last minute father's day

My plans for yesterday was to have a quite Father's Day at home, just the four of us. Boring? Yes?
I figured I'd grill up some burger and make a salad - tada. Usually we have both our parent sets and my brothers over for the day, however this year the plans are changed. We are having a huge party for our high school graduator next weekend, so quite Father's Day.
So I sleep late Sunday morning, take my time waking up. Put on a pot of Jamaican Blue and start thinking about a nice, easy, cool meal for my hubby. Then the phone rings. It's my mother-in-law asking what time they should come over and she made chocolate chip cookies. She has definitely forgotton about the change in schedule. What to do. It's obvious. Come on over.
Now I have to think fast. The original plan is not going to work. My cupboards somewhat bear - not totally, but minimal. I've got 2 hours to do something that is not embarrassing and I don't feel like going to the store.
Got buffalo, can make 4 burgers. Got chicken and some BBQ sauce (about 1/4 cup left in the bottle, but that's enough). I have fresh pesto. I open the cupboard and do not see any pasta besides angel hair. Darn. I move a few items and there hidding in the bag is not one, but 2 bags of dried tortellini. Hurray, I can make my tortillini pesto salad (not gluten free, sorry). I have some scraps of lettuce and a beautiful tomato from the farm up the road. I had actually planned for a broccoli salad, so all those ingredients are confirmed. I can make up some icedtea and lemonade, we are good to go. Ruth is bringing Chocolate Chip cookies for dessert, no gluten free, but the hubby does not need dessert any way. It is too hot to bake - I am not going to do it. Cooking the pasta was bad enough.
So there it is, last minute party for 6. Pulled it off and not badly at that. And here is my recipe for broccoli salad. I have been making this for years. This is often my go to pot luck item.
The ratio of item is loose, depends on how much dressing you like. I do not use lite mayonnaise. The light version just includes more water, I can thin out my own mayo (thank you).
Broccoli is a great all star vegetable, good sourse of fiber, vitamin C, pottassium, Vitamin K, folate, Vitamin A, antioxidants.

Linda's Broccoli Salad

1-2 bunches Broccoli, broken into bite size pieces (can use broccoli slaw)
1/2 cup spanish peanuts (also can use walnuts or pecans)
1/2 a red onion, thinnly sliced
1/3 cup raisins

Dressing:
3/4 cup mago
2 tsbp red wine or balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp sugar

Put salad ingredients in a large bowl. Mix dressing ingredients seperately. Combine the two well.