Maple Breakfast Chicken Sausage

I made this today and put it in packages in the freezer in preparation for a recipe I am going to make later.  The samples we cooked to see if the seasonings were right sure tasted good!

4 lbs ground chicken (this was not exact - none of the packages of grnd chkn were exactly one lb)
1/4 - 1/3 cup maple syrup (I would probably say 1/4 cup unless you really want the maple flavor to come through) 
1/4 - 1/3 cup olive oil
1 TB + 1 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (we liked it better with 3/4 tsp)
1 heaping TB poultry seasoning
1 TB garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder 
1 1/2 tsp caraway seed

Mix it all up in a bowl and then cook a little piece to see if you like the seasonings.  That's the great thing about homemade sausage - you start on the light side with your spices and then keep adding stuff until you've got the flavors you are looking for. :)

Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Hummus

Boy, this stuff turned out yummy!  I don't have exact measurements on the ingredients because I was winging it, but here is about what I did:

Step One:
Half a head of cauliflower, cut in bite-sized pieces
4-6 cloves of garlic

Put the cauliflower and garlic in a casserole dish and drizzle with olive oil.  Cover with foil and put in the oven at 350 to roast.  I will guess it was in there for an hour, but I wasn't watching the clock.  You want to leave it in there until the cauliflower is tender.

Step Two:
Put the roasted garlic and cauliflower in your food processor.  Add:

About 1 TB olive oil
1-2 tsp of lemon juice
abt 1/2 tsp cumin
cayenne pepper to taste
salt to taste
1-2 tsp tahini paste

Blend away!  I enjoyed dipping baby carrots in the "hummus" but I am sure there are lots of other yummy ways to use it.

Book Recommendation

I was at the library with the kids yesterday and checked out "Practical Paleo" by Diane Sanfilippo.  I really like it.  Well written, lots of menu plans, nice photos, very informative.  I have been skimming it just because I like to find out if I really want to read a book like this before I actually take the time to really read it.  But thus far I am quite impressed.