A New Twist on Fruit Salad

My sister's friend, Christine, made this and we love it! It is such a great and different way to dress up and eat fruit salad. We will be eating this all summer long! Ingredients:

1 Cantaloupe 4-5 apples, peeled 1 carton strawberries 1 carton blueberries 2 cartons raspberries green grapes any other fruit you want! 1 to 1 1/2 c. orange juice 3/4 c. lightly packed brown sugar 1 bag cinnamon and sugar pita chips

Directions:

- Cut all fruit into small bite size pieces. - Toss fruit in a large bowl. - Pour orange juice over fruit. - Stir in brown sugar. - Mix well. - Serve with pita chips to scoop up fruit.

Countdown to Thanksgiving - Cranberry Salad

This recipe came from my grandma, Moms. When she first made this I was a little skeptical...I liked cranberry sauce from a can! Well, her new version of cranberry sauce was a huge hit and we make it every year! It's sweet and it's tart. It's just good!Ingredients:

1 (3 oz.) box unsweetened lemon jello

1 (3 oz.) box unsweetened cherry jello

2 c. boiling water

2 c. sugar

1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple, undrained

2 apples, peeled and diced

1 (12 oz.) bag fresh cranberries, cut in half

1 c. chopped pecans, optional

Directions:

- In a large pot bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
- Stir in lemon and cherry jello and 2 cups of sugar.
- Stir until completely dissolved.
- Pour into a serving bowl.
- Stir in all remaining ingredients.
- Cover and refrigerate over night until ready to serve.

Homemade Applesauce

Cole and I made homemade Applesauce during his Letter "A" week and it was too good not to share. It is so easy that I might never eat store bought applesauce again!Ingredients:

5-6 apples, peeled and cut into slices {the thinner the slice the faster they cook}

1/2 c water

1/2 to 1 c. sugar

cinnamon to taste

Directions:

- Pour water into the bottom of the crock pot.

- Add sliced apples, sugar and cinnamon.

- Cover and cook on low until apples are soft, about 5-6 hours.

- Mash apples with a potato masher to desired consistency. {I left mine a little chunky}

- Add more cinnamon and sugar if needed.

- Eat, warm, cold or over ice cream!