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My good friends and I celebrated a gal who has been a true friend to me in good times and in bad. Her birthday was an awesome reason to get together! We had a very nice lunch. A woman who has been my friend for about 18 years, hosted our get together. I was asked to put together and bring a pasta salad. I haven’t made a large gathering dish for a while! This was the first get together we have had in two years. Covid has kept many from getting together to celebrate things. I am so glad that we did! It was great to see these good friends. We even made a craft together. An Easter Bunny decoration that will remind me every Easter, of my friends.
As anyone who cooks probably knows, a pasta salad is an easy recipe. Cutting everything in nice pieces takes the bulk of the time. I took some pics of my pasta salad.
Salami slices cut into quarters. Eggs, Pasta noodles and Honey Mustard dressing rather than mayonnaise. A bit lighter and more flavorful I think. I have used Vidalia Onion dressing before as well. Both are good! 2 packages of cooked noodles although, I didn’t use it all for my salad. I saved 1/3 of this for my spaghetti sauce I had leftover from the day before.Diced red and yellow bell peppers.A can of medium sized pitted black olives. You can cut whatever cheese you choose! I chose orange rind Munster. I would have preferred Pepper Jack cheese but I decided to play it safe with a mild softer cheese.I cut my yellow and red tomatoes in half for a more delicate bite. Red onions are pretty and the perfect flavor for this complete salad. I take a fork and pull it down the length of the cucumber cover the whole circumference. I cut them into halves.This just makes the salad more appealing. Tossed with salt, pepper, Italian Seasoning, Parsley and Paprika to taste! I kept this, for us. I took this 6- pounds of pasta salad to the event. The salad was a hit and I’m always thrilled to be asked to bring something to a pot luck ❤️. Here is a pic of the Bunny craft we made. Very simple, all pre-cut. We just painted, designed and constructed the bunny. It was so much fun! Now we have a memory at Easter of our lunch with the ladies! Love them and, I love this❤️.
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