Macaroni Salad

I finally got around to making this macaroni salad recipe from 101 Cookbooks! It's been on my list for a while and I'm pretty happy with the result. The green onion is a nice flavor with the macaroni and the apples add a nice crunch and a touch of sweetness. I wasn't able to find arugula on its own so I used a mix of baby spinach and arugula instead and it worked out fine :) One thing to note is that 1lb of pasta is a huge amount so definitely have a HUGE bowl to use when tossing everything together, use multiple bowls (I used two) or halve the recipe.

still alive!

I've been getting lazy at home and cooking simple one pot/one pan dinners for myself so it hasn't been too exciting. However, I did get a chance to try out a grapefruit pound cake recipe for a potluck this weekend!

I used the recipe from Homesick Texan and used two loaf pans instead of a tube pan. I'm pretty happy with the results but the grapefruit flavor is quite faint so next time I will probably up the amount of zest I put into the batter. It also came out a little lighter than the dense pound cakes that come from the freezer aisle of the supermarket which would make it a nice cake to pair with ice cream or tea :)