4 cornbread sausage dressing with dried cranberries Recipes

day-old cornbread (i make 3 packages of cornbread mix and allow to cool overnight), olive oil, fresh thyme leaves or 1 tbsp dried thyme, bulk pork sausage, unsalted butter, chopped onions, stalks celery, chopped, dried cranberries or 1 -2 cup dried cherries, chopped fresh sage leaves or 2 tsp dried sage, chopped parsley, chicken broth, salt and pepper

bulk pork sausage, chopped onions, chopped celery, crumbled cornbread, dried apricots, chopped, dried cranberries, eggs, beaten to blend, chopped fresh sage leaves or 1/2 tsp dried rubbed sage, butter or margarine, melted, chicken broth, salt and pepper

leftover cornbread, cubed, bacon, cooked and crumbled (optional, read *note) or 1/2 lb sausage meat, cooked, drained and crumbled (optional, read *note) or 2 -3 sliced tempeh and crumbled (optional, read *note), cranberries (fresh, frozen or dried ), diced onion, chopped pecans, fresh parsley, minced (replacing thyme) or 2 tsp dried parsley (replacing thyme), salt and black pepper, to taste, vegetable broth or 1/2 cup chicken broth, butter (optional, my addition )