Sausage
Wild Rice, Sausage and Fennel Stuffing
The flavor of the stuffing complements most fowl--there is enough here to stuff a 12-pound turkey or six game hens. The stuffing is also delicious as a side dish with roast pork or as a filling for cabbage rolls.
Sausage and Red Bell Pepper Quiche
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Mussels with Sausage, Coconut Milk and Lime
Salamander's chef, Stan Frankenthaler, combines mussels with spicy sausage and Thai flavorings, such as coconut milk and lime juice.
Italian Sausage Pasta Salad
Accompany this robust salad with crusty bread and serve grapes for dessert.
Portobello Mushroom and Sausage Pizzas
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
The mushroom caps are the pizza "crusts." Chopped pepperoni, onions, olives or bell peppers also make great toppings.
Sausages and Pork Chops Baked with Fruited Sauerkraut
Transforming cabbage into sauerkraut was one way the Germans preserved summer's crop for the hard winter ahead. A combination of rinsing the kraut of its salty brine and baking it with dried fruit mellows its bite. Smoked pork chops can be substituted; just omit the browning step. Offer some dark and light German beers to drink.
Rigatoni with Hot Sausage and Fennel
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.