Did I just paraphrase a song from Hee-Haw? The fact is, I greatly dislike potluck dinners. Okay. I hate them. For one simple reason. I am 43 years old and I don’t like my food to touch. I’m also afraid of alien abduction. But, should you need to take something to a potluck dinner, or if you just need a side dish for tonight’s dinner, or if you need to take a dish to pass for your next alien abduction, here’s a pretty good one. If I do say so myself.
That hole you see in the picture is where I took a little taste. It was good.
First, take about 3 ounces of whole-wheat pasta, break it into 3 inch pieces and prepare, following the instructions on the package.
Which means: boil until done.
In the meantime, take a package of broccoli slaw:
preferably some that is “Fresh & Crisp!” and mix with the following:
1/3 cup
which actually should be
unless when you take it out of the fridge you find it empty. Then just use any old vinegar you can find. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar
3 tablespoons of soy sauce:
1 tablespoon olive oil:
1 teaspoon of minced garlic: 
I always add at least one clove. For good luck. And to ward off vampires. This recipe also calls for 1/2 cup of chopped green onions (don’t have any), 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (the taste of which Mr. Incredible hates in a very hateful way), 1/4 cup red pepper strips (I had yellow. And honestly, I couldn’t tell the difference), and 1/2 cup of frozen baby peas:
You are now required to toss all of these ingredients together. Toss! Toss! Toss! This is one of those words that looks weird when you type it too many times in a row. Toss it again. Then stick it in the fridge for 2 hours. Or, if you’re like me and can’t plan that far ahead, stick it in the fridge until the rest of dinner is ready. Enjoy! 
The original recipe can be found here. Keep it away from the red Jell-O and green bean casserole. And aliens.
–A
