Baby Red Potato Salad

Memorial Day…..the official start to summer……..and it’s usually cool and almost always rainy. But that will not stop the festivities of the long weekend with its BBQ’s, picnics, and camping.

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It didn’t stop me from making Baby Red Potato Salad. I have been making my potato salad this way for years and never wrote the recipe down……until today. Over the years it has been tweaked numerous times……I think I have it down pat!

For potato salad, I like baby red potatoes. I think they have the right texture and leaving the skin on adds a nice color. Tip for boiling the potatoes: cube them first, they cook faster, and are easier to cool down after cooking. Don’t over cook them though, they will turn to mashed potato salad and you really want the cubes….trust me!

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Spring Asparagus Salad

Spring Asparagus Salad

Spring Asparagus Salad

Yesterday was the first day of Spring and it was a beautiful day, sunny, warm-ish……….let’s face it after a long winter, the first day its over 40, the flip flops come out and the coat goes back to the closet, or in my case the back seat of the car…..it’s a coat closet right??

Spring brings to mind nature and renewal. I plan my garden, wait to see if all the perennials made it through the winter, and the grass turns green. Continue reading “Spring Asparagus Salad”

Roasted Cauliflower with Cheddar Beer Cheese

Roasted Cauliflower with Cheddar Beer Cheese

Roasted Cauliflower

It seems that certain foods run a hot streak, and these days nothing is hotter than cauliflower. You can find recipes for all kinds of cauliflower, it can be made into sauces, roasted, it makes a perfect “mashed potato” substitute and of course it makes a beautiful soup.

Recently a recipe caught my eye on Pinterest. It was a whole roasted cauliflower swimming in a pool of beer cheese sauce. It looked scrumptious. The recipe was from Joy the Baker. I must say I felt “Joy” after making this recipe…….so thank you Joy the Baker!

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