I think every good recipe has a story, and this one certainly does. If
you don't want to hear it, just scroll down to the main attraction.
I'll try not to feel rejected.

A friend
had a Pampered Chef party, and I was previously uninitiated into the
Pampered Chef cult, so I went along. Every single woman there had this
handheld chopper thingy that they insisted I must have! (Gasp! How in the world did I live without it?!) My friend said she used it to chop her chicken when she made chicken salad.

Perfect! As a semitarian/flexitarian, I hate cutting meat. I think it's a texture thing. This chopper and I had a date. Er ... and the chicken too. Sort of.

So
tonight I made my chicken salad with the chopper! It took me a while to
get used to the chopper -- I almost cut my finger because I'm clumsy
that way -- but before long, my chicken was ready to go! Then I just
added some stuff that was in my cabinet, and the salad came out great.
Voila: a recipe is born.

Tropic of Mom's Fruity Chicken Salad

Ingredients
1-1/2 pounds of chicken, thereabouts, chopped
1/2 cup red or purple grapes, sliced
1/2 apple, chopped
1 small can of sliced water chestnuts
1 small jar of diced pimientos, drained
1/3 to 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
1/4 cup mayonnaise

Directions
Combine
ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Cover the bowl and place in
the refrigerator to chill for at least 30 minutes. Serve cold on
sandwich rolls, on top of leafy greens, wrapped in a tortilla or mixed
with your favorite pasta.

My family liked it. If you make this and like it, please let me know!

--Tropic of Mom