Recipes...

For the 4th of July I thought I would post my favorite potato salad recipe and Spaghetti sauce recipe.

The Best Potato Salad

2 pounds of new red potatoes ( personally I use the cheaper big ones and just cut them into huge chunks)
1 cup Hellman's mayonnaise
2 T. Hellman's Dijonnasie Creamy Mustard
2 T. chopped fresh dill (you can use dried dill with the same results)
2 T. white vinegar
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper (I use 1/2 but I like pepper)
1 c. chopped celery
1/2 c. chopped green onions

Boil potato's in salted water until tender. Drain well...note if you chunk up the potatoes before cooking you won't have to later on. DO NOT use white potatoes either! They fall apart and turn to mush where the red ones won't. Also don't peel them the color is wonderful and besides the skins are very thin.

In a large bowl, combine mayo, dijonnasie, dill, vinegar, salt and pepper. Stir in warm potatoes, celery, and onions. Cover and chill for 2-3 hours to blend flavours.

Spaghetti Sauce

3 large cans (29 oz) tomato sauce
2-3 pkg. Italian spaghetti sauce mix
1 can of mushrooms slices drained
1 can of med. black olives drained
2 pounds browned ground beef + 1 med. sweet onion cooked along with it when browning
2 T. sugar
1 t. oregano
1 t. minced garlic

Combine all ingredients in a large (at least a 6 qt) crock pot and let simmer all day on low OR 3-4 hours on high.
Also I like to substitute 1 pound of sweet Italian sausage for one pound of grown beef.

Enjoy!!!!