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! 

Quite the Surprise!

Last week was Thanksgiving and, unfortunately, due to snowy upstate New York weather and a lack of funds I was unable to visit any of my family members. Royce and I spent the day watching the parade on TV, romping in the snow, and eating turkey sandwiches. Looking around at my family-empty apartment it was then I realized "I need to go home (Florida)". I called my mom tears streaming down my face and told her that I needed to move home and the sooner the better. She agreed and we decided that I would move home at the beginning of 2013.

As soon as we hung up the phone I felt sick to my stomach. I had exactly a month to pack up my life in Syracuse, NY and schlep all of my stuff back to the Sunshine State. I called my fiance, Keagan, and told him what my new plan was and he agreed to come up the weekend before New Years and help me move home.

For the next several days the sick feeling in my stomach never eased up. I was certain the limited time span I'd given myself to pack and move was stressing me out and causing me to have a bout of IBS. After work on Monday, December 3rd, I headed to the corner Rite Aid and purchased Zantac 75 for my new stomach issues. On my way to the register something else registered and I grabbed a home pregnancy test.

Well, surprise, surprise... Looks like I won't be needing that Zantac 75 after all...

Yatzee!

Have you ever searched, and searched, and searched for the perfect outfit? With Memorial day fast approaching my mother decided she needed a new bathing suit. We had so much fun trying on tankinis, one pieces and everything in between. It brought my boring Monday from a 3 to a 7. Two and a half hours later we walked out of the mall successful. My mom wouldn't let me take any pictures of her in the different suits so I had to settle for this one.

Mom with her swag... Sorry it's blurry. We were trying to avoid being hit by a car.

As I stated above, my day was turning into a boring 3... My lunch was the most exciting part!

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???

Happy Birthday, G-Unit

Today is my G-Unit's (Grandma) birthday! Not only is she still gorgeous she's as quick-witted as ever. We celebrated by going to the Mall at Millenia, window staring at a bunch of things we couldn't afford (Louis Vuitton, Chanel, you know the stores) and hunting TIRELESSLY for a Breast Cancer awareness charm. Apparently, not many stores carry them until October when it is actually Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We finally had success at Brighton.

Happy Birthday, G-Unit.

You're a treasure to us all!!

Is that a good looking trifecta of ladies, or what??