Pasta salad has always been a "no recipe, just add as you go" sort of affair around these parts. Boil a bunch of pasta, rinse and cool. Dump in a bowl. Decide whether you want to use mayo or salad dressing, then add stuff you like. Ham, eggs, olives, peppers, cucumbers, chopped tomatoes ... or grapge tomatoes ... and throw in some chopped onions, parsley, basil - you know, mix and match until it tastes right!