Simple picnic salads for easy potluck gatherings
Deirdre attends a picnic where guests bring homemade dishes. The piece offers basics for potato, pasta, egg, and chicken salads all centered on mayo, plus tips like red potato choice, red onion, Dijon mustard, herbs, and a Greek-leaning pasta salad with olives and feta to please guests.
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American Potato Salad and Pasta Salad Recipes
Recipe collection from The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook featuring potato salad with red potatoes and a tangy vinegar mash, red onion parsley eggs and olives. Also includes pasta salad with feta olives tomatoes cucumber oregano and olive oil, plus a chicken salad with lemon tarragon and mayonnaise.
Starting a tough family talk about DNA parentage
Dear Amy advises handling a sensitive DNA finding that the writer’s legal father is not their biological father. Suggests involving spouse input, then choosing a thoughtful approach with a gentle opener and honesty. Warns siblings may react with betrayal or relief as the truth surfaces.
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