jen's simple stroganoff/sloppy open-faced sandwich

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef or venison (i prefer venison)
• 1 pound chub of jimmy dean hot sausage
• 1/2 large white onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic (optional)
• 1/3-1/2 pint heavy whipping cream
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 2-3 - heaping tbsp. sour cream
• 1 can mushrooms, pieces and stems
• - garlic salt, black pepper, onion powder, and crushed red pepper flakes, to taste (i would start with a tsp. of each and add from there, to be safe)