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Oriental stuffed peppers (3 servings)
What you need: 3 large peppers 1/2 bag of Uncle Benz rice 370 g ground beef 1/2 can of tomato basil tomato sauce 2 garlic cloves 1 small yellow onion 3 …
April 21st, 2011 – Photo of the week
Artificial lake of Embalse de Paralillo in the Grand Canary islands It is hard to believe that it has been almost 10 years to the day since I drove by the …
Easter in Vienna (Austria)
Last year I spent 5 days in Vienna during Easter. I took a couple pictures in the shops and at the Altwiener market downtown. If you are going to the …
Family travels: excursions from Zurich for Easter
I really wanted to go home to France with my 3 1/2 years old son for Easter, but as he is not such a good traveler at the moment, I decided against it – …
Glossary: cathedrals in the Middle Ages
Ambulatory: Part of the church behind the choir which holds chapels. Angevin: relating to the Province of Anjou- Region from 1154-1399 taken by the …
Have you ever heard of bear’s garlic?
That’s it, it is again the season for bear’s garlic! Everywhere I go walking lately I end up passing by fields of bear’s garlic. You may …
2011 world anniversaries
France – 90 years ago this year: Coco Chanel launched her famous perfume bottle N5 in 1921 – Why five? Just because it came out in the month of May …
Croissants with crab (3 servings)
What you need: 3 large croissants 4. 2 oz. (120 g) crème fraiche 1 large can of crab meat – about 150 g (5.2 oz.) salt and pepper How to make it: …
Gratin Dauphinois (2 servings)
What you need: 17.6 oz. (500 g) potatoes 1 large shallot some butter crème fraiche salt and pepper about 33.8 oz. (1 liter) of milk How to make it: Prepare …
April 14th, 2011 – Photo of the week
I thought I would share one more picture of the Nile this week. Although I am back in Switzerland I am still mentally in Egypt! Sometimes when I wake up …