not sure about this, i think especially if the noodles are left over, and
you have some iffy veggies, seeing what you can get in it would allow for
using up stuff and a different salad every time, but like i said, if i were
doing this i would put the pasta in a bowl and then just add stuff until it
was the right size, ad drexxing and go.

Lee
"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 4 May 2011 11:34:18 -0700 (PDT), JeanineAlyse
> > wrote:
>
>>On May 4, 10:51 am, JeanineAlyse > wrote:
>>> On May 3, 9:58 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>> snip-snip-snip....> sometimes we just want enough pasta salad for that
>>> one meal. So what's the
>>> > trick for doing that if you are cooking for just two or three people?
>>> Example for two people, one meal: 1-1/2 cups loose-packed veggies/
>>> meat and 3/4 cup dry pasta will give you a good balance, and the
>>> dressing/seasonings are added as appropriate.
>>With an even simpler method, make your pasta salad on purpose, not as
>>a way to clean out your refrigerator.
>>...Picky
>
> Good lord we've got a good answer. Soup is for cleaning out the
> fridge. Not any kind of salad. The pasta salad I usually make lasts
> for days but I use fresh stuff usually bought the day I make it.
>
> Lou