Worked up a storm in the kitchen today
I got a chance to get to a garden center that sells fresh produce, and scored nice sized zucchinis, 2/1.00, cukes 4/.99, green peppers 4/.99, and a bargain bag of sweet Italian peppers 8 for .50. Yep. When I got home, I washed all the veggies, and they're getting dry before I process. I took most of the sweet Italian peppers and roasted them. They are peeled and marinating in a little red wine vinegar, salt and olive oil. While they were roasting, I made a pan of stir-fried veggies, and some rice. I got a pork loin the other day to make into sausage. I cut a couple slices and ground it, then sauted it to go with the vegs and rice. So that was dinner.
I made about 4 lbs of bulk sausage with the rest of it, and since I didn't eat much today, am treating myself to a 1/2 sausage sandwich on bread I baked 2 days ago. The other patties are already in the freezer, should last me until Jan. I think this is one of the best batches of sausage I've made.
Everything is put away or tidied up. I have a sink full of dishes, but those will clean up fast. Feel pretty content 
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I used to call it a working binge After I posted, I did the dishes, a load of laundry and had a nice long phone talk with my daughter. Slept really good
Not very often I get into hyperdrive.
It is about 20 minutes away. There is a major road project on my main road, and I've avoided driving much, unless I really need to. The project is winding down, and I wasn't busy this week, so off I went. I'm really glad, too! Today, I'll blanch and freeze most of the zucchini, but planning to make almond flour zucchini bread for a treat And cut the remaining peppers and freeze for cooking.
I snapped this photo yesterday at the ShopRite. Now, as most of you know, ShopRite makes a point of having reasonable prices. But look at this, for freaking zucchini cut into zoodles (which I can do in a heartbeat because I have a spiralizer):
$8.57 for zoodles?
Please, ShopRite: it's zucchini season and customers aren't stupid.
This is nuts.
at the money you saved!!!
(plus making zoodles is fun.) 
Maybe Banquet?
I got an idea of what I wanted in my own sausage, and it has worked pretty well for a mild, country style sausage.
This time, I measured the salt, pepper and sage, so that it has the strength of flavor I was after. Other batches, I was guessing
Hope you find a recipe you like.
