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Recipe: Roast chicken with white wine, shallots & chili
As tasty and easy-to-make as those BBQ dinners we’re partial to at this time of year, this roast chicken recipe makes a wonderful alternative when you don’t want to fire up the ‘barbie’. It’s based on...
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Recipe: Müsli — A bit of Swiss history in a bowl
Classic birchermüsli with bananas I know. It’s an oldie, but oh, it’s still such a goodie. And I’m on a bit of a health kick. Which puts me in the same boat as a lot of Swiss who early in the 20th...
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A “Name Day” Surprise of Swiss Christmas Biscuits
In the Swiss German parts of Switzerland, a special occasion on par with a person’s birthday is their “name day”, the date on which the saint with whom they share their name is celebrated by the...
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Cooking up a Storm with Winter in the Alps
Photographs by Simon Griffiths from the book Winter in the Alps. If you’re still looking for a last-minute Christmas gift for yourself or someone you really like, then I can’t recommend the wonderful...
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Seasonal Recipe: Baked Vacherin Mont-d’Or (mini-fondue)
Baking the cheese deepens its mild flavor. Photos and recipe courtesy of Globus delicatessa. Vacherin Mont-d’Or AOC is made from September to April by a small group of dedicated Swiss affineurs in...
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Sweet, Creamy Mango Delights for Hot Summer Days
Photos and recipes courtesy of Globus Sweet tasting, ripe mangoes finally arrive in abundance on Swiss grocery shelves in mid-summer so now’s the time for mango lovers to indulge in these recipes from...
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Hot Punches to Spice up your Swiss Seasonal Festivities
Nothing speaks more to me of Christmas than a wonderfully spiced hot punch sipped while decorating the Christmas tree or wrapping presents to place under it. Here are a few recipes that I hope you’ll...
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Simple, seasonal recipe: Vacherin Mont-d’Or mini fondues
Baking the cheese deepens its mild flavor. Photos and recipe courtesy of Globus delicatessa. If you’re done enjoying delicious but time-consuming Christmas roasts with all the elaborate fixings and...
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Introducing Blanchette Loup, Swiss Granny and Video Star
When Blanchette Loup was a young cook working at the Château de Constantine in the Vaudois village of the same name she was asked to bake the regional specialty called the Gâteau de Vully, a delicious...
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Autumn Recipe: Tarte Tatin of Juicy Vaudois Gala Apples
From the Tree to the Pantry: Tarte Tatin made with Vaudois Gala Apples Whether you choose to pick your apples straight off the branch (as we did last week) or off the grocer’s shelf, harvest time is...
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