Suggestions for: Sausage and Oil Change

[Locke]

Whatever you do, dont do them at the same time.

[ricosuave]

I love Costco sausage, they have mild Italian, hot Italian, and honey garlic.

All are excellent, and they aren't super fatty and cause flare-ups on your BBQ.

You could also check out Groupon for oil changes, pretty sure a saw a few places there.

[Northendzone]

I hate to say this, but I believe $70 is the going rate for a lube job.....

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

How do you guys prepare/enjoy your sausages? I've never really understood how to gourmet or enjoy them other than cold with cheeses.

An easy one I like is the big Costco chorizo (Freybe's brand, I think) sliced about 1/4-1/2 inch thick. Cook hot in cast iron, flip, add bell peppers and chunks of white onion. When veggies softened, add crushed garlic. Deglaze with red wine and sprinkle Italian seasoning. Reduce the wine a bit and you are done. Serve with pasta, or if you are awesome like me, polenta(not the pre-cooked sliced log, cook it fresh, it's easy). I can prep and cook the whole meal in about 20 minutes.

Chorizo sausage are also great in paella which is also fairly easy to make.

The Costco spicy Italian sausage is easy to make into a pasta sauce. I start from frozen, defrost slightly then remove skin and cut into chunks. Fry, add diced onion, cook those and dump in a can of diced tomatoes. There is enough seasoning in the sausage to flavour everything, though feel free to add garlic before the sauce. Simmer for hours if you have time. Easy and awesome. Red wine always helps at the end.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

An easy one I like is the big Costco chorizo (Freybe's brand, I think) sliced about 1/4-1/2 inch thick. Cook hot in cast iron, flip, add bell peppers and chunks of white onion. When veggies softened, add crushed garlic. Deglaze with red wine and sprinkle Italian seasoning. Reduce the wine a bit and you are done. Serve with pasta, or if you are awesome like me, polenta(not the pre-cooked sliced log, cook it fresh, it's easy). I can prep and cook the whole meal in about 20 minutes.

Chorizo sausage are also great in paella which is also fairly easy to make.

The Costco spicy Italian sausage is easy to make into a pasta sauce. I start from frozen, defrost slightly then remove skin and cut into chunks. Fry, add diced onion, cook those and dump in a can of diced tomatoes. There is enough seasoning in the sausage to flavour everything, though feel free to add garlic before the sauce. Simmer for hours if you have time. Easy and awesome. Red wine always helps at the end.

And in the beginning too!

[Iceman90]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

For sausage, I would recommend either of the Polish delis on Heritage Drive. One is in the shopping area at Heritage/MacLeod and the other is at Heritage/Fairmount.

They are very good. I also find the sausage at the deli at Save On Foods on MacLeod Trail are pretty tasty for the price. They always have 3-4 interesting varieties.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

How do you guys prepare/enjoy your sausages? I've never really understood how to gourmet or enjoy them other than cold with cheeses.

Only one true way. Beside perogies fried with onions and a side of sour cream.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Canehdianman

*sniff* I feel like CP might actually be maturing a little bit.

almost 20 posts and no reference to the sausage and oil change district

Pfff the guy asked for info on sausages and lube. There are pages of jokes available here before someone pulls the "lube district on 3rd" card

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

Pfff the guy asked for info on sausages and lube. There are pages of jokes available here before someone pulls the "lube district on 3rd" card

Funny enough, the "lube district" used to be on 3rd 20 years ago.

[wwkayaker]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

I hate to say this, but I believe $70 is the going rate for a lube job.....

Single?

[Calgary14]

An oil change is likely the easiest thing you can do with a vehicle for maintenance. Basically all you do is jack the front of your vehicle up, find the oil pan and loosen the bolt until the oil comes out, then put the bolt back and pop the hood to add oil to the engine. Oil filter - find, loosen, replace. At Canadian Tire you can easily look up which type of oil filter your car needs. Google how much oil your car needs. Youtube has videos on almost every make/model showing how to do this. Takes about 20 min and costs around $30.

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by REDVAN

Congrats on the minivan.

A red minivan, I presume?

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Calgary14

An oil change is likely the easiest thing you can do with a vehicle for maintenance. Basically all you do is jack the front of your vehicle up, find the oil pan and loosen the bolt until the oil comes out, then put the bolt back and pop the hood to add oil to the engine. Oil filter - find, loosen, replace. At Canadian Tire you can easily look up which type of oil filter your car needs. Google how much oil your car needs. Youtube has videos on almost every make/model showing how to do this. Takes about 20 min and costs around $30.

Just not in that order...

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by Canehdianman

Oil changes aren't hard. Google how to do it and learn a useful life skill.

It isn't that it is too hard to change my own oil; it's more of a matter of not wanting to lay on the ground outside four times a year.

edit: I guess I should give a suggestion. For oil change I go to Country Hills Toyota because they let me bring my own oil and filter. Oil filters from Amazon. Synthetic oil from Costco. I get a full synthetic oil change for about $60.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by REDVAN

Congrats on the minivan.

You forgot to ask if it was red