Another recipe that I have been making since the beginning of time, this is based on one from the Time Life “Foods of the World” series.
The first time I had a similar salad was in Germany. We were having a simple lunch of wurst … Continue reading.....
This is a simple salad, slightly reminiscent of old-fashioned German Potato Salad.
Normally, when I make potato salad, or any kind of ‘picnic’ salad, I make lots so we have leftovers for a few days.
You could certainly do that with this recipe – … Continue reading.....
Our favorite main course salad is grilled sausages, potatoes, lettuce and goat cheese.
This is my favorite potato salad…..
Do you recognize a pattern?
Warm, crisp, sautéed potatoes, mushrooms and garlic enveloped in creamy, melted soft goat cheese, finished with lots of fresh basil and … Continue reading.....
I’m from the Midwest.
The potato salad I grew up with was made with boiled potatoes and mayonnaise (traditional American Potato Salad).
Occasionally, we would have one at the neighbor’s house that was made with a hot bacon dressing and pickles (German Potato … Continue reading.....
I read in the car…. It’s the only time I really have to read magazines.
The other day, on our way to the canal for a bike ride, I was flipping through the August issue of Cooking Light.
There was a recipe for potato salad … Continue reading.....
This completes our cold dinner menu: Melon with Dry-cured Ham (no recipe required), Salmon Chaud-Froid, Green Bean and Basil Salad and French Potato Salad.
There are many, many recipes for potato salad – French, German, American.
Some are hot, some are cold, some are creamy … Continue reading.....
Traditional American Potato Salad, at least the Mid-Western version I grew up with, has, like so many classics of cuisines around the world, as many iterations as there are cooks.
Some dressings are cooked, some not; some add eggs, celery, peppers, onions or pickles, some … Continue reading.....
We did something today that we haven't done in ages…. Or ever, actually.
We forced the puppies into the back of the car and went on an outing.
They haven't been in the car since they were spayed last fall….
We want to go visit … Continue reading.....
Ever jump out of bed, salivating with the thought of hot sticky, barbecued ribs for lunch, get to the kitchen, start whipping up the sauce….
And discover that first you have to go out to the barn and butcher the pig?
That’s how my day … Continue reading.....
My last post, about walking in the mountains in Andorra, brought back a lot of memories about that small Principality.
Andorra has been an independent country since 917 (I think that’s the right date), well over 1,000 years.
They are independent, not only in politics, … Continue reading.....
