Tuesday's (without the Ruby) Pasta...

This evening youngest son came over to have dinner with me after work.  Hubby is out of town for a few days...so I decided to take advantage of being able to make something that had....MUSHROOMS!!! Oh yeah....I love mushrooms but hubby is mentally allergic to them...so I rarely get to eat them.  My lucky charm this evening is that youngest son just happens to be a mushroom fan like me....so I made a pasta dish loaded with lots of mushrooms for us to eat.  I sauteed some red and orange bell peppers, a diced zucchini and 1/2 lb of beautiful sliced mushrooms and then added in a thinly sliced Aidells Italian & Mozzarella Chicken Sausage for flavor.  I poured a jar of Bertolli Tomato and Basil Sauce over everything and gave it a few good shakes of cayenne and let it simmer for about 30 minutes while I cooked the pasta, made the salad and heated a small loaf of Tuscan bread.  I snapped a few pics below for you to see.  It was a delicious meal...but the best part of it (other than getting to have dinner with my youngest son) was that I got to eat mushrooms with abandon!  ;-)  They say it's the little things in life that count...and I got to eat some awesome little mushrooms tonight.

The veggie & sausage medley before the sauce is added

Orecchiette is my favorite pasta shape

Voila!

BOOM!

Topped with shredded Parmesan cheese and fresh basil

Newest Appearances in the Secret Garden

Daylilies

Hydrangea

Magnolia

Pink Carpet Rose

Where did he come from?