Potato Salad in January

Mila's favorite dish is potato salad. She always requests it when asked what she'd like for dinner or any other time we might be eating something. (Including ice cream. Is there a potato salad flavor of ice cream??)

Curt also loves potato salad. Here she watches him eating some that I made him for his birthday, hoping that he will share with her. (He did.)

I thought it might be fun to share the recipe for the potato salad that I make for Mila and the rest of my family. (Even though it's January and picnics and potato salad are not on most folks' minds!)

Mila's Favorite Potato Salad

5 - 6 large potatoes

4 - 5 eggs

Small onion, diced

2-3 stalks of celery, sliced thinly or diced

Salt to taste

Mayo 

Paprika

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Peel and cut the potatoes into cubes. Place in cooking pot and cover with water. Rinse the eggs and then tuck them in among the potatoes. Be sure they, too, are covered with water. Put pot on burner over medium heat and bring to a boil. Chop the onion and celery while waiting for the water to boil. 

Check potatoes for doneness with a fork. When they are almost cooked through, turn off heat and cover. Let sit while finishing up chopping the other ingredients.

Drain the potatoes and leave in drainer. Put the eggs in ice water to cool and then peel and cut them into chunks roughly the same size as the potatoes. Leave one whole.

In large bowl, place 1/3 of the potatoes. Top with 1/3 of the celery, onion, and eggs, sprinkle with salt, and then spread mayo over that layer. Repeat this two more times. Using a large spoon, mix all the ingredients in the bowl together, adding in more mayo if it needs it. Take the remaining egg and slice, then arrange the slices on top. Sprinkle with paprika, cover, and put in fridge. (Or, you can eat it while it's still warm. It's good that way, too!)