Labour Day Picnic

This is one of my personal favorites hope you enjoy!

1/4 cup Italian dressing

1/4 cup french dressing

1/4 cup of mayonnaise

chopped fresh parsley, 1 tsp sugar, 1/4 cup each green pepper, celery, tomato diced, and shredded carrot.

2cups fusilli pasta raw,

salt and pepper.

Cook the pasta drain, combine wet ingredients, add the rest, chill.

Creamy Potato Salad
4 to 5 cups cubed waxy potatoes, cooked, drained, cooled

1/2 cup chopped red onion

3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped

1/2 to 2/3 cup mayonnaise

1/2 to 1 teaspoon prepared mustard

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

PREPARATION:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir gently to combine. Refrigerate until serving time.Serves 4 to 6.For best texture, use new potatoes, or other boiling potatoes.

Classic Coleslaw
Finely shredded cabbage
1/4 cup Finely sliced/shredded carrots

1/4 cup finely diced onion

and enough kraft coleslaw dressing to make it wet.

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