I take on my mother on Mother's Day...

We often joke in my family that my mother can't cook. The truth is my mother prefers NOT to cook. She cooked the standard family meals when I was younger- our absolute NON favorite was salmon patties- but at some point she just stopped doing major cooking. She will cook from time to time, and when she does, it's a real treat because she is a very good cook. However, since she would 'prefer not to' cook, she is fortunate that she got me for a daughter because I love to cook. I do all the holidays and really enjoy cooking and baking for the family. However, there were dishes that I did not attempt due to my mother's aptitude for those dishes. One dish is potato salad. I know, who the hell heard of a southern cook who doesn't do potato salad? Well, I didn't! To be honest, it was easier just to have Momma make it and it was something she was willing to do and she knows she does it well!

So today, as my brother in law who abhors all 'white creamy stuff' elected not to join the Dave and I for dinner, I decided to give potato salad a whirl. First thing, I called Momma. No, she doesn't have a recipe so she just told me what she put in hers. Next, I told Dave he had to get celery and off he went. Then I got busy taking Momma's recipe and adding my twists and turns to it.

So here it is.. my recipe for Potato Salad...

4 -5 russet potatos, boiled, peeled, and cubed
1/3 cup of chopped onion
3 hard boiled eggs, chopped
2 tbsp sweet pickle relish
2 stalks of celery, chopped finely
1 tsp dill seeds or dill weed
1 tsp celery seed
1 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp ground pepper

Put in a bowl and then add DUKES mayonaise - hello, have you ever tried this stuff? -- a little at a time. Start with 2 spoonfuls and begin to combine. It's better to add a little at a time than way too much of the 'white creamy stuff'. After it was mixed up, I put in the refrigerator to for an hour to chill and for the flavors to marry!

So on this Mother's Day, I made one of my mom's signature dishes! And it passed the Dave test- only he thinks it needs more pickle relish! This recipe made about 6 servings so when needing more than that, you will need to up the ingredients. Add what you like to it too... I think that's what is awesome about making it... you can do your own thing with it!