About the Blog - Fragments of a Life

This blog will contain things I have written; some of my best photos; and a selection of my favourite recipes. I am truly fortunate to have traveled to and worked in fascinating places, met remarkable people, and seen many of the wonders of planet earth. Friends have urged me to write about these experiences and to publish my photographs. Maybe, one day, these will come together into a book. For now, they will be presented as fragments of a life since I am not yet prepared to "retire" and write. As well, for many years, I have been promising to publish my "cookbook". As I cannot get my act together to edit that all at once, I will start publishing those recipes one by one.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

German Potato Salad



Not good for the waist line but a great party salad.

6 potatoes (medium sized)
4 strips bacon
¼ cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup finely chopped  celery
1 finely chopped dill pickle
¼ cup bullion
½ cup white wine vinegar
½  teaspoon salt
½  teaspoon sugar
 teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon dried mustard
¼ cup chopped parsley or chives

  • Without peeling, boil potatoes in a covered saucepan until tender. 
  • Drain in a colander. 
  • Peel the hot potatoes, cut into small pieces, and put into a large salad bowl. 
  • While the potatoes are cooking, fry the bacon until crisp. Remove bacon from the pan, and crumble when cool enough to do so. 
  • In the bacon fat, sauté the onion and celery. 
  • Add the crumbled bacon and the sautéd onion and celery to the potatoes. Add the chopped dill pickle. 
  • In a saucepan, combine the bullion, vinegar, salt, sugar, paprika and dried mustard, and bring to a boil. 
  • Pour over the potatoes and stir gently. 
  • Serve with the chopped parsley or chives.

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