Is macaroni salad a summertime staple for you? It is for me, but particularly on the 4th of July. And well, with tomorrow being Independence Day, and us being here in Istanbul, I had to make some to mark the holiday. Besides, it goes so so perfectly with my previously posted Zesty Baked BBQ Chicken, that I just had to share it today.

You might be wondering about the name, Almost Percy’s Macaroni Salad. The previously mentioned beloved mac salad I look forward to every year on the fourth, is not one that I make for our neighborhood block party, but my neighbor does. I have been lucky enough to grow up down the street from an awesome family, among others, who have become family to us. And Percy (a nickname I gave her I can’t remember when,) is like a favorite auntie to me and an incredible cook among her many fabulous traits. And one thing she does particularly well, is macaroni salad. It’s simple enough, but just something about it, I can never get enough of and I make sure to always get to the 4th of July buffet table in the middle of the street early enough to snag some before it’s gone.

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