Not everything in the Life of Thao revolves around paint.  She certainly has an interest in good food and her daughter, and sometimes those two subjects are intermingled.  This is one of those occasions.  Thao says it has been years since she fixed this simple dish, although perhaps not all of us would think it simple.  Yet simple it is, with ingredients easily found in the average American kitchen.  The pasta is cooked to the desired consistency, then mixed with fresh vegetables: tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, green onion, and parsley, followed by a sprinkling of black pepper and Wishbone Italian dressing and a dab of olive oil.  This has been a favorite of her daughter.