by Ellen Wallace My first potato plant has just poked its head above the mound where it grows, and my thoughts immediately turned to that Swiss favourite, roesti. We grow enough potatoes to last the family from July to late January, and while my preference remains boiled and salted for fresh-out-of-the-ground spuds, roesti is an […]
Volcano ash takes toll on Swiss passenger numbers
Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss Tuesday shared with its customers on Facebook its disappointment in sharply lower traffic in April, due to volcano-related cancelled flights: 16.1 percent fewer passengers than in April 2009, for a total of 972,608.
Long weekend coming up: traffic, weather, Swiss travel
Consider heading for Bern to see new bears (video of mother bear Bjoerk saving cub from treetop)
Ashes: Swiss airspace threat eases (update 5)
Milan airports re-open, Munich closes Ash cloud moves north of Switzerland Update 5 – 9 May, 22:13 Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Airports in Europe were opening and closing like doors Sunday, as the latest volcanic ash emission from Iceland wreaked havoc Sunday. Spanish and Portuguese airspace was mostly open by Sunday evening and airports that […]
John Dory, asparagus, blood orange sauce
John Dory, Italian green wild asparagus and blood orange sauce One of my favorite ways of creating tasty but healthy dishes is using fruit and vegetables as sauce. There are millions of ways to do this, depending mainly on the season. Oranges are abundant at the moment, so I’ve been using a lot of orange […]