I promise that back in the day…..I could cook! Seriously, I had friends over all the time and they loved my cooking, let’s just forget that it was free and focus on the couple dishes that I did up right! And here is one of those dishes that I am still making today….Pasta Salad. It’s the dish that has crossed all family barriers from North to South! While my married side is mostly Southern and my Northern side has some country roots, they all love this salad….especially my brother in law on Hubs side, who by the way is a great grill master…..shhhh don’t tell him I said so! His name is Donald, but he’s called a few other names we won’t repeat.. hee hee…but one we can is “piglet” cuz he’s so short and cute! Now when he puts on a spread, he likes to make all the food, but he will allow me to bring this salad…mainly cuz he knows I like to …stir the pot!!

~First I boil my pasta in water, salt and olive oil…just until tender…not too done or it’ll give that weird texture called …mushy!

~When it’s just right…..pour it into a colander  and run cold water over it then drain the water off; toss pasta into a big bowl
~Sprinkle with onion powder or onion salt if you don’t want to add some fresh chopped onion
~Add chopped up green pepper, cucumbers and tomatoes to your bowl of pasta

~Next splash half a bottle of this heavenly stuff on top of your rotini and veggies then……stir that pot!! or aka bowl

~Lastly, chill until ready to serve…..stir again to taste; you might need more dressing and then right before you eat throw in some chunks of

 Monterey/Colby Jack cheese!

This salad goes well with just about any main course, but we love it with grilled meats!! and on the Patio of course!!

I hope you’ll join me and make this yummy salad; and send in your own recipe/dish along with a photo and a lil story or somethin’ bout it….each month we will choose a winner! juliemahan63@yahoo.com

Come on now, we know you love to….sTir tHe PoT!!