My very first grandchild was graduating from high school last year. I was so proud of her. She was even the salutatorian at her school. She tried so hard to make it to the top. I couldn’t have been happier for her. Soon she would be going off to college and I knew it was only going to get better in life for her. Before she went though, we wanted to hold a little party in her honor. She didn’t want a big graduation party. She didn’t want her parents spending the money.
That just goes to show you what kind of girl she is. It was just going to be the family, and two of her closest pals that came over for a BBQ that summer. My daughter asked if I could help by making a salad. Not a problem! I’m more than happy to help out.
I decided on a homestyle macaroni salad that I saw on Kitchen Nostalgia. It was one that I had been waiting to try, but I wanted to do it for the perfect occasion. This was it! It was a really nice gathering we had and the mac salad got cleaned right out.
Recipe courtesy of Kitchen Nostalgia. Photo credits to Guestarecoming.
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My granddaughter was going to be going to a school where there was no option to live on campus, so she had to get a house with a few of her friends. I told her that she should get some recipes together so that they could save some money on dining out. I told her to just let me know which ones she wanted, and this is one that was at the top of the list. I think they had some barbecuing planned for when they all got there! Check out what they are saying about this recipe over at Kitchen Nostalgia:
“Made this for the second time for a potluck…..brought home an empty dish for the second time! One of the easiest, tastiest macaroni salads that I’ve ever fixed!”
Wherever I take this it’s always a huge hit among the crowd. You might want to double the recipe!
Ingredients
2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni
1 small onion chopped
3 stalks celery chopped
3 hard-cooked eggs chopped
1 small red bell pepper seeded and chopped
1 small carrot shredded
2 tablespoons Vlasic dill pickle relish
2 cups creamy Miracle Whip salad dressing
2 1/4 teaspoons Heinz white vinegar
cup white sugar to taste 1/3 – 3/4
3 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon celery seed
Instructions
Cook macaroni in a pot of lightly salted water until tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. Rinse under cold water, drain and cool.