May and June are the most beautiful months of the year. May always makes me think of my mother because her birthday is in May and so is Mother's Day.

Then there is Cinco de Mayo and all that Mexican food to prepare and eat. May brings flowers everywhere and happy faces. June is major strawberry time. School's out for summer and lots of romances begin and start to flourish. Graduations, parties, visits and the best party of all: pow wow!

For these events and others we usually are asked to bring an edible contribution. This delicious, portable salad is great and travels well in one of those...