For dinner tonight, I decided to make a delicious macaroni salad.

Classic Macaroni Salad

Ingredients:

4 cups uncooked elbow macaroni

1 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup distilled white vinegar

2/3 cup white sugar

2 1/2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 large onion, finely chopped

2 stalks celery, finely chopped

1 green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped

1/4 cup graded carrot (optional)

2 tablespoons chopped pimento peppers (optional)

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni, and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain.

2. In a large bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper. Stir in the onion, celery, green pepper, carrot, pimentos and macaroni. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving, but preferably overnight.  

I made a few changes to the recipe since there are only five people in my family, and it calls for four cups of pasta. So, I divided the recipe in half. Also, I did not add pimento peppers since they are not my favourite. Other than that, I can't wait to try it tonight!