This month marks one year since Emily graduated from North Park. And one year from now Ty plans to graduate from North Park as well. I can't believe you are so grown up! Of course this gives me the perfect opportunity to become very sentimental. So today we looked through a box of old photos and found these pictures of each of you on your first day of kindergarten.
Check out those cute faces! Ty still has the same haircut. You both still like a good Disney movie (see the Belle backpack & Pumba t-shirt). But you have changed so much! You have grown taller, older, wiser and ready to take on the world! Those aren't the only changes. You went from Westscott to Maple, to GBN and then on to NPU. You went from tricycles to training wheels to bicycles and then to driving cars. You needed babysitters and then became sitters. You used to get an allowance and now you get paychecks. You have traveled the USA from coast to coast and seen far away places. You have lived at home and lived on your own.
So many changes! And yet one thing remains a favorite, pasta salad! We were first introduced to this recipe by Ann Albinson. To be honest, it comes straight from the "McCormick Salad Supreme" seasoning bottle. Of course we have our own regular way to prepare it, but we'll get to that later.
Ann first served it to us using spaghetti noodles. Even when you were little you liked the zippy taste. Over the years it has turned up at lots of events. Emily requested it for our family party to celebrate Tyler's Dedication & Emily's 3rd birthday. It turned up most recently for Emily's graduation party, this time with a more grown up twist. Summer is the perfect time to make up a big bowlful! Invite some friends over to enjoy!
Ann Albinson's Pasta Salad
Warnygora Style
Mix 4 cups cooked corkscrew or penne pasta, 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 1 cup frozen peas, 1 cup chopped carrots, 20-30 slices pepperoni cut in 1/2, with 1 cup italian salad dressing and 4 tbsp Salad Supreme seasoning mix. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Toss before serving, may add some more salad dressing if too dry.
This is how you have liked the pasta salad, you have gotten upset if I made changes! Although Ty would be happy with no carrots, they are easy to avoid. But now that you have changed so much, here are some suggestions for changing our favorite salad. For starters it would be great with other chopped fresh veggies like tomato, cucumbers, red onion & peppers. Or add chopped roasted veggies! Try different varieties of cubed cheese like we did for Em's grad party. Substitute cooked chunks of chicken for the pepperoni. Throw in some olives! The possibilities are endless! You really can't go wrong, it will still remain a favorite........ some things never change!
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