Watermelon Basket and Macaroni Salad



Hope you all had a nice 4th of July. The weather here in Virginia was perfect on the 4th. Normally it is very humid and I can even remember rain on and off on the 4th for the past few years. But not this year! We went to a BBQ at a friends house which we do every year. Needless to say lots of good food was eaten all day long....too much in fact! We brought a watermelon basket, macaroni salad and an upside down peach cake that was fabulous (I'll be postiing that later this week). If you think I carved out the watermelon basket, you're wrong! My husband did that. I am not that talented! He has worked in the catering field for over 20 years and could probably carve one in his sleep. I made the macaroni salad which is pretty simple. I son really loves the macaroni salad probably because it is very simple and only has a few ingredients. These measurements are not exact but I've tried to come as close as possible!

3/4 16 oz box of elbow macaroni
1/2 cup (or more to taste) of light mayo
2 tomatoes
1 large cucumber
celery salt to taste

Cook elbow macaroni according to package directions and rinse with cold water and drain well. Add 1/2 cup light mayo or more to taste and celery salt and mix well. Add chopped vegetables and mix well.

Comments

Happy belated 4th! Wow! The watermelon basket is beautiful! When will your husband be teaching us to do that?
Joyce said…
Now a husband who was in the food business is a match made in heaven:)
Awaiting the peach recipe:)
Joyce
Ingrid_3Bs said…
Hope you had a happy 4th!
~ingrid
Mary Bergfeld said…
The watermelon basket is gorgeous. I can't wait till you post the peach cake. Have a great day.
Manggy said…
Very pretty! Here we like our mac salad with pineapple and sweet pickle relish (oh gosh, are we all just a bunch of sweet teeth?)!
Pamela said…
It was a fantastic weekend and the weather here was utterly amazing. I can't remember a 4th of July that didn't end with the AC on full blast at night. Here, it was actually cool. Beautiful! Anyway, love that watermelon basket!! Glad you had a great weekend.
noble pig said…
That basket was beautiful and I love a good macaroni salad!
Jennifer said…
Dang I wish my husbad was that talented, it is certainly beautiful! I have never thought of cucumbers in mac salad, I love the idea!
Donna-FFW said…
Gorgeous watermelon basket. The macaroni salad is so tasty looking. What beautiful contributions. You can come to my parties any time.
The Blonde Duck said…
I love that cute watermelon basket!
Love that watermelon basket - so pretty! Great job!
Coleens Recipes said…
Great job on the watermelon basket, I've always wanted to make one!
Reeni said…
Your watermelon basket is so pretty! And your macaroni sounds great!
teresa said…
What a beautiful basket! I love it! The salad looks fantastic!
Sara said…
I have always wanted to learn to make a watermelon basket, it looks so cool!
Jenn said…
Cute watermelon basket. I think I can eat that whole thing. Maybe.

I love macaroni salad. I used to eat that all the time until I had too much of it and had to stopping eating it for a while, but now I'm back to loving it again.
Mary said…
Your watermeon basket is so fantastic , really nice to present and the macaroni salad , i love it!
Barbara Bakes said…
Beautiful basket! I haven't made macaroni salad for a long time. Thanks for the inspiration!
Melody said…
Props to your hubby for the basket. It is beautiful. I love a simple macaroni salad too. Glad you had a nice 4th!
Ingrid_3Bs said…
Your honey did a fantastic job! WOW!

Hope you had a wonderful 4th!
~ingrid
Emily said…
Macaroni salad is perfect for the summertime. I love your watermelon basket! I made one of those a few years ago for my sister's wedding. I remember it being hard to carve.
Cate O'Malley said…
That watermelon basket is gorgeous - quite the talent!
Judy said…
Nice watermelon basket, kudos to your hubby! Macaroni salad is always good for a holiday.
Pearl said…
oh that watermelon basket is too exquisite!
La Bella Cooks said…
Wow, your husband did a beautiful job, I love it. I hope you had a wonderful 4th.
♥Rosie♥ said…
Hi Debbie, Happy belated 4th July! Your watermelon basket is absolutely gorgeous!!

Peach cake wow can't wait for this :0)
Katy ~ said…
The watermelon basket is so festive. Well done!

I love a simple macaroni salad, too. YUM
Love your watermelon basket- your hubby should should be a guest blogger and teach us to do that!
Macaroni salad is a must in the summer- you can add almost anything to it and it's delicious!
Monica H said…
I'm amazed your husband carved that all by himself. i am surely impressed!

Hope you had a great 4th and I anxiously await your peach upside down cake!
Jamie said…
What a pretty basket!
Maris said…
The watermelon basket is beautiful! Hope you had a great weekend
NKP said…
That watermelon basket is amazing! Now I want to try one... :)