Good Goo

"I think the macaroni salad is bad, " Richard said pulling his fork in and out of his food. "See, doesn't that look like slime to you?" he said. I came in for a closer look. I had just finished some of the best macaroni salad I had ever made and it tasted fine to me, but he was right, it looked like tiny strings of goo were in the food. Then I examined more closely and discovered it was the asparagus which had more or less disintegrated during the mixing of ingredients and adding of Ranch dressing. It did look bad.

So no more canned asparagus in my macaroni salad. Oh, you wonder why it was in there to begin with? Well, I was having so much fun adding foods I love to the mix, I just couldn't resist. This macaroni salad is like no other: Elbow macaroni; bacon, drained and crumbled; leeks sauteed with the bacon; capers; hard boiled eggs; sharp cheddar, shredded; artichoke hearts, cut up; canned asparagus, cut in short pieces; parsley; Mayo; Ranch dressing... season to taste with garlic, salt and pepper. But, I admit, the asparagus makes it look bad, so I'll leave it out in the future, even though I think it's pretty good goo!

I went to the Giveback business meeting tonight. Sasha directed the group. It's delightful to see her go!