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Recipe: Alps winter rainy day soup, sausage
by Ellen Wallace You come to the Alps in winter with expectations of glorious blue skies and pristine white slopes, accompanied by the warming tones of cheese fondue, raclette and gluh wine or laced coffee taken in the brisk outdoor air. And then it rains. It is not supposed to do that between Christmas and […]
Want to eat in an igloo? Go to Cookie in Gryon
I was the first to review David and Anna Jewell’s gem of a restaurant when it opened last November 2008 in Australian fusion cuisine comes to Vaud: Cookie! David and Anna were so thrilled that they sent a copy of the review back home to all their friends and family in Australia. I discovered this […]
About cardoons, Geneva’s favorite winter vegetable
Anyone living in Geneva really should know how to prepare cardoons, since it is Geneva’s favorite winter vegetable. The problem is it is time-consuming and tedious, not to speak of the prickly thistles. Cardoon gratin is one of Geneva’s favorite Christmas dishes, so now’s the time to learn!
Christmas gift idea: Betty Bossi’s Swiss cookbook
Betty Bossi’s The Swiss Cookbook The cookbook of the famous but fictional Betty Bossi, the equivalent of Betty Crocker in the U.S., came out in English in August. It makes a great Christmas gift, and is handy to have in the house, whether you’re a gourmet cook or just an occasional one. The recipes are […]