Sausage: Recipes for Making and Cooking with Homemade Sausage [A Cookbook] Paperback – April 27, 2010

Sausage: Recipes for Making and Cooking with Homemade Sausage By Victoria WiseBook Review:Perhaps the title for this review should be "Culinary Delight - Sausage" for that describes the book far better. The enticing beautifully photographed dishes are inviting and shows what can be achieved with the excitement contained inside the covers.Victoria Wise shares more than 75 recipes for "no casing" sausage using beef, pork, poultry, seafood and vegetarian ingredients to produce mouth watering dishes. The book is described on the cover as "an inviting and wonderfully diverse collection from all around the globe". Innovative it certainly is but if you are just a wee bit hide bound and traditional the author offers expert directions for stuffing sausage into casings.I hadn't thought about "casing-less" sausages but they really do work but just before you serve up, you are probably wise to introduce some "Taa... Raa... Taa... Raa..." to your guests who will enjoy their meal even more if you beat up the "casing-less" dish you are serving just a little. Sounds exciting doesn't it?There are just so many dishes to experiment with that it is easy to have too many thus inhibiting your choice, so let me do it for you. On page 113 there is a dish "Chicken and Spinach Crepinettes" which is worth all the pats on the back you will get for serving it up.A Crepinette patty is a very tasty, attractive looking dish which is more than a morsel and less than a meal so is ideal for Sunday evening chats with neighbours.This is a 5 star book and will bring establish you as a culinary expert so don't miss the opportunity.Reviewed by Tom Hampstead author of the soon to be published "The Kingdom of the Two Great Houses"

This is one of the rare occasions on which I have bought a book from Amazon without there being customer reviews or looking at the book in a store first. I made a big mistake. Please read the full title carefully. The book is more about cooking with sausages than making them. Also, the author feels that anything that resembles a sausage can be called a sausage. Many recipes don't feature sausages at all but have meatballs, meatloaf, hamburger, fish balls and even tofu burgers instead.I think the main review on the Amazon page for this book is misleading. There is very little information in this book about making sausages and many of the recipes in the book do not feature sausages at all.None of the recipes in the book inspired me enough to actually make them so I don't know if the recipes actually work.If I could I would return the book.

Great book if you want to make your own sausage. Great ideas on how to use it besides with eggs for breakfast. I checked this book out of the library and liked it so much I just had to buy it.

I actually got this book from the library and liked it so much that I decided to buy it. I have never made sausage before, but have eaten plenty of the stuff that they have at the store as well as the authentic polish sausage my grandmother used to make. This book gives recipes for "making and cooking with sausage", so I'm not sure what the other reviwer expected--there are more recipes for cooking with the sausage you have made than actual sausage recipes (which is fine with me).The author gives an introduction about the different ingredients and the importance of the use of specific fats in the sausage and the different grinds or chops of the meat. Each chapter is then devoted to a different meat: pork, beef, lamb, poultry, seafood and vegetarian "sausages". I have not actually made any of the recipes yet, but they look pretty good to me and I have every intention of trying a lot of them. I can no longer eat the sausage they offer in the store because of celiac disease and food allergies, so I have to make my own to be sure of the ingredients that are used. This book is going to help me do that.

I also checked this book out from the library and have decided to purchase it. I'm sorry the negative reviewer didn't TRY any of the recipes,they are delicious. I'm guessing they were expecting more of the smoked sausage types. Which there are many good books out for that, but Victoria's book is about fresh sausages. Many that don't need to be stuffed into casings, thus the patties, meatballs, etc. I personally like this because I don't need special equipment, to purchase casings and spend more time stuffing. But she does include detailed instructions on how to do this,including grinding your own meat, if so inclined.None of the sausages are smoked or pre-cooked, they also don't have any nitrates or corn syrup included. So if you are looking for interesting, healthy ways of preparing seasoned ground meats (and tofu!) this cookbook will delight you. I also appreciate the broad range of ethnic tastes presented from Asian, German, Mexican, Mediterranean and American cuisines. I can't vouch for authenticity of these preparations only that they are tasty. I greatly appreciate the accompanying recipes that include each sausage. And don't worry there are only 3 vegetarian recipes, only 1 with tofu!We raise our own lamb and a pig every year and buy a quarter of beef, so this cookbook really fills a need I had for branching out from the old hamburger and meatloaf rut. Not that that it is necessary to have a freezer full of meat. All of the recipes are made with only 1-2# of ground meat. I am enjoying more variety with this cookbook. I also appreciate the photography, it is very beautifully done.

Some cookery books can be a disappointment but this one is terrific! Very well put together. Lovely photos and packed with ideas. Each section begins with a recipe explaining how to make the sausage itself and then follows that up with 3 or 4 suitable recipes for each type of sausage. And there are many styles of sausage to choose from. I bought this as a gift for a friend and found myself ordering a second one for this household. Highly recommend this book - give your sausage meals a makeover.

Great little book if you area complete novice at making homemade sausages. I found the recipes very good indeed. Colourful photos and easy to understand . Good value for a lot of information.

I've not made any of the sausages in the book yet but the book itself is very interesting and I've got a list of the ones I'm dying to make.

bought asa gift the end results very much enjoyed with lots of helpful cooking tips and recipes included- tempting too

very good book .easy to use recipes