Kick ass macaroni and cheese (salad)

This isn't your mom's mac and cheese.

Take 2 cups of dry pasta noodles and put them in a large glass bowl cover with cold water till it is a couple of inches over the top of the noodles. Microwave uncovered on high for 7 minutes.

Start your dressing

2 Tbs mayonaise
1/2 cup buttermilk (you can stir in a teaspoon of vinegar into regular milk and it will work fine)
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup finely diced onion
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp curry powder
1 Tbs minced fresh cilantro
1/2 tsp dill
1 Tbs minced fresh parsley
1tsp salt
1/2 tsp of sciracca or other hot pepper sauce tabasco, cholula etc..
1/2 cup of shredded parmesan or romano or manchego or any good hard cheese

Mix all of the ingredients into a bowl until the dressing is a smooth consistency.

Check the noodles to make sure they are done completely and rinse in cold water.
Stir the noodles into your dressing and mix well.

Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

This is more like a pasta salad but the cheese adds another layer of complexity to the dish.