I hear ya, No grow taller food here either, or at least it isn't working. CF:)
Really good potato salad is one of life's greatest pleasures- especially this time of year.
I too like it w/ chopped hard-boiled eggs- the way my Mom used to make it. And her's also always had chopped green bell peppers- some make it without, but I hafta have'em in it!
I also had a cook once when managing the Greens Creek Silver-Mine Camp on Admiralty Island, Alaska who added salty diced smoked ham to his potato salad- and sometimes even frozen green peas- I loved his version, and it was always one of the most popular things on his salad bar when it was offered.
I admit that I cannot make good potato salad- for whatever reason. It just never tastes as good to me as my Mom's did- or good ones made by others...
I have the Naomi Judd Cookbook- which is a good one by the way, and available used at Amazon most mere pennies... anyway, her potato salad calls for tossing the still-warm cooked diced potatoes w/ a couple tablespoons of bottled French Dressing, setting aside half an hour- then finishing w/ mayo/mustard and all the usual ingredients. Never tried her rendition but have always wanted to.
Similarly I have often seen recipes where one tosses the still-warm cooked potatoes w/ a couple tablespoons of cider vinegar before dressing w/ mayo/mustard, etc.
I too like it w/ chopped hard-boiled eggs- the way my Mom used to make it. And her's also always had chopped green bell peppers- some make it without, but I hafta have'em in it!
I also had a cook once when managing the Greens Creek Silver-Mine Camp on Admiralty Island, Alaska who added salty diced smoked ham to his potato salad- and sometimes even frozen green peas- I loved his version, and it was always one of the most popular things on his salad bar when it was offered.
I admit that I cannot make good potato salad- for whatever reason. It just never tastes as good to me as my Mom's did- or good ones made by others...
I have the Naomi Judd Cookbook- which is a good one by the way, and available used at Amazon most mere pennies... anyway, her potato salad calls for tossing the still-warm cooked diced potatoes w/ a couple tablespoons of bottled French Dressing, setting aside half an hour- then finishing w/ mayo/mustard and all the usual ingredients. Never tried her rendition but have always wanted to.
Similarly I have often seen recipes where one tosses the still-warm cooked potatoes w/ a couple tablespoons of cider vinegar before dressing w/ mayo/mustard, etc.
the cider vinegar adds a special taste to it - I love my potato and macaroni salads and you can add whatever you want - sometimes I will add finely chopped red bell pepper - just for the color - and I use plenty of eggs as well - and celery - sometimes diced onion and maybe a shot of yellow mustard - it all depends on my mood!
Mama, I have read or heard something about onions in potato salad. It said that mayo in potato salad was not the reason to keep on ice. It was the onions that caused it to go bad quickly. This was talking about picnic potato salad. I like onions in mine and don't do any picnicking. Your thoughts? CF:)
For any outdoor activites - and salads using mayo/salad dressing - I make sure I keep them on ice. I like onions - and onions themselves will not spoil like salad with mayo. Go to a hotdog stand and they have the condiments out all day - including the chopped onions - no problem.