All Roads Lead to the Super Bowl.

All this week I'm going to be posting things that may be of the utmost importance to your Superbowl Sunday. Sure some of the posts may have such predominate tones such as miracle root, or eggs. I assure you that all of these recipes found this week will be functional as part of your Superbowl deliciousness. Anything found this week would go great with a couch and the big game.

We'll start off with eggs. Wonderful ever useful and versatile eggs. Foodbuzz, once again in their awesomeness, sent me a coupon as part of their Tastemaker program for free eggs. Yes the post you are about to read is about a free item given to me to try. I am making a disclaimer here, these eggs were free (thank you again Foodbuzz!).

The coupon was for Eggland's best eggs. I've honestly never tried them before. We have local Hickman's eggs here, which I usually buy figuring that at least it's supporting local and perhaps fresher. If I have the money I buy their cage free. Or if I'm really in the position to splurge I buy them fresh from the farmers market. I will admit that the farmer's market are my favorite and there absolutely is a difference with those in taste and look. However the Eggland's best eggs were very similar to the local Hickman's. I am impressed with the added nutritional boost in the Eggland's. I am a bit of a skeptic and I don't know if it really has that many more benefits over a regular egg. I haven't done that much research either. If anyone out there has please let me know. I'm feeling lazy.

However with my free eggs I was imagining all the original egg favorites of our family. Frittatas, fried eggs and bacon, deviled eggs (of course), even a good custard. But I was leaning to a more basic level. Something minimal, sturdy and useful in so many ways. Mayo. Home style mayonnaise. Then, I popped on over to the Gluten Free Girl and the Chef and knew it was destiny.



They have a great video and post up about making mayonnaise. I make mine pretty much the same, but follow more of what I read in Julia Child's book Kitchen Wisdom. I add one whole egg and 2 yolks and almost 2 cups of oil. More often than not I use olive oil (be warned it does taste very olive oily so use olive oil you adore). Also I'm usually out of Dijon so I use about 1 teaspoon of dried mustard powder. I think I prefer it over the Dijon.



Rest assured this post isn't merely about eggs, and mayonnaise. It's about how to use them. Deliciously and simply. Mayonnaise and eggs are those humble ingredients that can be overlooked. But when you have the best ingredients the simplest of meals are taken beyond normal and become comfortable treasures. Homemade mayo is why other countries eat mayonnaise with their fries.



A bacon sandwich is dream like with homemade mayo and fresh from the oven bread. Another truly simple and soul satisfying dish - potato salad. I think potato salad was invented simply because of homemade mayonnaise.



Homemade Potato Salad

4-5 cups peeled potatoes cut into 1 inch cubes
1 bunch green onions chopped
1 1/2 - 2 cups homemade mayonnaise
salt and pepper
3 Tablespoons sweet relish

Add peeled and cut potatoes to water in a large pot. Bring to a boil and boil for 20 minutes or until tender. Drain off the water and add potatoes back to the pot. Place the pot back on the burner (turned off). Salt the potatoes liberally and let the water evaporate off. After the potatoes have cooled add the rest of the ingredients. Stir gently so the potatoes don't break apart. Add salt and pepper to taste.



Minimal ingredients, timeless foods. Eggs are the superheros of my kitchen.