Spinach Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette

1/2 bag spinach
1/2 c. dried cranberries
1/2 bag romaine lettuce
1/2 c. bacon, cooked & crumbled
1/2 purple onion
3/4 c. chopped tomatoes and/or mushrooms
3/4 c. swiss or parmesan cheese
1/2 c. sliced almonds
1 orange, peeled and cut up or sliced strawberries

Mix all ingredients together in a salad bowl and toss. Serve with vinaigrette.

Strawberry Vinaigrette
1/2 c. red wine vinegar
1 tsp. poppy seeds
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
About 3/4 c. hulled strawberries
1/8 chopped onion

Mix all ingredients together in a blender. Will keep 10 days to 2 weeks.

Orange Jello Salad

1 large box of orange jello
3 cups boiling water
Cool Whip

Dissolve Jello and wather then add 8 oz Cool Whip (scoop frozen cool whip by the spoonful into jello and whisk until melted and smooth)

Pour into glass dish or cake pan.

Refrigerate. The jello will separate into layers.

You can top it with thawed cool whip and mandarin orange slices.

Thea's Salad

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup sugar

1 can crushed pineapple, drained

10 oz. berries (any kind), cut up

8 oz. cool-whip

Whip cream cheese and sugar. Mix in crushed pineapple and berries. Stir in cool whip. ENJOY!