Fancy Pants BBQ and Salsa in Humboldt Park

For your viewing pleasure. Sunday M had a "Fancy Pants BBQ" in Humboldt Park and it was QUITE lovely. It was just as it sounds. We wore dresses and the boys dressed their best and the spread of food and spirits was pretty, gourmet, fancy and honestly, reminiscent of a Vanity Fair photo shoot. You know how I love Humboldt Park and could go on and on.....but I won't this time. I've inundated you with far too many words today. I think I'll wait till tomorrow to share the Femi Kuti experience with you. Anyway.....not only did we have a BBQ BUT I ventured on down to the Puerto Rican and Cuban salsa ensemble. A group of Latin American men assemble a speaker, background music and a five piece or so salsa band EVERY day in the summertime and just jam out, drawing a decent crowd. I love that 60647 is a hispanic hood. I might "look" like the stereotypical juera, but Facebook told me I'm Latina and I believe (what do I term Facebook? It? Them?) it! ha ha ha. Anyway....yea, I'm a juera living in the hood. And I love it. Oh and after the pics and video I've posted my recipe for the most amazing potato salad I've ever had (and served at the BBQ).





G and K (?) posing for the photo shoot....ha ha.

VIDEO:


Fancy Pants Potato Salad Recipe:
SERVES 4 -6

INGREDIENTS:
* 2 cups potatoes, diced, cooked and drained
* 4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
* 1/2 cup celery, diced
* 1/4 cup green pepper or red pepper, diced
* 1/4 cup onion, diced
* 1 tablespoon dill relish
* 2 teaspoons dill weed or dill seeds

Dressing

* 1/4 cup mayonnaise
* 1 tablespoon ketchup
* 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
* 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
* 1 teaspoon sugar

Directions

1. Cook potatoes.
2. Combine in large bowl,potatos,bacon crumbles, celery,onion,green or red
peppers, dill relish.
3. Add dillweed or dill seeds and stir well.
4. In a small bowl combine mayonnaise,ketchup,chili powder,worcheshire
sauce,salt, black pepper and sugar. Stir well.
5. Pour dressing over potatoes and stir to combine.
6. Chill 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving.