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.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Harry’s Cottage Fries

While I am posting potatoes, I should post the cottage fries my late husband Harry used to make with left-over potatoes. Only cook these if you are under 30, if you have very low cholesterol levels, and if you can afford to put on a few pounds. In the early years of my marriage, when Harry and I were poor enough to think twice about throwing out left-overs, he often made these cottage fries.


1 or 2 onions, thinly sliced or diced,
       how much depends on the amount of potatoes your are using 
5-6 cold boiled potatoes   
1 stick (1/4 pound) of unsalted butter  
Worchester Sauce, to your taste

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  •  In a heavy frying pan, sauté the sliced/diced onion in the butter. 
  •  As the onions are cooking, add Worchester sauce (Harry always added plenty -- 2 to 3 teaspoons or more). 
  • Cut the cold boiled potatoes into very thin slices, and add to the frying pan.
  • Fry for about an hour on a low flame, turning frequently, until the potatoes are crispy and bitey.

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