Perfectly Pleasing Potato Salad
I've never made potato salad prior to this first time at my mother in law's 65th birthday party. I always just had to endure my family member's bland version, which I had no problem devouring after raining down a good amount of salt. You see, I feel that the perfect potato salad is not too creamy, holds its shape, and does not run or seep into the rest of the food on your plate. I am a picky eater in the sense that my food cannot touch. I do not like my mashed potatoes or gravy making contact with my fried chicken. It gives me some kind of anxiety like my food will be tainted if they mesh together, messing up the proportions of flavor. My husband thinks I'm crazy sometimes. I always have to proportion my bites, my meat to rice ratio, french fries to ketchup ratio, or how many bites I take to chew on something. I always ask for my gravy on the side, or the dressing on the side. Let me decide how much and to what degree I want to mix m...