Power Outage Pasta Salad

Last weekend sure was interesting. Saturday was scrub, clean, scrub, and clean. It was warm and sunny. About mid-afternoon some clouds came in and a storm. Then the power started to flicker, and yes....it went out and didn't come back on. No problem, we were grilling on Saturday anyway. After dinner, we relaxed with the candles and crank radio and we finally went to bed. As we were heading to bed we joked about how the power will come on in the middle of the night and maybe wake us. Nope.

Sunday, no power, now time to start being concerned. I decided no one is to touch the fridge. This is important, as my oysters for Whisk Wednesday were in the fridge. Lunch time came and we wondered....what would we have? Having a well stocked pantry never hurt anyone and I headed to see what I could invent.

Power Outage Pasta Salad
You will never need to even touch the fridge to make this!

4 ounces pasta noodles (I used elbows), cooked, drained, cooled
2 small tomatoes, chopped
1 small can sliced mushrooms
1 can artichoke hearts, drained
Seasonings:
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Touch Cayenne
Dried Parsley
Salt and Ground pepper
Good Seasonings Dressing packet, mixed according to instructions

Toss all ingredients together except the dressing. Add dressing as needed.