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About cardoons, Geneva’s favorite winter vegetable

22/12/2009 by Ellen Wallace

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!

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Blanching, Cardoon, farmers market, Geneva Christmas dish, How to eat it, Lake Geneva, MarketDay - Seasonal products, MarketView, Preparation, Swiss, Switzerland, Vacuum packed, Where to buy it, Winter vegetables

Christmas gift idea: Betty Bossi’s Swiss cookbook

20/12/2009 by Ellen Wallace

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 […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Betty Bossi, Christmas gift, Cookbooks, Foodie news and events, Lake Geneva, online shopping, recipe, Recipes, Swiss, Switzerland, The Swiss Cookbook, Where to buy it

Tempted by Tentation apples

10/12/2009 by Ellen Wallace

by Ellen Wallace New variety of apples available in Switzerland: Tentation I’m fussy about apples because I grow my own, four varieties, and I find too many supermarket apples soft or tasteless or too sweet or too acidic. New apples are constantly being developed, but like many consumers, I’m set in my ways and am […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Apple, Foodie news and events, Galmac, Leman Fruits, MarketDay - Seasonal products, Pomme-Tentation, Tentation, Where to buy it

Thanksgiving recipe: Indian pudding

21/11/2009 by Ellen Wallace

When it comes to traditional American recipes, Fanny Farmer is still about as reliable a source as you can find. Since corn was the main grain in North America before the Europeans arrived, I think every Thanksgiving meal should include some kind of corn dish, just for symbolic purposes. We can be almost certain that […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: American Market, corn meal, desserts, Desserts and puddings, Europe, Fanny Farmer, Geneva, geneve, holiday, Indian pudding, Lake Geneva, molasses, recipe, Recipes, suisse, Swiss, Switzerland, Thanksgiving, vegetarian, Where to buy it

How to convert measurements for American recipes

06/11/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Converting measurements when using American recipes in Europe and abroad On the English Forum, someone recently asked for information about how to convert measurements from American and British cookbooks, which measure dry ingredients differently. In American cookbooks, for example, a recipe might ask for a cup of flour, whereas in European recipes it would ask […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Add new tag, American recipes, Conversion, conversion tables, Dry weight, English Forum, Julia Child, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Measuring cups, Metric, The well-equipped kitchen, volume, Where to buy it

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