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Savory Valais Cholera Tart

Amy — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 09:54:15 +0000

As the world is hunkering down at home trying to figure out how to navigate through the coronavirus pandemic, I thought it might be of interest to research and share the recipe for a meal some Swiss resorted to during the Cholera pandemic almost 200 years ago. Cholera Tart or Cholera Cake (a hearty, savory […]

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Aachener Printen

Amy — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 05:49:06 +0000

No trip to Aachen, Germany, a short train trip from Cologne, is complete without a visit to the beautiful cathedral and the impressive treasury. But, I was there to learn all I could about the history of the iconic Aachener Printen and to attempt to crack the recipe held closely by Aachen bakers who produce […]

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Cookie Brittle

Amy — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 23:26:30 +0000

Cookie Brittle is the quickest and easiest way to get your chocolate chip cookie fix. It takes about ten minutes to put together and can eaten about fifteen minutes after baking. This treat, when properly baked, is similar in taste and texture to a very crisp cookie. I always have a batch baked and frozen […]

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Grandma Landolt’s Kugelhopf (Gugelhupf)

Amy — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 05:09:38 +0000

In an earlier post, I told the story of my beloved Kugelhopf/Gugelhupf pan. It belonged to my Bavarian grandmother who brought the pan with her when she immigrated from Switzerland to Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Her precious recipe (a printable version is at the bottom of this post), was an important reminder of her youth and family […]

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Pumpkin Coconut Curry Ginger Soup

Amy — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:48:22 +0000

I adore making and eating pumpkin soup but I hate peeling the large, ribbed beasts. Luckily, while living in Japan, I became familiar with lovely members of the winter squash family that look like small, smooth-skinned pumpkins. They have a familiar, traditional pumpkin flavor and edible skin. Hokkaido, Orange Knirps and Red Kuri ウチキクリare also […]

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Granola

Amy — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 08:00:55 +0000

I have been making homemade granola since my college days at the University of Colorado when I would shop at one of the earliest, hole-in-the-wall whole grain, seed and nut shops. Places like Boulder had some of the first such stores, usually run by what my parents would have termed vegetarian hippies. Soon thereafter, whole […]

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Custom-Made Swiss Wooden Cookie Molds

Amy — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 22:09:19 +0000

Don’t get me started on the topic of traditional cookie molds. I could wax on for hours about the beauty, history, tradition, importance (in times gone by), the craft of the carvers, the skill of the bakers and of the varieties of the cookies themselves. During my 6 years living in Switzerland, I was a […]

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Grittibänz – Bake A Swiss St. Nicholas Day Treat

Amy — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 09:33:38 +0000

My family is Swiss and German so I grew up celebrating St. Nicholas Day on December 6th. Before going to bed on December 5th, my brothers and I would put one shoe outside our bedroom door for St. Nicholas to fill. The next morning our shoes overflowed with marzipan, chocolate and Lebkuchen. I still put […]

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Marshmallows

Amy — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 08:03:30 +0000

On a cold, rainy Sunday morning, we made plans to stay in and work by the fire that afternoon and evening taking breaks to eat homemade soup and drink hot chocolate. I got to thinking of the many fires my Dad used to build on bitterly cold weekends growing up in New Jersey and Illinois. We […]

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Mole Poblano

Amy — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:07:15 +0000

To my mind and palate, one of the great cuisines of the world is Mexican. Not the cheese-laden standards topped with canned sauces and accompanied by runny, tasteless refried beans and white rice found at many “Mexican” restaurants outside the country. Rather, the incredible, regional dishes found throughout Mexico which incorporate local ingredients combined to produce […]

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