I was packing up the family and heading East the other weekend to go celebrate my Father’s (too short lived) life… We had a drive ahead of us and we were crashing at a friends house… I knew I was going to not have time to make something up for the memorial once we arrived… and I wanted to bring something that would feed a bunch of mouths… you know you just never know how many people are going to show up… Its not like too many people actually RSVP to a memorial service □ Cream Cheese & Spinach Chicken Roll Ups.Moist Mini Chocolate Chip Mini Banana Muffins.Moist Mini Chocolate Chip Mini Banana Bread Muffins.Chill overnight to let flavors mix, tossing again before serving. Add Kalamata olives, cherry tomatoes, basil leaves (reserving a few for garnish), and Parmesan cheese, tossing to mix. Pour this dressing over the cooled pasta and toss to coat. With the food processor running, drizzle in the olive oil. In the bowl of a food processor, process together most of the sun-dried tomatoes (reserving about a quarter of the jar to mix in at the end), garlic, and red wine vinegar until chopped. Heaping 1/2 cup chopped, pitted Kalamata olivesĢ cups Parmesan cheese, grated (I also cubed some for texture) I’m not usually a black olive fan, but don’t skip them! They’re an integral part of the flavor profile.ġ (12-ounce) jar chopped sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained Recipe by: Adapted from Pioneer Woman, originally adapted from Barefoot ContessaĪ delicious, luxurious pasta salad with the flare of sundried tomatoes. Taste and splash in some more pickle juice and/or adjust seasonings if needed before serving. Chill for at least 2 hours prior to serving to let the flavors meld (I refrigerated it overnight). Add in chopped red peppers, black olives, pickles, and onions (saving a few green onions for garnish) and stir to combine. Pour this over cooled elbow macaroni and mix. In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, red wine vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, and a generous splash of pickle juice. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook elbow macaroni to al dente based on package directions. Don’t skip the pickle juice, either - it makes the pasta salad.ġ/2 cup diced sweet and spicy pickle slices (I use Wickle’s Pickles)ģ green onions, sliced (white and green parts) I use Wickle’s Pickles to make it, and I highly recommend buying a jar. Pioneer Woman is right: this is the quintessential Best Macaroni Salad ever. If you need me later, I’ll be tucked in bed dreaming of a bright, sunny Easter picnic, complete with lots and lots of pasta salad, and lots and lots of Diet Sunkist. I will now slog home through pollen puddles in flip-flops and my husband’s jacket. Just in time to head home today, the rain began again. I gave up all but two Diet Sunkists per day for Lent (stop judging me) and today, in the middle of drinking my second one, I set it down. I then began work, where I felt tiny imaginary spider legs on my neck every 10 minutes or so for the rest of the day. I am now reasonably certain that he is hiding in my hair, ready to kill me in my sleep. I spent 20 minutes once I arrived at work (late) searching for said spider, to no avail. I snipped his web and rolled down my window to hold him out, only to realize the wind sent him. He wasn’t Godzilla-sized or anything, but he was a spider. On my way to work, there was a spider in my car. I slogged my dog out through pollen puddles in my husband’s jacket (which I might “accidentally” lose for 8 years) and a pair of flip-flops. My umbrella was in my husband’s car, where he put it roughly 8 years ago.
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