Nanny's Cranberry Salad

1 package raspberry jello
1 cup water
1 can whole cranberry sauce
1 chopped apple
chopped nuts
chopped celery

Dissolve the jello in the water. Add other ingredients, stir, and pour into square glass pan. Chill until set.

Sausage Dip

I can't believe this recipe hasn't already been posted!  My sister called me, having lost her copy of this old recipe from my friend Ken's family, acquired many years ago as an alternative to the sometimes-just-too-darn-artificially-cheesey Rotel and Velveeta Dip.  Kim has been known to replace half the cream cheese with Velveeta, skipping the mayo.

1 package Jimmy Dean, browned with onion and drained
2 blocks cream cheese
2 cans Rotel tomatoes
2-3 Tbsp. mayonnaise
1 tsp. garlic salt
salt and pepper to taste

Heat together above ingredients.  Garnish with fresh tomatoes and green onions, if desired.

Serve with crackers or tortilla chips.

Janet's Broccoli Grape Salad

This recipe is from my friend Janet.  I always double it when I make it for my family, and triple or quadruple it when I take it somewhere.  There's never any left.

1 bunch broccoli, cut up (peeled stalks, too!)
1 bunch green onion, chopped with a few tops
     (You can use a little white onion chopped very fine.)
3-4 C. seedless red grapes, halved
     (You can use Craisins or leave these out entirely.)
3 Tbsp. cooked, chopped bacon (opt.)
1/4 C. toasted sliced almonds
      (350 degrees for 3 minutes)

Dressing:
1 C. mayonnaise (not Miracle Whip!)
1/3 C. sugar
1 Tbsp. vinegar
      (apple cider, white wine, or rice vinegar are nice)

Put dressing and almonds on salad just before serving.

This has become a holiday favorite around here, usually as a side with the Popeye's chicken and biscuits that my in-laws bring on their way into town before any holiday gathering.