All I did was get home from work, and I am a sweaty mess. Oy.
I'm sure that'll happen to me too, as it's 90 here and I'm riding my bike home....
My love for me now / Ain't hard to explain / The Hero of Canton / The man they call...ME.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jul 06, 2010 1:06:44 pm PDT #10753 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Jesse - Jul 06, 2010 1:08:12 pm PDT #10754 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, my little walk plus the stairs were enough. Luckily, I have a cold dinner already prepared! Potato and green bean salad w/ bacon.
Kathy A - Jul 06, 2010 1:14:40 pm PDT #10755 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I was watching this week's Cooks Country Kitchen, and they had a recipe for potato salad that looked easy and tasty. They used only Yukon Gold potatoes, and after draining them, they spread mustard and pickle juice over them before chilling the potato chunks for 30 minutes. They mixed together pickles, red onions, celery, and salt, pepper, and dried thyme with mayo and sour cream before adding the flavored potatoes into the mix. Then you can add (optional) hard-boiled eggs, although not until just before serving.
They even answered viewers' concerns over leaving potato salad out at a picnic--the mayo doesn't turn, but the potatoes can go rancid relatively quickly.
Jessica - Jul 06, 2010 1:19:40 pm PDT #10756 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think Greek yogurt also has less sugar than the regular stuff. Mostly I buy it because I'm lazy.
Jessica - Jul 06, 2010 1:22:10 pm PDT #10757 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Cook's Country/Cook's Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen drives me nut with their potato salads! They have one from each publication (possibly more) called "All-American Potato Salad," each with slightly different ingredients and a long screed on why potato X is the only potato worthy of being used in a potato salad. Except they each use different potatoes! Argh!
Kathy A - Jul 06, 2010 1:23:35 pm PDT #10758 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
This episode said that Yukon Golds were good because they held their shape and had more flavor than either reds or russets, which is why they were better for potato salad in particular.
Burrell - Jul 06, 2010 1:24:30 pm PDT #10759 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Maybe we need to make up a whole bunch of different potato salad recipes and compare them. mmmmm.
Jessica - Jul 06, 2010 1:24:44 pm PDT #10760 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
This episode said that Yukon Golds were good because they held their shape and had more flavor than either reds or russets, which is why they were better for potato salad in particular.
Yeah, they've got articles on Red Bliss and russets that say exactly the same thing. I conclude from this that all potatoes are pretty freaking delicious.
Jesse - Jul 06, 2010 1:26:04 pm PDT #10761 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My only advice for a vinaigrette-based salad is not to use balsamic, like I did, because while delicious, it makes the potatoes ugly.
Toddson - Jul 06, 2010 1:27:36 pm PDT #10762 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Although ... if you're doing a menu of all-one-color foods, it might be useful.