Penne & Sausage

We made a trip up to Maryville, Tn a couple weeks ago to see our friends Vern and Helen Ashbrook's new farm. Not surprisingly they really went all out to be the great host they always are and put a brunch on the table that was nothing short of magnificent. You might say they hit a home run, grand slam etc but I say it was perfect. I've already told Helen she can cook for us anytime. We didn't get the recipe and really wanted to try our hand at it yesterday, so we just winged it and it was very good but fell far short of Helens. It's a great dish and the homemade yeast rolls and salad (add avocado) makes it very special. A little red wine doesn't hurt either. As I said I didn’t have the recipe and I didn’t write anything down but here’s what we put in the dish. Homemade Hot Italian Sausage shaped in bite size pieces and fried well done, whole wheat Penne (use reg pasta to make the dish look brighter), artichoke hearts, green onions, sundried tomato, asparagus, carrots, fresh mozzarella cheese, cream.