Poor boy subs recipe

Nothing beats homemade subs for a nice family picnic.  These are a great alternative to the traditional meat, cheese, and bread combination.  Try some for your next picnic.  Note you can also prepare these beforehand and then freeze them.  They thaw nicely and then you bake them in the oven.

In a small mixing bowl combine 1 pkg cream cheese, 1/2 stick butter, 2 T minced garlic, and 2 squirts of mustard.

DSCN2096 This is your sauce that will be spread on your breadDSCN2097 For my sub buns, I use the italian loaves from Meijer, but you can use Hoagie buns, or even regular hot dog buns.DSCN2098 Spread one half of the bread with your sauce mixture.DSCN2105 Add your favorite meats to it.  We do one with chicken breast, salami, and provolone cheeseDSCN2106 The other one we like ham, salami, and swiss cheese.DSCN2107 Close up and then wrap it in tin foil.  Place in 350 oven for about 30 minutes.  You want your cheese to melt.  To serve you can then add shredded lettuce, tomatoes, mild pepper rings, and pickles.  DSCN2108

Whipped potato salad recipe…a twist on a classic salad

I have grown up eating potato salad and everyone has their own versions of this.  But for the most part everyone chops up their potatoes into little chunks. Well when I married my husband and I made potato salad for the first time, he was like “what is this?”  He was used to whipped potato salad.  I have never heard of that, but I  diligently found out how to make it.  And I can honestly say,  it has been my favorite way to make this staple picnic food.  Try it for your next potluck, I am sure people will love it!

You will be needing the following ingredients.

  • potatoes
  • hard boiled eggs
  • chopped onion
  • chopped celery
  • miracle whip
  • sweet pickle relish
  • mustard

Depending upon how much you need to make, you may have to adjust your quantities.  This recipes is what we make for our family of 12.

 

First you prepare a 10 lb bag of potatoes as you would for mashed potatoes.  You peel, cut, and cook them until tender.  Drain out as much water as possible and then beat them with your mixer. Add about as much milk as you would if you were making regular mashed potatoes.  I add about 1-1 1/2 cups of milk.  You don’t want them to be super thin, but you don’t want it to be really thick.  You can always add more later.  So do less instead of more.DSCN2085While your potatoes are still hot, add about half of a jar of miracle whip to your mashed potatoes.DSCN2086 Add about 5 heaping Tablespoons of sweet pickle relishDSCN2087 6 whole hard boiled eggs, no need to chop them the mixer will do that.DSCN2088 about 3 squirts of mustard or 3 Tablespoons of mustard for those that don’t “guesstimate”DSCN2089 add salt and pepper.  I add about 1 teaspoon of eachDSCN2090 Add 1 whole diced onion.  You can add 2 stalks of diced celery, I just did not have any today.DSCN2092
Mix until combined.  If it appears too thick, add some more milk.  Taste it, if you want more relish flavor add some, if you want more mustard add that.  DSCN2094 You then refrigerate until serving time.   Sometimes I do not add enough ingredients and then when I go to serve it, I just taste and then add them in.  Today I did not add enough relish so I just stirred it in.

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