Strozzapreti Pasta with Vegan Apple-Sage Sausage - dinner for one

My wife went to a concert and had dinner, so I had a simple but tasty dinner on my own. I made strozzapreti pasta (as I described back in 2008, there is an interesting history to this pasta and how it got its name) with marinara sauce and roasted artichokes. A salad with a little bit of salad dressing (I usually like my salads with lime or lemon juice and black pepper with a touch of salt, but my wife picked up a nice organic herb vinaigrette dressing that I've recently been occasionally enjoying with my salads) and a grilled Field Roast Grain Meat Company smoked apple-sage artisanal vegan sausage completed the meal.