A favorite from My Mom's Kitchen:

Cherry Salad
1 can Sweetened condensed milk
1 12-16 oz. cool whip, thawed
1 can cherry pie filling
1 can pineapple chunks, drained
optional: chopped pecans or walnuts

Mix together and enjoy!

Jello Salad
12 oz.or larger Cool whip, thawed
small container of cottage cheese
Large package of orange jello
1 can mandarin oranges, drained
1 can drained, crushed pineapple

Mix together and enjoy!

As close to Grandma's as I can get.

My Grandma Taylor makes the best potato salad, and I can never get the recipe from her....."oh, it's a little of this, and some of that."
This one I found is pretty close!

Potato Salad
1 C. miracle whip
1 tsp. mustard
1/2 tsp. celery seed
1/2 tsp. salt
4 C. cubed, cooked potatoes (see note at end of recipe)
2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
1/2 C. chopped onion
1/2 C. celery slices
1/2 C. chopped sweet pickle

Stir together miracle whip and spices. Add other ingredients. Mix and chill.

To cook potatoes: Put in pan, cover with water. Bring to a boil then cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Drain and let cool slightly. Peel and cube.

Creamy Poppyseed Pasta and Fruit Salad
From Kraftfoods.com

4 C. Bowtie pasta, cooked, drained and cooled
12 oz. Chicken pieces, cooked and cubed
2 C. fresh strawberries, sliced
2 C. seedless red grapes, halved
2 C. Cantaloupe chunks
1 green onion, chopped
1 Tbsp. finely chopped mint leaves
3/4 C. poppyseed dressing

Combine all ingredients and refrigerate for 30 min.