February 2010 Vol 2, Issue 2

Greetings!

A celebration of the contributions Black Americans made to this great nation!

WalterHome Style is steeped in southern style tradition.  The recipe that Hildred Shumake developed,  is now Home Style Sausage.  Walter Parks, grandfather of our previous owner represents our commitment to keeping this tradition going.  We take a moment to acknowledge our heritage as we carry on the smokehouse tradition and preparation our forefathers used to enhance the flavor of our Hot and Mild Pork Sausage.  These are savory flavors that never let us forget our unique and special heritage.    Ask the store manager for Home Style Sausage, the one with Walter on the package; because Home Style is that good, and good food is food for the soul.

Pictured above in this month's masthead, from left are: Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Home Style Hot and Mild Pork Sausages
You asked, we delivered!

  You asked the manager and now Sam's Club will offer Home Style Hot and Mild pork sausage to the Sams Club Members.  We will keep making this premium sausage because you are the catalyst that puts our product in the store.  So if you want Home style in your local market you have to ask the store manager. 
 
February is a great month for comfort food.   It's cold out and the family needs foods that are warm and soothing.  Our Louisanna recipe for Gumbo using Home Style hot or mild sausage meets the highest of comfort food standards. It's hot, filling, and there is enough for seconds and thirds.
Sausages
US Foods
Partners Beyond the Plate!

24 Pack Turkey SausageOn Friday, Home Style participated in the US Foods new product demonstration.  250 buyers for US Foods attended and tried Home Style, Hot and Mild Sausage;  Chicken and Turkey Sausage.   We also gave them a sample of how good Home Style Sausage taste when added to our favorite gumbo recipe.  You just might want to try it.
Try this Great Recipe!
Smoked Sausage and Chicken Gumbo
with Rice

Gumbo


1 tablespoon plus � cup vegetable oil
1 pound Home Style Hot Pork Sausage
4 pounds chicken thighs, skin removed
1 tablespoon Essence or Creole seasoning
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped bell peppers
1 teaspoon salt
� teaspoon cayenne
3 bay leaves
9 cups chicken stock or canned low-sodium chicken broth
� cup chopped green onions
2 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves
1 package okra
 
Prepare White Rice as directed on your label
 
In a large skillet cook sausage until well browned.  Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon and set aside
 
To the same skilled add to the oil from the sausage 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and bring to frying heat level.  Season the chicken with the Essence (or Creole seasoning) and brown in the fat remaining in the pan over a medium-high heat 5-6 minutes.  Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside.
 
Combine the remaining � cup oil and flour in the same pan.  Cook, stirring slowly and constantly for 25 to 30 minutes, to make a dark brown roux, the color of chocolate. (Some things cannot be rushed, do not walk away to do something else and do not burn the roux)
 
Add the onions, celery, and bell peppers and cook, stirring, until wilted, 4-5 minutes.  Add the reserved sausage, salt and cayenne.
 
Transfer all of the mixture in the pan into a large pot or Dutch oven.  Add bullion and stir.  Then add chicken, parsley and bay leaves turn up the flame and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat to a simmer.   Once chicken is fully cooked 30 - 45 minutes then add okra until done.  Skim fat from the top before serving.  Serve over rice.
 
Cook Time 3hr 30 min    Serves 12

Remember good food is "Food for the Soul"
Our products are available at these fine grocery stores:
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FunniBonz Barbeque
24 Pack Turkey Sausage

Pictured from left: Freddie Edenfield, Home Style Foods, with Jim Barbour, and Evonne Ellis of Funnibonz BBQ.

Great sauce, wonderful people; it gets no better than that!  www.funnibonz.com

Demo Time!
24 Pack Turkey Sausage

Pictured from left: Janice Hill and Winston Lamar, of Home Style Foods are preparing for the sausage demonstration
Regions Bank Opening
Regions logoRegions Bank Grand Opening:  Saturday January 23, treating customers to sausage on both sides of Camp 'Creek Parkway.  We were outside grilling at the Regions Bank Grand Opening event and sampling inside at Publix across the street.  Home Style was coming and going on the West Side of Atlanta.  It was cold and windy and alot of fun.  Thanks to everyone for coming out.  Thanks to Sportscaster, Fred Hickman for his wonderful voice and shameless plug on V103.  It was a blast.Regions logo
Upcoming Events

March 10-12 
Expo ANTAD 2010, Guadalajara, Mexico

March 31 
US Food Show
Atlanta Georgia

April 21-23 
SIAL Canada 2010,
Montreal, Canada

April- September
Music in the Park

May 2010
Atlanta Metro Cooking Show

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