BASIC: TUNA POTATO SALAD

If you want quick and easy I highly recommend potato salads.  Because all you do it cook the potatoes, chop the veggies and mix.  That's it.   Last night around 10 I suddenly realized my hubby was going to stuck at Peets coffee house a little longer that normal, because I had a very early window painting job. Usually he good with a piece of fruit and a handful of trail mix, but I was not going to be their to pick him up after his hour class.   So here is what I threw together. 

Notes: The last two ingredients are extras, if you don't have them you can still make the recipe.  Basically mix and match with what you have and make it your own.  ;)

INGREDIENTS: (on the fly)

 4 to 5 medium potatoes of any kind.  I used Yukon
4 celery stalks
1/2 white medium onion
2 cups Spinach.
1 Can tuna of your choice.   I used Albacore.
1 can of garbanzo beans
1 can of medium olives.
2 Tablespoons of Mayonnaise.
1 small glass jar of Artichokes
3 Tablespoons of capers. 

FIRST:
Dice potatoes into bite size pieces and put in a pan and make sure potatoes are submerged in water.  Turn burner to high. While potatoes are cooking.   Dice celery stalks, Dice onion, Cut olives in half and put in large bowl.  Next drain and rinse Garbanzo beans and add to bowl.  Drain and add Artichokes, capers and spinach.   Drain Tuna and add to bowl with the rest of the ingredients. Now add mayonnaise and mix all.    Check the potatoes with a fork for tenderness.    Take one out cool it and try it.  Is it crunchy? Not done.   Is it not crunchy, but tender it's done.  As long as it not crunchy.
Drain off water in and put potatoes in another bowl with cold water and three hand fulls of ice cubes swish around.   As soon as the ice cubes are melted almost all the way remove them drain water well and add potatoes to the rest of the ingredients.  Stir in.   WAH-LA  Meal served.  

QUICK, YUMMY & SATISFYING :)