Whether in a pasta sauce, as a pizza topping or stewed in sauce, sausage is a great ingredient. Try this super simple appetizer: combine sweet Italian sausage with a handful of jack cheese, dash of fennel seeds, a few springs of fresh parsley, salt and pepper, and spoon into halved jalapeno or poblano peppers that have been sprinkled with salt. Bake about 20 minutes at 400˚ and serve with plain Greek yogurt or Ranch dressing as a dip. YUM!