A Recipe From Old

Nothing new here, but always a winner, and every bit is eaten. My Aunt Kay has a big family gathering every summer and that is where I first had this salad probably close to 20 years ago.
Not an exact recipe, but this is how it goes.

Chop small bite size

fresh tomatoes - I do seed them

cucumber - 1 english

red onion - I smallish, chop this a bit smaller

package pasta - my fave is vermicelli. angel

hair is too fine. spaghetti would be 2nd choice

good seasons zesty italian dressing - the packet

I used to use the bottle kind, but making it

from the packet really is better

Johnny's Salad Elegance - liberal amount!

I keep about 1/3 of the prepared dressing, and add it just before serving, unless I am serving it right after having made it. The pasta absorbs dressing as it sits.

Have you found Anna and Kristina's Shopping Bag on Oprah's new network yet??? I'm still loving it, though it can be hard to find. After their reviews I have ordered a few new cookbooks. Do you think my cupboard has room??? Lynn let me know that one of the clubs is having a fund raiser, selling gently loved cookbooks!!! So I was able to clear out about a dozen books to make room for the new ones...
One if from Jaimie Oliver, a basic book and I'm enjoying just reading it. Really good info. I also ordered another Indian cookbook online tonight (dang having that Amazon prime account!!) which I read about in an old Sunset magazine I was going through this weekend. I'll let you know when it comes how it is.

For some bizzarro reason, my long standing wooden cutting boards decided to try to turn into a boat or something! I came out one morning and it was so NOT FLAT anymore!!! It was just sitting on the counter! Why in the world would that happen? So now I will be shopping for new cutting board. Poor me....
I am going to start eliminating some of the tools and not much used pots, bowls from my kitchen and make it more functional. One of the things I love watching cooking shows is how organized and uncluttered their work space is.

Chat with you again SOON!