Pasta Salad

Something easy for dinner (or picnics; or pot-lucks), here we go:

1.  Pick stuff from your garden.
    Wash it, chop it up into bite-sized bits (our medley includes cukes, zucs, peps, basil, tomatoes).

2.  Cook one pound of your preferred shape of pasta (bow-ties, elbow mac, wagon-wheels).
    Drain, rinse with cold water.

3.  Open one or two cans of black olives.  Drain & dump into a bowl.
    Add cold pasta & pile of chopped vegetables.
    Toss with your fave vinegar-based salad dressing.  Newman's Own Greek or Oil & Vinegar are tasty.

4.  Add shredded cheese if you want.

5.  Go on, eat it!