Category: Potato
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Wow. It’s been a few years!
Hey, whomever is still out there reading. I’m going to start to post again I think. It’s been a few years, to say the least. Life has changed. My “girls” are both women, both married, one with a baby. One has moved away, one is still close. We all still talk about food and share…
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Aunt Vilia’s French Potato Salad
My daughter got this recipe from her boyfriend’s Aunt Vilia. She made it for us a while back and we all loved it so I asked her to make it again and share the recipe with me. The original recipe called for tarragon instead of dill but her boyfriend’s family is Lithuanian and she said…
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Bubble and Squeak (Colcannon) Revised
I’ve made bubble and squeak several times but I’ve always made it by cooking the cabbage and potatoes separately or using leftover mashed potatoes. As I was thumbing through Joy of Cooking the other night I saw that they cook the potatoes and cabbage (and green onions) together in one pot, then mash them up…
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Grilled Artichoke and Potato Frittata
With fresh eggs from the hen and fresh artichokes from the garden, last night’s frittata was about as good as it gets! Frittatas are much less fussy than omelets and easily adaptable to serve more or less people. The texture is different even though the ingredients are similar because the egg puffs up in the…
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Potato Soup with a Kick
I picked up a copy of The Homesick Texan’s Family Table at the library the other day. Just reading the names of the recipes was making me hungry! It’s includes sections for breakfast, starters and snacks, salads and sides, chilis, soups and stews, main dishes, sweets and accompaniments (stuff like salsas and pickles). Her Buttermilk…