Category Archives: SP Marché
GREEN BEANS, HAZELNUT & ORANGE SALAD
Greens Beans, Hazelnut & Orange Salad I recently discovered a new type of green bean, the Purple Queen Bush Bean. In actual fact its outer skin is an aubergine colour which turns to a deep shade of green when cooked. … Continue reading
Asparagus Risotto
Classic asparagus risotto made with arborio rice, onions, stock, Parmesan cheese and fresh asparagus. Continue reading
Wild Garilc, Ramsons, Bear's Garlic
Wild garlic, ramsons, bear’s garlic…. Whatever you choose to call it, it is delicious and currently in season. In French they call it l’ail des ours (garlic of bears) as apparently this is a brown bear’s Achilles’ heel! Humans also … Continue reading
TOMATO SAUCE
TOMATO SAUCE What you didn’t know about true Italian tomato sauce….. Marisa, the concierge in my office building, is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to Italian cooking. Born and raised in the small village of Zogno, 4km from San Pellegrino, she grew … Continue reading
APPLE SPICE COMPOTE Recipe
The DUTCH Series N°2 ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’ This is a great saying however this is just one minor detail they left out…. the cooking instructions! Taking advantage of this little loophole and the fact that it … Continue reading
ROASTED TOMATO & GARLIC SOUP
ROASTED TOMATO & GARLIC SOUP Two factors influenced this recipe: The overflowing bowl of tomatoes sitting on my counter- I went on a shopping spree last weekend buying up every bunch in sight, with views of chopping & freezing tomatoes for the winter months … Continue reading
SWISS CHEESE SHOP: Fromagerie Bruand, Geneva
A MAN OF 300 CHEESE: In my ever growing pursuit to support & promote our local specialty food shops & producers, those who sweat & toil to bring us superior quality, hand made produce direct from the source, I recently organised an interview with Dominique Ryser, current owner … Continue reading
CARROT & PEAR SOUP Recipe
EMILY THE GREAT’S CARROT & PEAR SOUP First there was Catherine the Great of Russia (1729 – 1796), and then a few hundred years later, came Emily the Great, my good friend, who proudly gave herself this name at the ripe old age … Continue reading
ASPARAGUS VANILLA BEAN SOUP Recipe
{SOUPE FROIDE AUX ASPERGES BLANCHES ET A LA VANILLE} While I know that the asparagus season is officially coming to a close, I wanted to sneak in one last recipe, as there are still bunches of white asparagus appearing in our … Continue reading
ARTICHOKE RECIPE
{STEAMED ARTICHOKES - ARTICHAUTS A LA VAPEUR} Artichokes are actually eatable flowers… which would explain their simple, natural beauty. I often find myself being wood by crates of these lovely globes, not only by their looks, but for their versatility in cooking. … Continue reading
