Entries by Claude Cole
Taste it to Love it and Learn to Cook Cotechino
A tasting of the stupendous sausage at Harvest Market – Champaign tomorrow at 10am and 2pm. Taste it to Love it! #Piemontesausage Don’t miss the cooking lesson on Friday, straight from the experts, from 5:30-6:30. Join Piemonte Sausage for a cooking demo on an Italian classic, Cotechino with lentils. Learn the origins of the dish, […]
First Batch of Filetto’ Cured Pork
Based on their training in Italy, here is a photo of the first experimental batch of Filetto’ cured pork tenderloin. For the record this is technically a salumi, a dried whole muscle. After traveling to Italy, the Coles’ were awestruck by the different kinds of cured meats they saw in the markets. There’s no grinding […]
WCIA ci Living Storyteller with Piemonte Sausage
by Ryan Burk WCIA ci Living Storyteller You may not have ever given any thought to how sausage is made, but it actually is a very interesting process. I follow along with Piemonte Sausage to see how its done in this latest Made in Illinois. Click here to view the ci […]
Shh Secret Recipe Apple Cranberry Pecan Sausage Stuffing
Piemonte Apple Cranberry Pecan Sausage Stuffing ¾ cup finely chopped onion. 1 ½ cups chopped parsley with leaves 1 cup butter or margarine (or substitute sausage drippings for part) 8 cups of soft bread cubes 1 ½ teaspoons dried sage leaves 1 teaspoon thyme ½ teaspoon pepper 1 lb. Piemonte Apple/Cranberry/Pecan Sausage with casings removed. […]
Sausage Tasting 11/20/16
Taste it to love it! The one and only owners of Piemonte Sausage, Claude and Susan, will be having a tasting of their great quality sausages on Sunday, November 20th, 4-6pm at Harvest Market, 2209 S Neil Street in Champaign Stop by and experience the “tastiest,” hand crafted, all natural, artisanal, locally made sausage.
Family’s Favorite Stuffing for over 40 Years
Wild Rice Stuffing 1 Pkg Long Grain and Wild Rice 1 ½ cups chopped celery 1 ½ cups sliced mushrooms ¼ lb. butter or margarine 1 cup giblet broth*, chicken broth ½ cup chopped fresh parsley 1 package herb stuffing mix (8 oz.) + ½ chopped medium onion ½ lb. Piemonte Colazione bulk sausage 3 […]
Proud Graduates of Advanced Salumi Course Tuscany
Advanced Salumi Course Tuscany 20–25 October 2016, 17–22 Sapori e Saperi Adventures’ course designed and led by Giancarlo Russo, National Coordinator for Slow Food Italy on meat topics and co‐author of Salumi d’Italia, On this course Claude and Susan Cole learned the theoretical and practical elements of making a wide variety of Tuscan salumi (cured […]
Song of the Wolf or Cantalupo
Cantalupo (song of the wolf): Howl, like a wolf…A uniquely, robust sausage with a hint of heat and citrus. Cantalupo is the Northern Italian village where our grandmother was born. This delicious sausage of the region has made more than one person “sing like a wolf” in delight. It is a great accompaniment to Alfredo […]
Apple, Cranberries and Pecans Oh My!
Celebrate the holidays…Coming Soon Mela-Mirtillo-Pecan. A hand crafted sausage typical of Northern Italy. Fruit, nut and spices provide a unique flavor and delicious complement to pork. Apple/Cranberry/Pecan is excellent as a stand-alone holiday breakfast alternative or as part of a poultry stuffing. Product Descriptions: All Natural Pork, Apple, Apple Juice Concentrate, Cranberries, Pecans, Brown Sugar, Salt, […]