One time on Usenet, "Islands" > said:

> I have to attend an event that requires me to bring a meatless dish
> for 5 people. I'd like to make a pasta salad but have never made one
> (yeah, yeah, so I'm not the world's best cook) Does anyone have a
> tasty recipe?? Thanks so much!!

I suspect you're going to get a lot of replies to this request. :-)

Here is an old fashioned macaroni salad recipe that I got from my
Mom, which I modified a bit, adding mustard and Worchestshire for
some zing:

Macaroni Salad

2 C. uncooked salad macaroni boiled in 2 quarts
of water for 11 minutes
1/2 small onion, chopped fine
6 hard boiled eggs, chopped
Sweet pickle, chopped
Salt and Pepper
Worcestershire Sauce
Yellow Mustard
Mayonnaise

Combine first three ingredients, mixing gently but
well with large spoon. Add sweet pickle to taste,
again stirring well. Dribble Worcestershire and
mustard once or twice around top of salad, sprinkle
with salt and pepper. Mix again, add mayonnaise by
large spoonfulls, mixing well to taste. Chill at
least 2 hours before serving, overnight is better.

It's also a good potato salad, if you substitue 6
medium potatos, boiled then cut into small cubes, for
the macaroni...

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Jani in WA