If You Come over...

If you come over to our house for a cook-out, here are a few things you're guaranteed to eat!

1. McCormick Grill Mates Hamburger seasoning. I know there are as many ways to make hamburgers as there are backyards to grill them in, but since we found this seasoning mix last summer, it has become our favorite.
   
2. Paula Deen's lemonade (sorry sweet tea lovers!).
   
3. Not Yo Mama's Banana Pudding from Paula Deen. I use Nilla Wafers instead of Chessmen cookies. If you make this recipe, be sure you're feeding a crowd! You don't want this left over too long, the bananas get brown. But it's so good, you may not have much left over.
4. Pickles (and more pickles). I love a good relish plate! On any given day, you'll find at least three kinds of pickles in our fridge. When I was pregnant with our first son we cleaned out the fridge and found over a dozen jars of pickles (that was mostly thanks to every woman in our church who thought she made the best pickles and we had to try them all)!
   
5. Potato salad. KLee and I have mentioned before, we think the best recipes come from church cookbooks! This recipe is from the cookbook of First Christan Church in Duncan, Oklahoma.

Potato Salad:
6 to 7 red potatoes, boiled with skins on
1/2 lb. bacon, cooked and chopped
4 hard-boiled eggs (I don't add eggs)
10 green onions, chopped
2 dill pickles, chopped
1 small can chopped black olives
3 stalks celery, chopped

Mix together, then mix together dressing (below) and pour over potato mixture. Chill until time to eat, stir before serving.

Dressing:
1 C. mayo
2 T. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. white wine vinegar (I use just white and it works fine)
dash salt
dash pepper
dash seasoning salt
1/2 tsp sugar