2 Cornish hens
1/4 lb. fresh Italian hot sausage
1 tbsp. rosemary
1 tbsp. sweet basil
1 tsp. thyme
2 tbsp. granulated garlic
1 tbsp. Old Bay seasoning
2 tbsp. oregano
2 tbsp. restaurant grind black pepper
2 tbsp. salt
2 tbsp. paprika
1/3 c. olive oil
1 c. sauterne wine or any good white wine

Remove sausage from casing. Place in preheated frying pan over medium heat with 2 tablespoon olive oil. Fry until brown while crumbling with wooden fork or spoon for 3 to 4 minutes.

Sprinkle cavity of hens with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 tablespoon pepper, stuff sausage into cavity. Sprinkle remaining salt and pepper with above ingredients on outside of hens, make slight gash where leg joins body for better cooking. Rub hens with olive oil.

Place in preheated oven at 350 degrees. Pour 1/2 cup sauterne into glass baking dish. Cook 45 minutes turn hens over breast side down add remainder of sauterne, cook 15 minutes, turn breast side up cook additional 45 minutes at 275 degrees.

NB: Wash thoroughly in cold water inside and out trim excess fat off carcus.