{"id":12787,"date":"2013-05-02T12:15:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T18:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/?p=12787"},"modified":"2013-05-03T16:55:17","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T22:55:17","slug":"making-mayonnaise-and-potato-salad-for-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/2013\/05\/making-mayonnaise-and-potato-salad-for-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Mayonnaise (and potato salad for 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is what happens when I have a little too much time.<\/p>\n<p>A process was running on my computer.  Waiting for that to finish, I had all of the ingredients for making mayonnaise in the jar but you need to wait a minute for all to settle before starting the process that emulsifies all into the mayonnaise.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had in the back of my mind making a quick video of the mayo making process because it is so quick &#8211; at least this immersion blender in the jar version.  But, I am not a fan of video and my plan of setting up a table that I could be behind with the camera on a tripod in front of me, etc., etc&#8230; not happening.<\/p>\n<p>So, here I am.  Waiting.  I could have washed a window or 2, but that&#8217;s no fun.  I pick up my phone with the intent of a test video. No lighting, no script, no notes, no plan except just to see how the phone camera (and I) would do &#8211; for the fun of it.<\/p>\n<p>I decide it is not that bad and I can live with the corniness and the fact that I forgot to mention a very important ingredient &#8211; THE OIL!!! 5\/8 cup olive oil to be exact. But, here it is, missed ingredient, silliness and all.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/65308493\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/65308493\">MakingMayonnaise: I forgot to say 5\/8 cup oil<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/user17786127\">Liz Summers<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t feel that I&#8217;m letting down my cookery hero, Julia Child, as even she demonstrated making mayonnaise with a blender.  And my first mayonnaise was made all by hand which is a definite arm workout.  I&#8217;ve also made it in a food processor and the <a target=\"Blender Express\"  href =\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000GA71PG\/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1\" title=\" Blender Express\">Blender Express <\/a> mini system I have in the motorhome.  But this immersion blender version is absolutely the fastest, least amount of cleanup and I cannot discern a taste or texture difference between methods.<\/p>\n<p>The whole egg scenario credit goes to Jennifer Perillo, <a target=\"In Jennie\u2019s Kitchen homemade mayonnaise\"  href =\"http:\/\/www.injennieskitchen.com\/2011\/07\/homemade-lowfat-mayonnaise\/\" title=\" In Jennie\u2019s Kitchen homemade mayonnaise\"> In Jennie\u2019s Kitchen homemade mayonnaise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Traditional mayonnaise is made with egg yolks.  If you click on the link above and view Jennie&#8217;s post, she makes both an egg yolk version and an egg white version.  I decided that if egg whites alone worked, a whole egg would probably work as well.  I always have the best intentions when I have whites or yolks left from a recipe that uses one or the other but typically, I end up forgetting about whichever until it is too late.  So, this whole egg mayo works well for me.  I fiddled with the quantities of acid (vinegar or lemon juice) and oil a few times and ended up with this version which has worked every time for me.  I am using an XL fresh farm egg.  <\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t use a lot of mayonnaise, but I make a mayo-yogurt-buttermilk-black pepper-herb dressing\/dip, the occasional chicken or egg salad and a new thing for me:  potato salad.  I&#8217;ve never been a fan of the picnic-style potato salad smothered in mayo and made from boiled potatoes.  But several weeks ago, I was deciding what to do with a leftover 1\/2 baked russet potato.  I had a hard boiled egg and mayo in the frig.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/PotatoSalad0971.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/PotatoSalad0971.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Potato salad for 1 was born!  <\/p>\n<p>This combo made a quick potato salad that was fresh and flavorful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/PotatoSalad0976.jpg\" target=\"Large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/beardogco.com\/WPBlog\/blogimages\/May13\/PotatoSalad0976.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Homemade mayonnaise and potato salad for 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is what happens when I have a little too much time. A process was running on my computer. 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