• Email
  • Instagram
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Beauty
  • Lifestyle
  • Faith
  • Wellness
  • HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDES

Anna Mae Groves

A vessel sharing positivity through beauty, wellness, and personal style.

  • About
  • Contact
  • Beauty
  • Lifestyle
  • Faith
  • Wellness
  • HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDES
    • Email
    • Instagram
You are here: Home / Food / Auntie Linda’s Broke Wrist Potato Salad

Auntie Linda’s Broke Wrist Potato Salad

June 27, 2022 By Anna Groves 4 Comments

God bless my Auntie Linda. From my earliest memory, there was only one time that I looked forward to potato salad: when hers were the hands that made it.  

After we moved from the Pacific Northwest, I had a potato salad sized hole in my heart.  This hole has only been filled the few times we went back home and there happened to be a cookout or holiday meal where my Auntie would be present.  In other words, in nine years I have only been able to enjoy my Auntie’s potato salad a handful of times! 

On Father’s Day weekend, it dawned on me that I could just call her for the recipe! Mind you, if you can cook or have experienced food from anyone who put their foot in it, you know that “recipe” is a loose term, and there will be a LOT of winging it by taste and by eye. 

When I called my Auntie, she began with vagueness. “You know, cook ’em til they’re done” and “put the amount you like”.  I had to stop her and say, “NO. I want to know how to do it the way YOU like it!” and then she let loose. “You better not be trying to use that healthy mayo, either.  The cheap kind!” and “Use a cup of mayo…. Actually about half the jar.. Girl, you know, like you broke your wrist!” And to my surprise, a couple of hours after our convo was over, I picked up my phone to this text:

It’s the use of emojis for me 😂😂😂

After I made the salad (of course it wasn’t exactly like hers but it was CLOSE) I called to ask a few more questions before I put it on the blog. And as she answered, she gave this potato salad a couple more names:

“You could call it ‘Drunken Potato Salad’… like you’re drunk and you put everything in it.  Or ‘Tavern Potato Salad.’  You know, some people make a nice little potato salad like you’re having a tea party.  This ain’t it.”  That one took me out!

Anyway, she went on to tell me that after her baby brother (my dad who passed away December 2019) tasted her potato salad for the first time, from then on it was always his request.  

I am happy to carry on the legacy.  This “Broke Wrist Drunken Tavern Potato Salad” will be at every cookout, holiday and birthday from here on out.

DISCLAIMERS:

  • I normally try to modify almost everything I do to be paleo… but after Auntie Linda said I wasn’t allowed to use healthy mayo, I couldn’t dishonor her like that!
  • She only uses Farman’s Original Dill Pickles, but apparently they are only available in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.  Use whatever old fashioned brand of dill pickles you can find.
  • She says to use “cheap mayo.” She’s talking Best Foods (West Coast) or Hellman’s (elsewhere) and if you use Miracle Whip, you will get a whole entire side eye from Auntie Linda. Resist that sandwich spread, sis!
  • And finally, the potatoes. You boil them whole WITH the skin on.  In Auntie Linda’s words, otherwise they’ll be grainy and “waterlogged instead of creamy.” And if you want this salad to be like hers, you have to boil them forever.  Like 35-40 minutes or until they are ALMOST mashed potato soft.

Without further ado, here’s the “recipe”:

Auntie Linda’s Broke Wrist Potato Salad

What you’ll need:

  • 8 large russet potatoes.  Auntie Linda said “not the kind with the thin skin.”  Gotta be russet.
  • 2 large Farman’s Genuine Dill pickles, diced small
  • 1 cup dill pickle juice 
  • 2 heaping tablespoons of honey mustard (Auntie Linda likes Beaver Honey Mustard)
  • 2 cups mayo (like she said, the cheap kind!)
  • 5 eggs- hard boiled. 3 chopped, 2 sliced and reserved for garnish
  • 2 celery stalks, diced small
  • 1 handful of celery leaves, chopped
  • 1 half green bell pepper, diced small
  • 1 half red bell pepper, diced small
  • 1 small yellow onion, diced 
  • Seasoning salt to taste (Auntie Linda said she is GENEROUS with it. She likes Johnnies or Lawery’s) you could start with a couple of teaspoons and add to taste but she uses more like a tablespoon (well….I think, based on her description).
  • Black pepper to taste
  • Paprika
  • Optional garnish: sliced black olives, gerkin pickles, chopped green onions, sliced hard boiled eggs.

Directions:

  1. Wash and scrub potatoes clean and place in a large stock pot.  Cover with cold water and turn heat to high.  Boil for 35-40 minutes until almost “mashed consistency.”  If the boiling is rolling to where the skin is getting knocked off, reduce to slightly lower heat to keep skin intact.
  2. Meanwhile, chop and measure out all of your ingredients.  
  3. Drain and cool the potatoes, peel, then chop into ½ inch cubes.  Place back in the stock pot.
  4. Add the pickle juice to potatoes, and stir to loosen them up for easy addition of the rest of the ingredients.
  5. Add all of your other ingredients, leaving the sliced eggs and paprika.  Mix well.
  6. Pour potato salad into a large serving bowl or baking dish.  Lay sliced eggs on top and sprinkle with paprika. Add any other garnishes you want to add!

I hope you enjoy this recipe and please tag me in stories when you make it- I want to show my Auntie Linda how much of an impact she’s having!

Be sure to follow me on Instagram TikTok and LTK so you never miss a thing!


Filed Under: Food Tagged With: cooking, Family Recipe, food

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Vanessa says

    June 27, 2022 at 3:35 pm

    I just love your posts. I’m no longer on Instagram so I appreciate your blog updates. I haven’t had a good potato salad in a long time! Some things are meant to be unhealthy. I loved her emojis!

    • Anna Groves says

      June 28, 2022 at 4:24 pm

      Her emojis made me laugh! So glad you’ve been able to leave the gram- sounds healthy- I’ll try to update more on here!

  2. Lauren mcleod says

    June 29, 2022 at 11:41 am

    Anna!! Can’t wait to make this for the 4th this weekend:) will tag you on ig!

  3. Jenny LeFlore says

    July 5, 2022 at 11:47 am

    This RECIPE was right on tIme. My auntie doriS USUALLY makes the potato Salad but recen has started getting dementia. I cant think of a cookout without It. I know i can pick up this trAdition but needed a place to start. Your auntie linda’s recipe will be on our table in chicago. Thank you

Primary Sidebar

Latest Posts

More Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 

NORDSTROM ANNIVERSARY SALE

Deck Update!

Auntie Linda’s Broke Wrist Potato Salad

Archives

Categories

Footer Widget Header

SUBSCRIBE

Join Anna's List!

Footer

  • Email
  • Instagram

The Links

  • About
  • Home
  • Contact

Categories

  • Beauty
  • Lifestyle
  • Faith
  • Wellness
A vessel sharing positivity through beauty, wellness, and personal style.
End of summer outfits and it’s all under $30! Wa End of summer outfits and it’s all under $30! Walmart Free Assembly came through again!   
#Ad #FreeAssembly #WalmartFashion @WalmartFashion  
  
#liketkit #LTKunder50 #LTKunder100  
@shop.ltk  
https://liketk.it/3MxPp
But it’s wild. I grew up one of the only Black p But it’s wild. I grew up one of the only Black people in my town, so one day when I was 16 and saw him as I was walking into the grocery store, I was shook.  
 
He must have been shook too, because he said no words. We just stared at each other.  After what seemed like forever, we kept walking. Me going in, he going out.  He was 15 and visiting his mom. He didn’t live in my town.  
 
Weeks later he saw me again when I was cheerleading at a football game. He asked around about who I was. After a phone call, I agreed to meet him at my house. I didn’t know it until I opened the door. The guy I stared at in the grocery store. Breathe.  
 
We talked for a few weeks after that, but then lost touch.  
 
When I was 21, I had moved back to Seattle and was working at Banana Republic on 5th and Pike. One day, I walked into the break room and saw someone sitting at the table. His back was turned toward me but… I knew it was him. Rob Groves.  
 
He turned around and looked at me. My heart stopped. “What are you doing here?” 
 
“I work here.”  
 
“Me too.”  
 
And the rest is history.  Married 23 years. Four young men. Best friends. Love of my life. So grateful for the one I saw in the grocery store.
What’s bringing me JOY. #TargetPartner 
What’s bringing you joy? Tabitha Brown’s limited edition home and office collection with @Target drops tomorrow, on August 6th - save your favorite items on Target.com so you can snag them including the mug, baskets, candles and nesting trays seen here before they sell out!  #TargetTabCollab #TargetStyle
My friend Ginger lead designer at @urbanologydesig My friend Ginger lead designer at @urbanologydesigns helped me make a bed like hers! Saving our step by step stories in highlights :)
How to fix your Instagram feed so your actual frie How to fix your Instagram feed so your actual friends and people you follow show up!  
1. When you see someone you don’t follow in your home feed,  look for a tiny “x” on the top right corner above the post.  
2. Tap the “x” 
3. Tap “snooze all suggested posts in feed for 30 days” 
4. BAM! No suggested posts and random people in your feed for 30 days - repeat every time you see someone you don’t know in your feed (every 30 days) or until Instagram makes Instagram Instagram again 😂 
 
Share with your friends!
Here’s a list of things you should never wear in Here’s a list of things you should never wear in your late 40’s:      
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
The weight of others’ opinions. That’s it. That’s the list.      
     
Wear what makes you feel confident, strong and beautiful and don’t you dare listen to anyone who tells you different!      
     
This is an outfit photo dump from our weekend. Plans changed a little because of the mid to upper 90’s weather but I still braved it with some pants because I just couldn’t give up 😂     
     
 (BTW if you like shopping local, sustainable, unique designers and a woman owned biz, I got both the cream and brown wide legs from a shop in OTR called Continuum bazaar and they are still available on her website - they are called Pia and Raf) the rest are all on my LTK. ❤️
Makeup Lately… SUMMER edition. It’s been so h Makeup Lately… SUMMER edition.  It’s been so hot and I have a tan, so either I haven’t been wearing makeup at all (just sunscreen) OR if I decide to wear makeup I’ve been skipping foundation and a few other layers. Instead, I’ve been doing this!  Do you switch up your routine in the summertime? What changes do you make? Also, have you tried telescopic? Everything is in LTK for you!
Leisure and workout picks from @champion that are Leisure and workout picks from @champion that are super cute and affordable! PLUS they gave us a code- ANNA20 for 20% off plus free shipping when you sign up for an account :) Head to my stories or my LTK to shop! Sponsored by Champion!  #beyourownchampion 
 
#liketkit #LTKfit #LTKunder50 
@shop.ltk 
https://liketk.it/3LhLd
Just when I thought I couldn’t fall more in love Just when I thought I couldn’t fall more in love with this city, our weekend with @cincyexperience topped it all!    
   
From the @cincymusicfest (Janet, Uncle Charlie, After7, Tony Toni Toné🙌🏾) #CincyBlackMusicWalkofFame, Cincinnati Food Tours in Findlay Market, and shopping in OTR, to the city murals, delicious restaurants, Revel Wine Bar, amazing people and beautiful city scenery…. Cincy has captured my heart!  
 
Thank you to @cincyexperience for sponsoring us this weekend!    
   
#cincyexperience #cincymusicfest
FOUR cute and affordable summer event outfits! Eve FOUR cute and affordable summer event outfits! Everything’s under $30 and from @walmart! Head to stories and my LTK for more!  #ad #WalmartFashion #WalmartStyle  @WalmartFashion 
 
Follow me on LTK!  
#liketkit  
@shop.ltk 
https://liketk.it/3KVpo
Follow on Instagram

Copyright © 2022 · Anna Mae Groves · Blog Design by Little Blue Deer
Privacy Policy