What Do You Like on Your Baked Potato?
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Comments (35)WOW! So many great ideas! I had no idea there was so many potato salad variations. Since my DD loves potatoes (practically the only veggie that she will eat) many of these sound good for a side dish. I like the low fat, no mayo, recipes too. Can't wait to try. GIBBY: Do you cook the egg whites in your salad? Or froth them up and mix with the other ingredients? I think this sounds very good - low cholesterol and yummy! DH is being a pain in the youknowwhat, since I make potato salad the way his dear ol' Mom made it. So he is sticking to his guns on what he likes. Stubborn, yes? However, on yesterday's salad I omitted my usual poultry seasoning and instead I added dill, celery seed, minced garlic, fresh parsley + basil (right from my mini herb garden) diced vadilia onion, chives, and some purple onion for a little colour. Oh! And I baked the potatoes on the bbq, since I was going to cook dinner on it anyway. I just put some EVOL on the mini potatoes (whole) and sprinkled them with onion salt and put them in a foil pie plate. (This is how we like our baked potatoes). I let them cool then cut them up removing any peel that was falling off, otherwise I just left the peel on. I couldn't tell much difference (dh didn't even notice) between the baked potatoes and the boiled pots, but the texture of the baked potatoes were a little different, slightly denser, and it did add a nice flavour. However, I think I'll stick to boiling the potatoes, personally I like the texture of boiled potatoes better. Overall, it was wonderful. DH liked it okay, but it wasn't like my other salad (ie., his Moms). Geesh. His Mom never added roast chicken seasoning, that was my addition, I've tweaked it over the years and he never noticed. I think this version tasted fresher, imo. Today we try some sour cream, and a few other other combinations. Maybe dill pickle. DD has been away all week and will be home today, so she'll be my lab rat! :-) Have a great day all! BJ...See MoreDo you bake your bacon?
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