[Snowflake]

Non-Vegetarian Dressing

chicken apple sausage loose (or links cut into a dice) or pork sausage
1 C onion, diced
3/4 C celery, diced
2 apples, peeled & diced
dried apricots, chopped
raisins (mix, golden, red flame, whatever)
1/4 t dried sage
fresh parsley (italian or curley or both)
salt and pepper to taste
1 large loaf of egg twist bread (or a really nice brioche), day old, cut into 1" cubes
broth (chicken or veggie) as much as needed

Saute sausage in a bit of butter or oil until browned and delicous. Drain well, and save a bit of the fat in the pan with all the yummy brown bits to begin the next step.

Saute the onion, celery until translucent, then add to the cooked sausage let this cool somewhat. In a large bowl. add the add apples, apricots, rasins, parsley and sage mix well and add broth or stock as much as needed to keep moist.

Season once more with salt and pepper if needed.

Dot the top with butter and bread crumbs (from the loaf you cubed) and cover and bake in 350 degree over for about 25 minutes and then uncover it and give it another 10 minutes or so, or a shot under the broiler to crisp the top layer.

This is pretty much the recipe I use always and I never go home with any of it. You can fudge any of the ingredients to your own taste. I do prefer the chicken apple sausage, it's really nice.