............... but it's ALL GOOD!! roflol
I tried that Paula Deen recipe you posted the other day for the Potato Egg Salad. OK, you need to understand that DH has always LOVED my potato salad!! And before anyone asks me for my recipe, I don't actually have one! I was taught to make potato salad, macaroni salad and a few other salads by that method most of our grandmothers had - a little of this and a little of that and voila!! Know what I mean? ANYWAY.................... I can count on 1 finger how many Potato Salad recipes I've actually tried over the years. And that one was for a Baked Potato Salad recipe I found here shortly after I joined. I was just intrigued by it and it did turn out to be quite nice. I've since adapted that recipe to my 'old' method as well. It's just the way I was taught. Always tweaking and trying to perfect certain things. Well, when you posted that recipe the other day, I briefly looked at it and thought horseradish? Hmm! I don't know!! After a telephone discussion with sugarbug, I decided to go back and find the recipe and give it some serious consideration! I am soooooo glad I did! I won't be doing any 'fine-tuning' on this recipe! It can't be improved on, I don't think!! And DH now has a dilemma on his hands that will replay itself over and over again when I ask him if he'd like potato salad. Why? Because now I'm gonna have to ask him if he wants MY potato salad or Ms P's potato salad! BTW, he says to tell you, 'Thanks a lot!' roflol
Thanks for sharing the Rec. & Rev., Paulette! I've another treasure to add to my file!
Seriously people, you need to give this recipe some serious consideration! It is so good!! I was very pleasantly surprised. DH like horseradish. I do not!! But there are a few recipes I have that call for it so I always have a small jar on hand for them and just so DH can satisfy his taste buds with the stuff when he wants to. All of the recipes I have that call for it, you'd never know the stuff was in it. This recipe is no different. There is that definite zing that horseradish gives to anything. But if you didn't know it was in this potato salad, I don't think you'd be able to guess what it is that's give you that zippy taste sensation.
Here's the R & R as Ms P shared it the other day, and I have few notes at the end of a little boo-boo I made and how I corrected myself!
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R & R - Potato Egg Salad (Big & Small Batch Recipes) DELICIOUS!
Posted by: ms_gehrke - Posted on: 7/6/08
I made this recipe yesterday and we had a bit with dinner last night. We all agreed that it was pretty bland and I was itching to "tweak" it right then and there. My elderly neighbor lady strongly suggested that I wait until today before adding anything to it and boy am I glad that I did - it was absolutely PERFECT today! Most of the potato salads that I've tasted either have the texture of paste, taste too much like mustard or simply have no taste at all - that is NOT the case with this one, it is delicious! I'm including both the recipe as printed in the book which serves 8-10, as well as a reduced-size recipe for those of you that would like to try it but don't care to have to eat it 3 meals a day for a week! LOL I would've normally garnished it with a few slices of hard-boiled eggs however.....I ate them instead! Oops!
Paulette
Potato Egg Salad (Big Batch)
Recipe from The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook by Paula Deen
6 cups diced new potatoes
1/3 cup Italian salad dressing
1 tsp. salt
1 cup diced celery
1/3 cup sliced green onions w/tops (I used regular onions)
4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
1 cup mayonnaise (NOT Miracle Whip)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/2 tsp. horseradish
Wash & dice potatoes, leaving skins ON. Boil for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Pour salad dressing over warm potatoes and toss lightly. Chill for about 2 hours.
Mix remaining ingredients together and cover and refrigerate for 2 hours as well.
When potatoes are cooled, combine sauce with potatoes and mix carefully. Refrigerate overnight.
Serves 8-10
Potato Egg Salad (Small Batch)
3 cups diced new potatoes
8 tsp. Italian salad dressing (2 Tbsp plus 2 tsp)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup diced celery
8 tsp. sliced green onions w/tops (2 Tbsp plus 2 tsp) (I used regular onions!)
2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaise (NOT Miracle Whip)
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp. horseradish
Serves 4-5
Follow directions as listed above.
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Kay's Notes: Because I have always tried to cook the potatoes I use for potato salad the day before and refrigerate them overnight, this time was no different. It wasn't until the next day when I realized I was supposed to pour the Italian Salad Dressing over the already diced and still warm potatoes!! Obviously it was done that way for a reason. So now my dilemma was how I was gonna be able to back track and warm up those spuds enough for them to absorb the Italian Dressing without cooking them some more and then ending up with overcooked spuds. (I usually undercook them a bit and let them finish cooking once I take them off the heat and drain them before putting them in the fridge.) So.......... I decided to dice them up in small batches, cover them with two layers of wet paper towels and then microwave them for a few minutes at 50% power. I was just trying to heat them up enough to be able to absorb the dressing, not cook them further. It actually worked out quite well. My potatoes ended up a wee bit mushier than I usually like, but really, not bad at all. Then I went ahead and returned them to the refrigerator as the directions say and proceeded with the rest of the recipe. Of course, next time I'll remember to do it the right way. But I seriously don't think there will be much of a difference in the flavor!
Because we like our onions in potato salad, I did use some of the little green table onions for color, but I also chopped up some wonderful sweet Vidalia's so probably had about twice as much onion as the recipe calls for. I'll definitely do that again!
That's it, folks! As I said, you need to give this recipe some serious consideration! It is so creamy and just a really delightful different taste sensation that we both found to be quite enjoyable!! It was a perfect accompaniment to Sloppy Joes! I think this is one of those salads that would be wonderful with whatever you choose to serve it with! Ham? Yum!! Pork chops? Yum!! Turkey? Yum!!! 
Thanks again, Paulette! A definite keeper!!!