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Archives for December 2010

Good travel advice on, shhhh, “toilets”

22/12/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Now and again a travel writer does the world a real service, and Rick Steves has done just that, with one of the most sensible, straightforward articles on The Toilet Problem when travelling in Europe. What caught my eye was his puzzlement over blue toilets in Bern, which I haven’t encountered myself, and his comment […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Europe, Switzerland, toilets, travel, WC

The gardener’s best friend takes to tile

22/12/2010 by Ellen Wallace

I brought in only three plants from the veranda in late October before the snow set in, trying to help them through the winter. Last year I brought in a dozen, to the dismay of my family, who tried to live with my efforts to keep moving dismal-looking potted plants to catch the elusive winter […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: aphids, chemical treatments, indoor garden, ladybugs, veranda, wintering over

Travel: Zurich puts on the charm for a holiday weekend

18/12/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Your guide to a holiday-season weekend in Zurich, an easy train ride from Lake Geneva Click on images to view larger Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The charm of Zurich is at its brightest in the lead-up to Christmas. Daytime offers plenty of activities for children and adults alike, but the real fun starts in the […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Christmas, Fraumuenster, from Geneva, Glockenhof, Hiltl, holidays, hotels, Jules Verne panoramic bar, Lausanne, Marc Chagall, New Year, restaurants, Seidenhof, The Singing Tree, train, transport, Voderer Sternen, what to do, what's on, Zeughasukeller, zoo, Zurich, Zurich City Card

Organic, fairtrade and small chocolate manufacturers in Switzerland

08/12/2010 by Ellen Wallace

A GenevaLunch news story on Kraft, which this year bought out Cadbury, moving some of its tax base to Zurich prompted one reader and former Cadbury fan to write that he’s looking for new chocolate companies. I suggested he check this list of chocolate companies on wikipedia. His search reminded me that if you live […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: chocolate, fair trade, Fair Trade Chocolate, fairtrade and small chocolate manufacturers in Switzerland, manufacturers, organic, sugar-free, Switzerland

Second snow brownies

01/12/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Click on images to view larger There is nothing that beats just-warm brownies and a little glass of cold milk when it is snowing. The first snowfall of the season is exciting and everyone heads outdoors. By the second or third, snow starts looking like work, people get cold, and the kitchen beckons. A good […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: adapting ingredients, American recipe, James Beard, Second snow brownies, substitutes, Switzerland

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