Help With The Potato Salad
This week: Summer Holidays! And I wish a fabulous Fourth to everyone – we have a lot to celebrate this year!
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Wow, the pie looks killer.
Help With The Potato Salad
We’re planning on having friends over on the 4th. I’ve been pondering simple things to serve & ran across this dip recipe on my Facebook page, from kitchenmeetsgirl.com:
Gooey and Cheesy Warm Bacon Dip
Ingredients
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups sour cream
1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
½ cup sliced green onion
Method
1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
2. Combine softened cream cheese, sour cream, cheddar cheese, bacon and green onion. Spoon mixture into a 1-quart baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until cheese is bubbling and hot.
3. Serve with bread slices, crackers, or veggies.
Looks pretty simple, & how can you go wrong with bacon & cream cheese?!
I use that same recipe......just add a sprinkle of tarragon and dill weed. Yummy.
I wonder if any Freepers have Instant Pots and what they think of them?
Seems every time I make potato salad, it’s dry within an hour or two. Same reason I never take macaroni salad anywhere. If you don’t eat it right away, the pasta absorbs the dressing.
I made gyro meat this week and rocked it.
For years, made these for every neighborhood holiday. Change to different colors for the different holidays. (You can get black for Halloween at specialty stores.)
Family stuff. Dump the vanilla vodka. (Regrettably. LOL!)
These are a novelty and a lot of fun!
https://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/holly-jolly-jello-shots/264363eb-110a-4469-936d-996666ae98bc
German potato salad, served hot is a favorite.
Potatoes, onions, oil and vinegar, a little mustard
and a bit of sugar. And of course the added
touch of bacon, crisp and brown.
Mustn't forget the cole slaw! Happy Independence Day! US Independence Day Video: U S Independence Day!
This cookie pizza is so cute. It’s sure to be a hit with adults and kids.
http://hungryhappenings.com/cookie-pizza-recipe-candy-pepperoni.html/
I agree with you about store bought potato salad. They are always way too sweet or have pickle relish in them or something strange to the taste.
Your recipe is similar to the one passed down in my family. My mom died in April and she would find one fault with the recipe you posted. She always added chopped hard-boiled eggs to her mix and fancy hb eggs sliced crosswise on the top that were sprinkled with paprika for color.
It was one of her very favorite foods anytime of the year. I’m glad I got your ping. Good memories! I might just whip up a batch tomorrow.
To those who say their potato salad dries out, just add more mayo the next day. :)
Nice-looking pie.
Tried to make Peanut Chicken this week. Shredded 3 chicken breasts. A few cashews, some honey-roasted peanuts (had a bunch of them and it gave me the idea) and chunky peanut butter.
Of course, I used butter, soy sauce, chopped onions, chopped peppers and some Italian dressing.
Worked especially well as a dipping sauce (actually ladled) over my egg rolls. Wal*Mart has 5 chicken, pork or vegetable egg rolls for $2.50. Ya just nuke ‘em.
Just got 10 more tonight. Not quite halfway through a 5lb bag of rice yet ($2.32).
Happy 4th of July... Going to make that pie....
What a beautiful pie!!
Just saw this on FB. Recipes look quite interesting!
Nutella Pull-Apart Bread
Ingredients:
Pull-Apart Bread Dough
2 cups whole milk
½ cup butter, melted
½ cup sugar
1 packet active dry yeast (2 ¼ tsp.)
4 cups + ½ cup AP flour separated
½ tsp. Baking powder
½ tsp. Baking soda
2 tsp. Salt
Nutella Topping & Spread
1 cup nutella + 1/3 cup separated
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 tbs. Butter, melted
¼ cup milk
Pinch of salt
Directions:
In a large sauce pan or dutch oven, whisk together milk, melted butter, and sugar. Heat over medium until the milk gets frothy, remove from heat and let cool to a luke-warm temperature.
Add in the yeast and stir so that all of the granules are moistened. Wait about 5 minutes before adding the 4 cups of flour. Give it a good stir until it is all combined. Cover and let rise about an hour.
In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the remaining half cup of flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Sprinkle the dry mixture over the dough, and stir until it is mixed in.
Pour the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for about a minute to thoroughly incorporate the dry mixture.
Roll the dough out into a large rectangular shape about ¼ inch thick. Spread 1 cup of the nutella over the surface of the dough.
Cut six or eight equal strips (along the shorter edge of the rectangle). Stack the strips and cut into six portions. Grease a loaf pan with some butter, and lay the stacked dough portions sideways in the loaf pan.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and let dough rise in the pan for about 30 minutes, or until it gets puffy and starts to fill in. Bake 30 minutes.
Mix powdered sugar, melted, milk, and a pinch of salt in a liquid measuring cup (for easy pouring). In a small bowl, microwave the remaining nutella til it is a thin pourable consistency. Drizzle the icing and extra nutella over the top and serve warm.
Notes:
Microwave the nutella to make it easier to spread and drizzle.
Brown the butter to give an extra boost of nutty flavor.
If you notice the top of your pull-apart bread getting too brown while baking, loosely cover with a piece of foil and continue baking.
Cover leftovers with damp paper towel before microwaving to reheat and keep it from drying out.
http://www.amomstake.com/nutella-pull-apart-bread/
These would be perfect for tomorrow..
50/50 Beef Bacon Burgers
1 pound thick cut Applewood smoked bacon
1 pound 85% lean beef
4 hamburger buns
butter
4 slices American cheese
optional toppings:
(mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, lettuce, sliced tomatoes, sliced onions, pickles)
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the bacon on foil. Make sure the bacon slices are not touching, or they will not cook properly. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the bacon is partially cooked.
Remove and place on paper towels to drain the grease.
Once bacon is drained and cool enough to handle, place on cutting board and dice bacon or cut with kitchen shears.
Preheat grill to high heat.
In a large bowl combine bacon and beef. Mix until combined. Form mixture into 4 patties, not too thick or they will not cook evenly. Using your thumb, make a slight indentation in center of patties on one side to prevent it from doming up in the center.
Place patties on the grill, make sure they are not touching. Grill burgers until golden brown and slightly charred on the first side. Flip and grill for 3 to 5 minutes depending on your preferred doneness. Top with cheese for the last few minutes.
Meanwhile, Brush your buns with butter and toast on the grill. Cook until golden brown with grill marks.
Serve with your favorite toppings.
http://www.theslowroasteditalian.com/2011/09/5050-beef-bacon-burger.html
Finally I found this thread! It didn’t have a date in the title so I couldn’t use google to find it and I didn’t see it in my pings (it gets harder on iPad, you cons miss stuff). I saw it in the comments section yesterday.
Need to know what dessert to make tomorrow and what to buy for it today.
We will do some illegal but safe and sane fireworks. Hot dogs! Potato salad! Fruit! Veggies! Need dessert ideas so going to read the thread now.
Going to add a tip to your potato salad since you said you were going for the “German style” tang. Learned this from my German grandmother. Add the splash or two of vinegar while the potatoes are still warm. They just suck it up and it gives the salad that lovely tang.
