Category: Recipe
How to make Swiss cheese fondue, with tips for beginners like what cheese and wine to use, equipment, a simple recipe, troubleshooting, and accompaniments.
Cal-Mex recipes from my stint on the Swiss TV cooking show Mini Chuchi, Dini Chuchi.
Easy to follow recipes for classic Swiss dishes like Rösti, Bircher Müesli, and Älpermagronen, explaining special ingredients and techniques that might not be obvious to the non Swiss cook.
How to cook Rosti, the traditional shredded potato cake eaten in Switzerland, with tips for what potatoes to use and best cooking method.
Älpermagronen is a traditional Swiss dish of pasta and potatoes mixed with a cheese sauce and served with applesauce and fried onions. Here’s a simple recipe and tips for how to shop for the right ingredients.
An easy recipe for Bircher Müesli, the classic Swiss breakfast, with tips on buying the grain mix, what fruit to add & how long to soak.
A hearty soup made of barley with a few vegetables and a bit of speck, very common on the menu at mountain huts in Switzerland.
Recipes for six popular Swiss Christmas cookies, including Zimtstern and Mailänderli, and tips for success.
One of the traditional Christmas treats in Switzerland is the Grittibänz, or sweetened bread man. Every bakery and grocery has them, but here’s a super easy recipe if you want to make your own.
An easy recipe for this classic Austrian dessert, a sweet fluffy pancake, torn into small pieces, covered with powdered sugar and served with a fruit compote.

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