My new recipe.

I invented a recipe several months ago. Well, more like had a concept. I'm a big fan of potato salad. And I'm a big fan of baked potatoes. So I started thinking, "Why not create baked potato salad?" I went to All Recipes and didn't see anything that really fit what I was thinking of. I got excited, thinking I'd actually been creative enough to invent my own dish! I was thinking cooked potatoes, sour cream/mayo combo, a bit of dill perhaps, cheddar cheese, chives, bacon bits, salt and pepper. .

And then we moved and I didn't really pursue portioning out the ingredients to invent the perfect salad. I went to Petty's Meat Market to pick up some meat that was on special and browsed the deli. Guess what they have? Baked Potato Salad. It was exactly what I planned on making. It's delicious. So the good news is, my idea really was a good one. The bad news is, someone else thought of it first.

When I was little, I wanted to be the first woman president. But then I realized someone would probably beat me to the punch so I gave that up, too. I'm not one to settle for second place, apparently.

On a side note--my family has a birhday tradition of going to Charley's Steakhouse to celebrate birthdays. It's quite expensive, so going there is a special treat. Usually the birthday person gets to select mom or dad to bring, as they pay for whatever is left on the check after your birthday discount is calculated in (!8.95 off on your birthday!) Terry and I have continued that tradition, at least for my birthday. Charley's discontinued about 4 years ago my favorite dessert. It's an orange white chocolate cake that is just scrumptious! I was so disappointed--I looked forward to that slice of cake almost as much as I looked forward to the steak! Anyhow, guess where I found the cake? Petty's!!! At $5/slice, it's a splurge, but it's a VERy yummy splurge!! So much for losing weight--between the baked potato salad and the orange cake, i'll be lucky to maintain my weight with my SPIN class workouts!