Merry Christmas, Everyone!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

A little back story, we’ve been a foster family for almost 3 years now!  We have 2 bio daughters (17yo & 14yo) and have fostered 9 kiddos - 3yo and under.  The last year with our last 2 foster babies was really hard.  They both had a lot of medical issues.....we had 320+ appointments between the 2 of them in the year we were blessed to have them!  So, we are taking 3-4 months off from fostering to rest and take a trip to Disney World before we are back to taking in foster kiddos!  Self-care is a must if you are a care giver to anyone!!

The last 2 years I’ve been struggling with a few medical issues and am taking several medications for them.....the biggest is T2 diabetes.  I’m working hard to heal my body with THM and get off these meds!

Here’s a recipe that my family LOVES so I had to THMify it!!

Sausage Balls!

• 2 1/2 Cups of RayesPlace baking blend**
• 1 pkg (8oz) softened cream cheese
• 1 Pound Bulk Pork Sausage.
• 4 Cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese.
• 1/2 Cup Grated Fresh Parmesan Cheese. (I use the green can if I don’t have fresh)
• 1/2 Cup 1/2 & 1/2.
• 1 Teaspoon Dried Crushed Rosemary.
• 1 Teaspoon Dried Parsley Flakes.
• 1/2 tsp salt

Mix all of your above ingredients together very well in a large mixing bowl by hand.

Line your cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Form your sausage and cheese balls into quarter-sized balls and place on the baking sheet slightly apart and not touching each other.

You will want to pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.

Bake your sausage cheese balls for 20-25 minutes.  You want them golden brown all over and serve soon after you take them out of the oven or let them cool then put them in a gallon size ziploc bag and freeze!  They taste great warmed up in the microwave!

**I’ve used RayesPlace.blogspot.com ‘s baking blend for a long time but I’ve made some alterations because I don’t always have psyllium husks on hand!!

• 1 cup oat flour (I grind my own!)
• 1 cup coconut flour 
• 1/2 cup oat fiber
• 1/2 cup psyllium husks (if I don’t have any, I just sub more oat fiber)
• 2 Tbs baking powder
• 1 Tbs Xanthan Gum
• 1/2 tsp salt

Mix together and store in an airtight container.

Merry Christmas from our home to yours!!