Happy May Day

May Day basket ideas perfect for that special someone who loves chocolate and flowers

Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out values all the utilities of the world.  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1844

A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.  

~Walt Whitman

Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.  
~Gerard de Nerval

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Broccoli Salad

Cook’s notes: For easier prep fry bacon and chop broccoli, red onion the day before, store in a plastic zip loc bag and refrigerate

Ingredients:

• 1 head of broccoli
• 1 small red onion
• 6 strips of bacon-fried crisp and diced
• ½ cup raisins or craisins or 1-1/2 cups red grapes sliced in half
• 1 cup shelled sunflower seeds
• 1 small package of shredded 3 color Coleslaw Mix (carrots, green and red cabbage found in produce) 

Dressing:

• 1-cup lite mayonnaise or lite Miracle Whip
• 2 TB. white vinegar
• 1/3 cup sugar

Directions:

• Mix salad ingredients and chill while making dressing mixture
• Mix dressing with salad ingredients 1/2 hour before serving and return bowl to refrigerator
• If need more dressing make ½ mixture more: ½ cup lite mayo, 1 TB. vinegar, 1/8 cup sugar