We harvest 20-40 pumpkins from our Alpine garden every October, dry them for a month on the warm stones of the veranda to harden them off, then store them in a cool dark area for winter eating. We grow them at 1,100 metres altitude, on dirt mixed with a good dose of the neighboring farmer’s […]
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An asparagus tip: preserving tender stalks
By Ellen Wallace Most of us don’t have the luxury of going out into the garden, picking the asparagus, then cooking it within minutes, which gives a heavenly vegetable. The best alternative, and this is the season for it, is to go to the farmer’s door early in the morning to buy freshly picked stalks, […]
Gourmet cooking class in English, Ecole-Club Migros
The downtown Geneva location of the Ecole-Club Migros will be giving a gourmet cooking class in English on 24 October 2009. They plan to add more classes during the year, in both the Balexert and downtown Geneva locations. The class starts at 14 H (2 p.m.) and lasts until 17 H (5 p.m.). Students will […]
Cooking classes in English at Ecole-Club Migros
The 2008-2009 program for the Ecole-Club Migros in Geneva and Nyon has just come out, and they are offering two cooking classes in English. Both classes are held in the downtown Geneva building, located at 5 rue du Prince, 1204 Geneva. Both the “Gourmet cooking” and “Swiss gourmet” classes consist of three 2-hour periods. The […]