Pasta with Pumpkin and Sausage

INGREDIENTS

1 lb

Sweet italian sausage, bulk

Bay leaf, fresh or dried

4 cloves

Garlic, cracked and chopped

Golden delicious apple, small

Onion, medium

1 cup

Pumpkin, canned

1/4

Red onion, small

sprigs Sage, leaves

Spinach salad with apple and red onion

1 lb

Triple-washed spinach

1 tsp

Grain mustard

1 tbsp

Honey

1 lb

Penne rigate

1/8 tsp

Cinnamon, ground

1/2 tsp

Nutmeg, ground ground or freshly grated

Salt and black pepper, Coarse

1 tbsp

Olive oil, extra-virgin

1/4 cup

Olive oil

Pumpernickel or whole grain bread

1 cup

White wine, dry

1 cup

Chicken stock, canned or paper container

1/2 cup

(3 turns around the pan) heavy cream

1 1/2 tablespoons (a couple of splashes) apple cider vinegar

Romano or Parmigiano, for grating