Saturday Eats...

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! We, of course, had crappy weather Saturday and Sunday...Monday was absolutely BEAUTIFUL...and luckily, I only stayed at the office till about 10:30am. SCORE!

Despite the weather on Saturday...we cooked out and had some friends over anyways...we kept it simple with burgers and brats...but I wasn't sure what I wanted to have along with it...then suddenly I had a craving for my Nana's potato salad. I don't know what it is about it but is is so amazingly delicious! So, I called her up, got the recipe and here you go!

Nana's Potato Salad

recipe by: Donna Williams aka Nana

8 new potatoes, cooked, peeled and diced

6 celery stalks, finely diced

1 green bell pepper, finely diced

1/2 cup green olives, chopped

8 hard boiled eggs, roughly chopped or crumbled by hand

1/2 cup dill relish

1 cup mayonnaise

1 1/2 tablespoons yellow mustard

1 1/2 teaspoons celery seed

1 teaspoon olive juice

salt & pepper, to taste

In a small bowl mix together the mayo, mustard, olive juice, salt & pepper.

Place all remaining ingredients into a large mixing bowl, add the mayo mixture and mix together well.

Refrigerate for about 1 hour and serve. 

Makes approx 12 servings and is even better a day or two later!

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I must say, it turned out pretty good...maybe not quite as good as hers but it was a close second.

Tada!!!

Check out this burger recipe below, It will change your life! I only have a picture of the patties before they got thrown on the grill...Not really sure why I didn't take pictures...does anyone else ever do that??????

A good friend from LHP showed me how to make these quite a few years ago...they are bursting with flavor and oh so delicious!

Onion Ceasar Burgers

Recipe by: Jimmy L

1 1/2lbs ground chuck

2 tablespoons Montreal Steak Seasoning

1/2 cup Ken's Ceasar Dressing (I used the light one)

1/4 yellow onion, very finely diced

1/2 tablespoon minced garlic

buns of your choice

cheese of your choice

Mix the meat, steak seasoning, onion, garlic and dressing all together and form into patties.

Grill over med/high heat for approx 20 minutes, flipping once. Top with cheese of your choice, cook until cheese is melted.

Serve on bun of your choice.

A1 is great on this burger!

This will make 4-6 burgers, depending on the size of the patties.

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Clearly, I scaled down the recipe when I typed it up for ya!

Let me know how ya like it!

I'll be back later to tell you about the pork butt's Matt cooked in the Caja China!

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Chicken Stir-Fry...my way...or your way...you decide!

Last night I knew the husband would be stuck at the greenhouse rather late...It actually gave me a chance to get a few things done at home...like finish planting my flower pots...until I ran out of soil...vacuum, wash towels...you know, all that fun stuff. 

I also knew that since he wasn't going to be home for dinner, I wanted something quick and easy. My fridge was in need of a bit of a cleaning, so I thought to myself...How bout a stir-fry??? 

Really, you can't go wrong. Open your veggie drawer, see what ya got and there ya have it!!!!!

As most of you know, we like a lot of spice, so I used House of Tsang Spicy Szechuan Sauce and added some Sriracha too. But you can use whatever flavor floats your boat!

I'm not gonna lie...I had stir-fry on my mind when I went to the store last week....because I don't normally buy bok choy on a regular basis!

Spicy Chicken Stir Fry

1 package boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1" pieces

2 tablespoons canola oil

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1 tablespoon ginger paste

1 whole yellow onion, sliced

1 bunch bok choy, roughly chopped

1 bunch broccolini, stems trimmed

1 can bean sprouts, drained or 1 cup fresh

1 cup edamame, shelled

1 cup bottled szechuan stir-fry sauce, or your favorite flavor

1 tablespoon soy sauce

2 tablespoons sriracha sauce*optional*

• Heat oil in a wok or large pan over high heat, add the onions, garlic & ginger paste and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken, cover and cook for 5 more minutes. Stirring once or twice.
• Next, add the bok choy, broccolini, stir-fry sauce and soy sauce. Mix well, cover and cook for an additional 5-8 minutes(depending how soft/crunchy you like your vegetables).
• Finally, add the edamame, bean sprouts and sriracha sauce. Cover and cook for 2 minutes.
• Serve over hot rice or noodle of your choice.

This would probably serve 4 maybe 6 adults...still working on that cooking for 2 thing ;)

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Didn't use the bell pepper...my pot was pretty loaded already!

And there ya have it! Delish!!!

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