Yesterday was Carissa's birthday, so I made a light outdoor lunch for her in my back yard--which as of two months ago, is right next door to her house! (Living next door has been very convenient for working on recipes--not to mention how nice it is to be near all 8 of our grandkids here in Houston!.) I know Carissa likes this salad a lot, so I put it all together the evening before to let the flavors blend.
Carissa and I often brainstorm the recipes from the cookbook to see how they might could be made even better. I had the idea, after I made my salad, that it would be nice to double the imitation lobster meat in this recipe. I was thinking as we were eating that I might try that next time, so that you get a delicious chunk of lobster with each bite of pasta.
I served the pasta salad with the Avocado Quesadillas (page 90) and their spicy dipping sauce. These were wonderful and went well with the salad. I crisped up the flour tortillas on a griddle instead of broiling them in the oven like the recipe says. That works well if you don't want to heat up your oven. (In August I blogged about these quesadillas when I made them from corn tortillas.) Add some ice tea and you have a very nice end-of-the-summer meal. I always think of Carissa's birthday as being the last day of summer. Now...I'm in the mood to start cooking up some fall recipes! ~Janice
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