Sausages in (onion) gravy

Do you ever have those days when all you feel like is some good old comfort food, no matter how good or bad it is for you? I had one of those days the other day. I was tired and not feeling very well and all I felt like was one of my favourite dishes from my childhood - Sausages in onion gravy. I know some of you will be horrified by the sound of this dish, but no matter how bad it sounds (and looks) it's really very tasty. Plus it's very easy and fairly quick to make.

Yes, I know, it's not the greatest looking meal...but it's comfort food! :)
You start off with as many BBQ sausages you need. You can use whatever sausages you want here - flavoured or plain, but we usually just get plain ones for this meal. In a frying pan with a little bit of oil fry the sausages until they're brown and cooked through.

Usually I slice a large onion into rings and cook it in the pan with the sausages, however on this occassion we were all out of onions so I decided to replace them with mushrooms. I sliced a few large mushrooms up and added them to the pan with the sausages to cook.
While these were cooking, I put 3 tablespoons of gravy powder (I know, I know) in a small bowl and filled it with water and whisked the two together. Once the sausages and mushrooms were cooked, I poured this gravy mixture over the top and stirred occassionally until the mixture thickened.

And that was it! Very simple, very quick. While I was cooking the sausages I also steamed some vegetables to have on the side - zucchini, carrots and potatoes which I mashed. Mashed potatoes with Sausages in Onion Gravy is a fantastic combination.
I must admit it tasted a little different to how it usually tastes - I'm guessing this is because of the use of mushrooms instead of onions. It was still very nice, but just not as good as usual.

Recipe Source: Family recipe

White Chocolate Mousse cups

Something else I was in charge of for Christmas was to make a couple of desserts. My Mum was making the Christmas pudding, so we basically needed a couple of small options for those people who aren't really into pudding (like myself). Because I was making the turkey (as you can see in the previous post) I decided to make these desserts quick and easy so I didn't have to spend too much time worrying about them. The first one that I decided to make was White Chocolate Mousse. I'd made this recipe before a couple of times and know that except for the time it takes for the mousse to set in the fridge (a couple of hours at the most) it's a really quick and easy recipe to make. I got the recipe from my sister, although I'm not sure where she got it from.

Ingredients:

150g white chocolate

2 cups cream

3 tbsp water

2 tsp gelatin

1. Mix water and gelatin in a small bowl and let stand until the water is absorbed.

2. Over a double saucepan heat cream and white chocolate until chocolate is melted and both are combined

3. Pour gelatin mixture into white chocolate and cream and whisk for 3 minutes

4. Pour mixture into bowls/ramekins/glasses and refrigerate until set.

This was definitely a crowd favourite on Christmas day. My brother in law and a couple of others went back for seconds and thirds! It's a very rich and very tasty dessert so small serves are probably enough for most people. I found tiny little wine glasses in the local party supplies shop and ended up making 19 of them, although I did need to triple the mixture to get that amount of little cups filled. And although I didn't take a picture of it, I also added a couple of raspberries on top of each mousse to make them a bit more festive.