Cornbread with stalks

1 (9 inch) prepared cornbread, crumbled (thick) 6 eggs , boiled and chopped 16 saltine crackers, crumbled 6 slices bread, broke in small pieces cooking oil 5[...]

2 -3 pieces cornbread (if using recipe mentioned above, 2 slices = 1 quarter of cornbread) 2 slices whole wheat bread 1/4 teaspoon sage (or to taste) 2 stalks[...]

1 lb sausage (removed from casings) 1 cup onion , chopped 4 stalks celery , chopped 1 medium shallot , minced 2 garlic cloves , minced 1 1/2 cups wild rice 2[...]