from electronics and is a great bonding experience for all ages.

From Today’s Parent, here are some tips on including your kids in the kitchen.

1. Tackle a Dish Together – Browse cookbooks, shop for ingredients, and see it through all the way to plating, which engages their artistic side.

2. Don’t Hover – Fight the urge to follow your kids around with a cleaning cloth. Freedom will make them feel competent and confident.

3. Give Them Power – How should we top the pizza? What should we fill the burrito with? Let kids call the shots and enjoy the occasional “avant-garde” creations that result.

4. Start with Breakfast – Spend a lazy morning making the easiest meal of the day: Eggs any style, Goolsby’s Sausage, and pancakes or waffles. Our latest recipe, Goolsby’s Sausage Gravy Pizza, is a great place to start!

5. Play with Dough – Bake bread, twist up pretzels or try something new to you, like naan or English muffins.

6. Engage Their Senses – Explore food together: Listen to the sound of bacon frying or a bottle of fizzy water when the top is unscrewed. For added fun, blindfold them and have them identify ingredients by sniffing and tasting!

7. Keep it Active – There are so many tasks to keep little hands busy and give kids a sense of accomplishment: sprinkling on spices and toppings; crushing bread crumbs or cereal for coating; juicing citrus; cracking eggs, or even “painting” oil on a pan with a pastry brush.

8. Any Way You Slice It – When it comes to knife skills, safety is key. Start small. Getting your kids to cut mushrooms with a butter knife is a good way to start building their skills.

We probably all have happy childhood memories in the kitchen. Start building those for your family!

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Dust off your hiking boots and pull out your tent; it’s camping season!

There is nothing quite like enjoying a meal cooked over a campfire. That’s why we are bringing you some tips for perfectly cooking your Goolsby’s Sausage over a small campfire:

1. Bring your pan and grill grate! We would recommend your cast iron skillet.
2. Add your Goolsby’s Sausage and set it over medium heat.
3. Cook sausages on each side for 4 minutes or until the center is no longer pink. If your sausage has thawed at all, this may take less than 4 minutes per side.
4. When the patties are almost done, move them to high heat until they are golden brown.
5. Remove, let cool, and enjoy!

If you bring Goolsby’s Sausage along the next time you go camping, let us know by using #goolsbysausage on Instagram or tag us at @goolbysausage.

Happy Camping!

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The best part? It only takes a few minutes for our patties to go from frozen to plate-ready in your frying pan.

Next time you pick up Goolsby’s Sausage at the grocery store, don’t forget to put it in the freezer when you get home.

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When it comes to cooking sausage, you’re going to need a pan:

1. Cast Iron — the traditional frying pan. Vintage cast irons are known to be a little more nonstick, but once you season your cast iron correctly, this may be your go-to pan for cooking sausage. It’s also perfect for simmering or if you want to start cooking on the stove and finish in the oven. Grandma Nena approved.

2. Non-stick Aluminum — this is a great choice if you don’t want to worry about the maintenance of a cast iron or if you are still working on making your cast iron non-stick. The downside is that aluminum pans are not great to use over high heats compared to the cast iron and stainless steel skillets. Our founder, James Goolsby’s choice.

3. Stainless Steel — heavy, sturdy, and durable. Stainless steel skillets can withstand high heats like cast iron and are known to be versatile tools for the kitchen. Unless it has an inner core (ie aluminum or copper), stainless steel has a harder time distributing heat well, but once it’s hot, it stays hot for a longer amount of time than other type of pans. Bonus: it can be used for more acidic food because it’s nonreactive.

No matter what pan is best for you, just remember that your pan is only as good as the sausage you’re cooking in it!

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* Because our patties are frozen, we’re often asked if you need to defrost them first. We recommend starting the cooking process with the patties still frozen.

Step 2: Cook for approximately 4 minutes on each side or until the center is no longer pink and has an internal temperature of 170°F. The key is to not turn your patties too frequently.

Step 3: When your patties are almost done, turn up the heat to brown.

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