Sausage

Called chakchouka, this specialty is perfect for brunch, lunch or even a quick supper.Traditionally, it is prepared with a slender, spicy beef or lamb merguez sausage, and a soft bread is used in place of a fork to "grab and eat".

Salsicce con l'Uva While this dish makes for excellent dinner fare, I personally prefer it served on a crusty roll for lunch along with a glass of Chianti Colli Aretini.... If you don't have good crusty bread on hand, make a few mashed potatoes while these sausages are roasting in the oven.

Linguiça is a garlic-flavored Portuguese sausage available at most supermarkets. Serve with: Frisée salad drizzled with a red wine vinaigrette.

These hors d'oeuvres are a nice addition to a cocktail party.

If this stuffing is to be baked inside the holiday turkey, reduce the amount of chicken broth to 2 1/4 cups.

Not all good meat sauces have to simmer for hours. The sauce for this recipe can be made in less than 45 minutes.

This pie uses pizza toppings as a filling. Serve it with a tossed green salad.

This impressive stuffing gets its Yankee accent from apples and dried cranberries.

A streamlined variation on the hearty Louisiana favorite.

Part of this stuffing is used in Crown Roast of Pork with Sausage Stuffing. To serve as a side dish, place all of the stuffing in a baking dish, cover and bake at 375°F for 45 minutes.

The deep hollow created by emptying the bread is filled with lots of goodies, and this becomes a deep-dish pizza.

Cooked cocktail sausages are glazed with a sweet and spicy mixture flavored with Worcestershire sauce, and served with a sauce whose predominant ingredient is mango chutney.