I can’t believe that we are halfway through August. Does time fly by even faster when you have a baby? Because it sure feels like it. Tony is TEN months old. My first summer with my first baby is almost over, and I’m not ready for that to happen. The day Tony turned 10 months old, I told my husband, Roby, that it was an extra special day because it was Tony’s first time ever being double digits. Then Roby reminded me that Tony was “double digits” when he was 10 weeks old. 10 days old. 10 minutes old. 10 seconds old. He was trying to be funny (in his typically endearing cheesy dad-joke kind of way), but it actually made me kind of sad that those moments were already over. Don’t get me wrong; I’m super happy and thankful that Tony is growing up as he should. I want time to slow. the. heck. down. You’re probably reading all of this thinking “Ummm Ash, I just came for the potato salad recipe…” How did we get from potato salad to me having a semi-freakout on my blog about my son growing up too fast? I’ll show you how my brain works with this super simple flow chart: potato salad → summer → time is flying by → tony is getting older → OMG how is this happening at lightning speed?! You can insert pretty much anything into the chart and you’ll end up with the same result. Okay. Let’s get back to this potato salad. Because that’s the normal thing to talk about when you’re sharing a potato salad recipe. This side dish is basically a traditional mayo-based potato salad but with a little twist to bring it up a notch. There’s an ingredient in here that you probably haven’t seen in other potato salad recipes: olives. Why did I put olives in the recipe? Well, the first time I made potato salad (earlier this summer), I opened the fridge and saw a jar of olives staring at me. I added a handful to the potato salad and was surprised at how much I liked them in there. I made this dish a few more times before sharing it here because I wanted to be sure that this wasn’t one of those strange leftover pregnancy/postpartum craving-type things. It’s not. This is good y’all. I realize that olives are an unusual thing to add to potato salad, but if you like olives, you’ll like them in there! Really. They make this salad special. This potato salad recipe also calls for eggs. I almost always put eggs in my potato salad because it adds protein to an otherwise super starchy side dish. I also added red onion and celery to give this creamy side some crunch. And then there are spices – my recipes always have spices. This isn’t a spicy potato salad – it’s just a flavorful one. Oh, and don’t forget to use high-quality mayo and dijon. Your potato salad is only going to be as good as your ingredients. I love the Sir Kensington brand, but there are so many new (gourmet) brands out there that I have yet to try, and I’m sure they are just as good. I know there isn’t much summer left, but I hope that you have several more sunny days filled with barbecues, potlucks, and picnics ahead of you over these next few weeks. Like this recipe? Pin it to your favorite Pinterest board now so you will remember to make it later!
