Rigatoni col Sugo Piccante di Salsiccia

This is a sauce picked up, as it were, on a walk in the woods. It had been a good day for walking, and Victor and I wandered past our lunchtime into the early afternoon. Famished, we retreated to the nearest hamlet, a dozen houses, one of which had a sign: Bar Panini. Panini—sandwiches—are not what my husband considers food, but we had no other choice. Men were sitting at wooden tables, drinking grappa, talking about football. A pleasant, open-faced woman was behind the counte