"It Was a Paula Deen Day."

If you have a Twitter, you need to be following Chrissy Teigen (@chrissyteigen).

Wondering why?

She's so funny.
She follows pop culture.
She tweets offensive stuff, just to get a rise out of the weirdos on Twitter.

And, she's real pretty. Every once in awhile, she'll tweet a picture of her in a bikini. It makes me hate life.

And it makes me want to give up Mexican food.

I couldn't ever give up Mexican food. I love queso way too much for that business.

At any rate, because of following Chrissy, I came across her blog. She blogs foods that I'm not daring enough to try.

But, lucky for me, Ray is all about trying new, different dishes. So when I came across Chrissy's blog about Paula Deen's Country Potato Salad, I knew it was right in Ray's wheelhouse.

So, we made plans to make it on Memorial Day. No idea what the main course would be, but this potato salad was going to be a part of it. No questions asked.

It was delicious. Chock full of bacon, egg, and mayonnaise. Nothing good for you but totally good. Do yourself a favor and make it.

Ray and I have a recipe book full of recipes we love. Way back in the day, we came across this recipe for Dry Rubbed Baby Back Ribs. This is also a recipe from the Deen fam. We made them. They were good. So good. These ribs are the kind of ribs where you don't even need barbecue sauce. They were fabulous.

Oh, and I tried deviled eggs for the first time ever. I know this makes me a freak, the fact that I've never had a deviled egg. But, lucky for me, Chrissy posted a recipe for them. That included bacon. Bacon + Chrissy = me and Ray buying a dozen eggs and trying them.

I'm not saying deviled eggs are something I'll eat every day, but they were good. They have a lot of the same flavors as the potato salad. I can appreciate what they bring to the table.

So for our Memorial Day, we woke up uncomfortably early (I'm talking before 7AM), cooked these recipes, and watched approximately 5 hours of CNBC. I wish I was kidding. But, it was awesome. Good food and good company. I highly recommend these recipes. You won't be sorry.

We also made a dessert. Mini apple pies. I'll post it soon. Get ready, people. That is a get-off-your-couch-and-make-it-now kind of recipe.