Clementine’s Prizewinning Potato Salad

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Clementine's Potato Salad RecipeThis is a classic Southern potato salad that is better than all the others. Better than those of the Junior League of Jackson, Mississippi, and better than your mother-in-law’s. This is the one that will get you a fine husband, and it doesn’t even have bacon in it. What is does have is two secret ingredients.

It’s family reunion food on steroids, and the only restaurant one I’ve ever found that comes close to this is at Oskar’s Cafe in tiny Dadeville, Alabama. Dadeville is on beautiful Lake Martin, which is worth its own journey if you travel through Alabama.  Clementine’s Potato Salad is perfect for camping at The Fort, and leftovers will keep well in a refrigerator for a couple of days. Sometimes, I make it ahead of the trip, and take in a cooler. Also works well for potlucks, tailgates, holidays, funerals, Super Bowl parties and Mondays.  Continue reading “Clementine’s Prizewinning Potato Salad” →

Le Cellier Mashed Potatoes

Best Mashed Potatoes in the World – Le Cellier

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Everybody has their favorite comfort food, and mine is mashed potatoes for three-fourths of the year (in summer, it’s a tomato sandwich or two). Mashed potatoes is not a childhood memory for me because my parents preferred rice as the starch. So, all through my 20s, I made so-so mashed potatoes, using the recipe in my starter cookbook. Finally, I learned the two secrets – cream cheese and salt! With the right amount of cream cheese and the courage to be brave with the salt, anyone has the potential to make the best mashed potatoes in the world. Actually getting to the finish line only requires selecting the right potatoes as well as a proper mashing method. Continue reading “Best Mashed Potatoes in the World – Le Cellier” →