Curried Apple Salad

It sounds a little crazy, but honestly it is surprising how many people like the flavor of this super simple salad. I hope you do too!

Salad
3 lrg. apples (I prefer Fuji)
2-3 celery stalks, from the center w/ leaves attached (there is a ton of good flavor in celery leaves)
3/4 cup of dried cranberries
1/2 - 2/3 cup of chopped walnuts, lightly toast on a dry pan before chopping
1/3 cup of chopped flat Italian parsley

• Combine all the salad ingredients into a bowl

Dressing
1/2 - 3/4 cup of mayo (depending on how creamy you like it)
Juice of one lemon
1 small shallot, finely minced (optional, but good)
1 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
salt and pepper to taste

•  Mix the dressing in a smaller seperate bowl until well incorporated and gently fold the dressing into the salad.  ENJOY!

Rigatoni

1 pkg rigatoni noodles
1 can italian stewed tomatoes
1 lb ground sausage
1 can tomato sauce (optional)

Cook noodles as instructed (usually about 14 minutes). Brown sausage, add tomato sauce and stewed tomatoes. (I usually use a hand blender to puree the stewed tomatoes first). Put cooked noodles on a platter and top with sauce.

This is one of the easiest recipes and it is both of my kids' favorites.