Fresh berry smoothies are a great dessert/snack for kids---make one for yourself.
Up late cooking - company tomorrow for lunch. I decided that instead of bought potato salad from Walmart (mom likes it - me ... meh) I would make PW’s macaroni salad. Her recipes are reliably good, at least the ones I’ve tried. BTW, her pineapple upside-down cake is outstanding!
This salad has roasted red peppers, black olives, green onions & sweet pickles. Everything is diced fairly fine. The dressing is mayo, red wine vinegar, pickle juice, & some milk to make it pourable. It “only” serves 12 LOL (3 for lunch)! I think some relatives will be getting a small container of macaroni salad tomorrow evening.
https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a10675/the-best-macaroni-salad-ever/
Fresh berry smoothies are a great dessert/snack for kids---make one for yourself.
My late Irish mom made the best potato salad I ever had, for she would boil the potatoes just until firmly soft, and then drizzle a little apply cider vinegar over them, before adding mayo. That is all I can remember.
I’ve probably told you this before, but her books about her life are absolutely hilarious, too!
Yes, I have used many of her recipes to rave reviews. She knows what she’s doing. :)
Mom showed up yesterday with all of the leftovers from a luncheon she hosted over the weekend. My fridge is packed - and we’ve already eaten a meal from it once. Looks like we could make three more!
We are taking a Road Trip today to some of our favorite spots. ‘Avoca Merchantile,’ a trip across a newly constructed bridge that spans the Wisconsin River, Lone Rock (famous for both the warmest and the coldest spot in Wisconsin for some odd fluke of the location, the bluffs and the Wisconsin River) then on to Peck’s Farm Stand and Petting Zoo (Yay! Baby Goats!). Somewhere for lunch - probably Culvers, she LOVES that place - and a stop for milk because Beau is still home from camp awaiting vehicle repairs and seemingly drinks a gallon a day.
We got the Bread and Butter Pickles canned, but we will not be asked to join, ‘Pickle Packers Union 101’ based upon our sloppy work, LOL! It was the first time either of us did B&B’s other than refrigerator style, so there may be some re-packing of jars and re-sealing. Meh. Live and learn - and everything sealed properly, so we won’t be food poisoning ourselves or anyone else, there’s that!
Yesterday we fertilized tomatoes and anything in pots, and did a MAJOR weeding in the walkway all around the greenhouse, then I raked the gravel/sand and it looks like it was just installed - except for two dead roses that need to go. I’m giving up on roses in that spot. You’d think it would be perfect with lots of warmth off the greenhouse, full sun and good drainage, but it’s not proving to be. :(
The HEAT is on! Nothing but 90’s, humidity and ‘chances’ for rain for the next few weeks. I may get to know my garden hose once again. It’s currently buried in weeds, so that’s another area that needs a weed whackin’!
It never ends this season...Yeesh! ;)
I haven’t made macaroni salad in ages, but this looks pretty good! Your relatives are so lucky!