It is going to be a quiet Fourth here at home. I have one son who leaves tomorrow for a missions trip to El Salvador. My dd13 is going in a couple of days on a vacation with her friend. Married son and family are going to dil's home in Illinois for two weeks. Everyone was in agreement that they would rather do a "home" thing than the big Fireworks thing. So I'll be fixing a couple of dishes (recipes below) and enjoying my family later...

I wrote about Independence Day on my other blog. You can read it here if you like.

Now it's time to get things together in the kitchen! I wanted to share my recipe for Potato Salad. It is in no way related to healthy food, but it is much requested at family events. I originally got the recipe from my Auntie M, but she said I make it better--now that's a compliment:

(this feeds 16 or 20, I think)

5 lbs. potatoes (I use "red"), boiled and cubed

1 dozen eggs, boiled and chopped

3 ribs celery, chopped

3/4 cup chopped onion

1 qt. Miracle Whip (do not substitute if you want the "true" flavor--I

       have used Fat Free, and tho' acceptable, it does have a

       different flavor)

Yellow Mustard

Juice from bread-and-butter pickles (dill tastes differently)

Dill weed

Paprika

Put potatoes, eggs, celery, onion in a Big Pot (I use my big spaghetti pot). Make dressing: put Miracle Whip in a separate bowl, add two "long" squirts of mustard, and a big "bloop" of pickle juice. Stir and taste, then add more mustard or pickle juice if needed, to taste. Stir dressing in potato mixture (I use wooden spoon). Sprinkle generously with dill weed and paprika; stir in. Repeat with the spices, and stir again. Garnish with the spices a final time, when you have the salad in its serving bowl.

One cool thing I've learned, if you have to travel with your potato salad: it will fit into a gallon pitcher. This fits so much more nicely in a cooler than a large serving bowl.

This one is great, too:

Big Bean Pot

3/4 lb. bacon, cut small       

3 med/small onions, chopped   

1 tsp. garlic powder          

1/2 tsp. dry mustard          

1/4 cup brown sugar 

1/4 c. ketchup

1/2 c. cider vinegar

15 oz. can kidney beans

15 oz. can lima beans

large can pork and beans

Fry bacon and onion, drain. Put all together in baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 60-70 minutes or until set. Serves 16.

Well, I'm off to start the fixin's--and to try not to nibble too much!

Have a blessed Independence Day!

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Posted by KingsCastleFarm

Your recipes sound yummy :)

I will be praying for your son on his mission trip!

Blessings,
Tam

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