Song of Summer

"Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow peace."~Francis of Assisi


     I finished the quilt for my daughter's choir teacher and he seemed to really like it.  Each senior in choir got to sign one of the white blocks.  My daughter presented it to him at the end of the Spring Concert.

We had a barbeque yesterday. I made this salad the night before and it was the perfect side dish.

Crab Pasta Salad

1 lb. medium pasta shells

1 lb. package imitation crab meat, cut bite size

1 can medium black olives, drained and sliced

1 medium red pepper, diced

3-4 green onions, sliced

3 stalks celery, diced

1 cup plain yogurt (not Greek)

½ cup ranch dressing

1 tsp. seasoning salt

1 tsp. celery salt

1 tsp. lemon juice

1 tsp. dill weed

Salt and pepper to taste

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.

In a very large bowl, combine the pasta, crab, olives, red pepper, green onions and celery. Stir gently to mix.

In a small bowl whisk together the yogurt, ranch dressing, seasoning salt, celery salt, lemon juice, dill weed and salt and pepper.

Pour the dressing over the pasta and veggies and stir to combine.  Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.  Add more ranch dressing and salt and pepper if needed.  Serves about 12.

 

 

 

     The school year is finally over and summer is in full force.  Here's a nice Regency Romance trio of stories to read.