Topic “pasta salad”

By Susan M. Selasky (Detroit Free Press)

What is orzo? How do you cook Israeli couscous? Can you say orecchiette?

There’s a dizzying array of dry pastas on store shelves. Some have fancy names for something that’s basically macaroni.

We’re giving big pasta like elbows and corkscrews the summer off and downsizing for potluck salads.

Too often, dainty pastas like...

By Ellen Folkman (Tampa Bay Times)

Here’s a great shell pasta salad that is perfect for outdoor entertaining.

Sally McFadden of South Pasadena, Fla., shares this no-mayonnaise recipe. Aside from the chopping, this is an easy recipe to pull together. It’s a make-ahead dish that frees up time the day of your gathering. When I added the dressing to the salad, I added about...