Pasta Salad1/2 box of macaroni, cooked
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1/2 small onion, chopped
1/4 lb cheddar cheese, small cubes
1 tsp mayonnaise
pinch of salt, freshly ground pepper, and parsley or dill
Mix all ingredients and chill at least one hour. Serve with a croissant and cubed cantaloupe on the side.
Barefoot in the Park | 1967
The film based on Neil Simon's 1963 play, Barefoot in the Park is a hilarious ride through the first days of marriage for Corie (Jane Fonda) and Paul Bratter (Robert Redford). Paul, a conservative, young lawyer and his new wife, fun-loving Corie, take up residence in a fifth-floor walk-up apartment in New York's Greenwich Village. Corie's mother, Ethel Banks (Mildred Natwick), has some of the best lines in the movie including one after her first trip up those ridiculous five flights of stairs, she exclaims, "If I'd known the people who live on the third floor, I would have stopped to visit them!" The eccentric neighbor, Victor Valasco (Charles Boyer), charms Mrs. Banks, while the incompatibility of Corie and Paul erupts. Neil Simon's dialogue is exceptional and witty. The 1960s sets are fabulous and the scene in Washington Square Park is fun as the roles of the Bratter lovers reverse. Look for fun appearances by Herb Edelman (Stanley Zbornak, The Golden Girls) and Mabel Albertson (Darren Stephen's mother, Phyllis, Bewitched).
