Favorite Fall Recipe - November Blogathon

Day two of the November Blogathon and here we are talking about our Favorite Fall Recipes. Let me start off by saying I am not a cooker, or a baker, or even a candlestick maker. It's one of my least favorite things to do but this time of the year really stirs something up in a gal.

My go to recipe, not just for fall but for any gathering of people that I'm invited to, is my mom's potato salad. It has turned the biggest nonbeliever into a potato salad fan. Step aside Publix, sit down Wegman's, here comes my potato salad....


INGREDIENTS- Serves 10 people

2 lbs of red potatoes , diced

4-5 hard boiled eggs, chopped

1 cup of mayonnaise (Hellman's is my person fave)

4 kosher dill pickle spears (Again, Mt. Olive is my favorite but it's up to you), diced

Salt and pepper to taste


DIRECTIONS

Place eggs in a pan and cover with cold water. When the water starts to boil, reduce the to low and simmer uncovered for 1 minute . Remove from heat and let stand for 20 minutes.

Wash and dice potatoes into 1 inch pieces.

Cover them with water and bring to a boil. When you take a piece of potato out and it crumbles then it is ready.  Drain in a colander.

 In a large bowl start mixing and mashing the potatoes. You'll want to leave some chunks.

Add the pickles and eggs - mix again. Add some pickle juice from the jar

Then salt and pepper to taste

VOILA! There you have it... My mother's delicious, delicious potato salad. Every dinner party you attend this holiday season will thank you for it.

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 Now that the weather is actually bearable outside the little man  loves running around and exploring

 Until tomorrow lovelies! 

Showers

*** WARNING: LOTS OF PICTURES***

My bridal shower was today!! It was a magical leopard print extravaganza. Every one brought a dish to share and brought the recipe so that I would have a TON of new ideas for my cooking repetoire. We also played a fantastic game of Pin the Beard on The Bearded Wonder, which was a major success...

Step-grandmother, Betty, and Stepmom, Dawn 

 Alexis

 My little sister, Jayda.

 My Mom

 Jessika

TO BEs: Sister-in-law, Chelsea, and Mother-in-law, Denise

Jessi

His sister won!!

Later that night my Maid of Honor and I decided to check an experience off of our bucketlist: Day Glo... For those of you who don't know what Day Glo is, allow me to explain. A bunch of people get together, wear white, and splash paint all over each other.

Once I got over the fact that I was covered in paint I actually enjoyed myself!!

Day Glo Warrior

Bucket List....Check!

Covered!!

After a very successful night of being coveredin paint we went home to take a much needed shower... It was quite the day for Showers...

Have you ever been to a Day Glo party? Have you ever crossed anything off of your bucket list? Tell me about it in the comments below

When you Give a Dog a Salt and Vinegar Chip

He will beg and beg for more... or is that when you give a mouse a cookie? This Friday was one of those days where nothing but junk food sounded good... The more junk food the better! I am beyond excited to have my bridal shower tomorrow (Have I mentioned it's leopard print themed?!). I don't know if I'm going to be able to sleep tonight. I'm filled with such anticipation. I've also kidnapped my sister for the night so we can do girl things. I'll spare you the details! TGIF EVERYONE!!!



Have you every had one of these days? Ever fed your dog a treat that you were sure he would had but ended up scarfing down like it was his last meal? Leave a comment :)

My health lunch... Hey, it's got strawberries!!!

 When I looked up from my spoon this was my view

 When I got home Royce and I shared a snack....

... and then he got greedy 

Splash Zone

As I've told you in my profile I am a major klutz. I've always been a klutz and when I was a kid I prayed I would grow out of it but, alas, I have yet to. Dropping, breaking, and spilling are my specialties. If a meteor struck the earth or I was bitten by a radio-active spider maybe I could use my powers of clumsiness for the greater good of mankind!! Ok, let me slow my roll...


Until the day that I actually receive my super powers and cape (doesn't everyone want a superhero cape?) my friends refuse to sit around me. They call it sitting in the "Splash Zone". Well, today, I've turned the powers against myself....

That, my friends, is RASPBERRY yogurt on my WHITE shirt.

After the spill I scrubbed, rinsed, and scrubbed again in the office breakroom sink until 3/4 of my shirt were wet. T.G.I.Th!! Thank goodness something "eventful" happened today or I would have had to have taken a picture of myself laying in bed, watching TV and fighting with the dog.

Someone has a Case of the Mondays

Not really but that was all I had. Second week at the new is job and it is still fantastic! I've been put in charge of the office outing. I've got some awesome ideas on my list... I had to do grown up things when I got home-- IE: Grocery shopping-- one of my least favorite chores. Actually all of them are my least favorite.

I discovered a new blog during my laziness, Little House in the Big D, it's about a newlywed couple who are in my age group and fix the crap out of their newly purchased home. If this didn't make me want to get up off the bed, stop eating cookies, and paint something I'm not sure anything could!

Royce's best attempt at trying to convince me he need some cookies... Probably, needed to check if they were poisonous.

Mother's Day

I probably win the award for Worst Daughter because I didn't take one picture of my mother on Mother's Day! I did, however, take a picture of our family's favorite game, Crazy Marbles. My Great Grandfather made this board and the game over half-century ago. It shows up to every family occassion and sucks people in like moths to a flame.

The one player you have to watch out for is G-Unit. She is the most cut throat player of them all. I call her the Albanian. She'll send you home, take your spot, and get her marbles home without even batting an eye.

The Albanian at work ... I got my mother's hands in the picture...Does that count???