Nutcrackers Sweet

I have been collecting nutcrackers for a long

time. They take charge of my dining room

every Christmas. The tall skinny trio stands

guard in the middle of the dining room table.

And that is just a small part of the many

gathered around. And the large single guy came

from New York City on one of my trips there.

I was there with my daughter who was performing

in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. We

bought this nutcracker at Saks Fifth Avenue, and

had to get him in the suitcase...he's about 3 feet

tall!

Speaking of New York, one of our favorite hotels

is the Waldorf. And also, one of my favorite salads.

And since it has nuts in it (walnuts), I thought I

would share my recipe here, so you can fix it this

Christmas!

Waldorf Salad:

3 large crisp red apples

1 1/2 cup celery , chopped fine
1 cup raisens

small bunch of grapes, cut in half

2 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped

Dressing: equal parts mayonaise and cool whip

You can add other fruit: pineapple, dried cranberries,

mandarin oranges to make it really interesting

And the proportions can be adjusted to your taste.

Enjoy!

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gail shelton art