Elijah Filice

Potato salad is pretty simple yet delicious side dish that complements any Southern meal. With it's smooth, creamy texture mixed with a zesty crunch from onions and relish, it's sure to be a crowd pleaser. Next time you are serving a home-cooked Southern meal – or any meal, for that matter – add a bowl of Southern potato salad to the mix and let the compliments roll in. Step 1: Peel and chop the potatoes. Rinse your potatoes thoroughly to remove any dirt and grime. Use a vegetable peeler to thoroughly remove all of the potato skin. Once they are all peeled, chop them into chunks. They don't need to be perfectly or uniformly chopped, but just make sure the pieces are big enough to eat in one bite – or about 1/2 inch (12.7 mm) thick. Step 2: Boil the potatoes. Fill a pot about half way with water and bring it to a boil. The pot should be large enough to fit all of the potatoes with a couple of inches of space at the top to spare. Once the water is boiling, add the potato pieces. Continue to boil until they are tender, which should take about seven to eight minutes. Keep checking on them regularly, because it's crucial that they do not get too soft. You want them to become tender, but not fall apart. You do not want to wind up with mashed potatoes. Step 3: Hard-boil the eggs while the potatoes cook. Place your eggs in a pot and cover them with cold water. They should be completely submerged, with water about an inch above them. Turn your stovetop to medium-high heat. Once the water starts to boil, remove the pot from the heat and let your eggs cook in the hot water for about eight to ten minutes. Once they are done cooking and have cooled, peel the shells off the eggs and dice them up. Learn the easiest ways to peel hardboiled eggs here! Step 4: Drain your potatoes. Once they are tender, drain the water by pouring the contents of the pot into a colander. Alternately, you can scoop up the potato chunks with a slotted spoon. Put your potatoes in a large mixing bowl. Put the chopped eggs and potatoes into the refrigerator to chill. It's best to construct and season this salad after everything has cooled. Step 5: Chop your onion and celery. Chop the onion half into small pieces. Once it's completely chopped, go over the pieces with your knife again to dice them up even smaller. You don't want to have too large of onion chunks in your potato salad. Cut the celery stalks into similarly sized pieces. Step 6: Mix your chopped veggies, eggs, and potatoes in the mixing bowl. Remove the eggs and potatoes from the refrigerator and make sure they have completely cooled. Pour the chopped eggs into the potatoes, and then add your chopped celery and onion. Stir these ingredients together. Step 7: Add the sweet relish, mayonnaise or Miracle Whip, yellow mustard, and sugar. Make sure that you stir everything so that all of the potato is completely coated. These wet ingredients give the Southern potato salad it's creaminess, so it's important not to skimp on these![7] Choosing between mayonnaise and Miracle Whip is a personal preference. Miracle Whip has a sweeter, spicier flavor than mayonnaise. Step 8: Sprinkle in salt, pepper, and paprika to taste. Give your potato salad a taste test, and decide how much salt and pepper you want to add. Remember to only add a bit at a time. It's always possible to add more. Once everything is stirred completely, sprinkle the paprika on top. The paprika completes the potato salad, both in taste and appearance. Keep your potato salad in the refrigerator until you're ready to serve it. This recipe makes about six servings.

I can't sing enough praises to fit into this review, just go watch it! Gorgeous, breathtaking animation, captivating and compelling characters, amazing and otherworldly (literally and figuratively) setting, fantastic, creative creature designs and so on. Seriously, what are you doing here? Go watch this show already!!

Ok film, but nothing to write home about. The highlight is certainly the dog's acting, which I quite enjoyed. All the human characters on the other hand were either A: unlikable and poorly written, B: acted out terribly with little depth or emotion. The plot is also questionable to say the least, and doesn't know when to be ridiculous or take itself seriously. Only saving grace is, again, the dogs' great performances.

To everyone review-bombing this film, kindly shut up. Sure, this film isn't perfect; a lot of the acting and dialogue is sloppy and forced, and some of the character's aren't all to well developed. Still, this is a fantastic film filled with clever wit and satire, and a lot of emotional depth as well. Indeed, just like Earnest himself, this film has a soul within it's deceptive exterior. As mentioned, the comedy, while not always hitting the mark, is a riot in many moments. This film does a great job satirizing typical ghost movies, and practically turns the tropes on their heads. Yet, the writers knew when to to dial back on the gags and let the film take itself seriously, and I kid you not, I teared up at multiple points in the film, especially towards the ending. One aspect I'd truly like to commend is this film's utilization of wordless characterization, and how, thanks to the skill of both David Harbour and the writing team, the titular ghost Earnest is able to convey their thoughts and emotions clearly throughout the story while never speaking more than a word. You don't see this type of characterization often anymore, and relying on the audience to interpret a silent character, while always a bit risky, can pay off tremendously if executed well, which this film certainly did. Overall, I doubt this film is going to win any Oscars, but at least in terms of Netflix Originals, this is a hilarious and wholesome film that should be recognized for it's strengths. Unlike a lot of films and shows nowadays, you can tell that the people behind this film truly cared for what they were making, and for the majority of the film, it clearly shows.

This is by far one of the movies of all time. When Howard said "it's duck time" I could only watch as tears of joy were shed from my eyes. This is truly a movie.

If there's one thing that watching every single Ghibli film has taught me, its that outstanding visuals can't make up for a sub-par story. This certainly applies to this film; the animation is spectacular and truly gorgeous, but the story is...weird. this is a very confusing movie, and the plot is incoherent and downright sloppily written at times. The voice acting is also pretty bad. And while I can't speak for the original Japanese version, the English dub is annoying and confusing to follow sometimes. Overall the ingredients for an amazing film are all here, but the writers must have been smoking something real potent while making this movie, as the entire plot just crumbles apart as you watch the film.

This film is outstanding! The animation is gorgeous, the voice acting is spot-on, the worldbuilding is believable and fantastical at the same time, and the story itself is incredible and thrilling! Aside from a few choppy moments, especially in the 3rd act, I love every aspect of this amazing piece of cinema!

Outstandingly realistic, and absolutely stunning in every category! Can't wait for more seasons of this amazing paleo-documentary!

What the actual hell is this movie? It is agrivatingly incoherent, confusingly bizarre, and borderline disrespectful to the source material. The story has more holes in it than a fine Swiss cheese, and strange, wacky events seem to just happen randomly without any rhyme or reason. The only saving grace is the animation, music, and dance sequences, but besides those few well done aspects, the rest of this film is nothing but gibberish made for infants.

"What were the writers smoking?" is an accurate way to describe this film. The two stars are for the stunning visuals and animation, but in order to have such great visual effects, this film greatly sacrificed it's story, pacing, and pretty much everything else. Good animation can't hold up a film on it's own, and the other categories are truly what brings this film down in ny opinion. Now... as an American who isn't familiar with this story and hasn't even seen the previous film, I'm sure that I'm not the most qualified to judge the plot of this movie. Still, as a stand alone film, it is very confusing and nonsensical to follow, and characters and events seem to follow the "because plot" excuse as to their inclusion. Overall, i wish that this movie had a more thurough story and plot to it, and I unfortunately find it unenjoyable outside of the animation.