We just got back from our summer vacation to Destin, FL. My FIL's 70th birthday is this year and to celebrate my MIL rented a house a couple of blocks from the beach. All of the kids came down with their families so we had a very full house. We spent our days at the beach and at the pool. And eating. So. Much. Food. I took all the veges that were ready to be harvested. We had onions, bell peppers, sweet banana peppers, chives, cayennes, jalapenos and tomatoes.
One morning BIL Greg fixed egg omelets. Huny made his world famous pork chops with a sauce made with dill, olive oil and dijon mustard. One night we had Mexican and cooked up some beef and chicken fajitas with all the fixin's, a pot of beans and some guacamole. Oh! And I fixed some cream-cheese stuffed jalapenos. (LOVE those things.)
My MIL made a macaroni salad that was wonderful. She is such a great cook. I tried fixing it at home on Saturday for our 4th of July dinner. It came out pretty good and was simple to make. The only thing I did different was use sweet banana peppers. Next time I will use both bell and sweet banana peppers. She didn't really have a recipe that she used, she just kind of threw it together.
Macaroni Salad
Small bag of macaroni, cooked.
Miracle Whip
Salt and Pepper
Chopped carrots
Chopped bell pepper
Chopped onion
Hard-Boiled eggs
Vinegar
As she said, mix it to taste and that is what I did. For the vinegar you don't need very much - maybe a teaspoon or just a bit more. Again, to taste.
We did local restaurant eating too of course! Excellent food!
I came home with a bit of a burn and tons of seashells from the seashore. I'm fixing up some jars with some sand (that I brought back with me) and some of the shells for souveniers for my friends and family. To save money I'm using some small canning jars that I found on the curb one day (someone was throwing away several boxes of these - jeesh).
