Tag Archives: Autumn
FIG JAM
FIG JAM – While I was in England I also managed to fit in a little jam making, and not just any jam making, but fig jam, my favourite. As luck would have it my uncle had made friends with one of … Continue reading
KIP'S HANDMADE SLICED HAM
You can really taste the bay leaves, juniper berries and cider in the ham, which shaves perfectly into paper thin slices, just wonderful in a sandwich. Continue reading
PUMPKIN SOUP
PUMPKIN SOUP It is pumpkin season again! I hadn’t quite realised to what extent until last weekend when we were driving through the Swiss countryside and came across huge stalls of every size, shape and colour of pumpkin imaginable. The food bells went off in my head … Continue reading
NEWS: Roasted Chestnuts (Marroni), Switzerland
***NEWS : ROASTED CHESTNUTS (MARRONI)*** The appearance of roasted chestnuts, or marroni as they are called here, is the sign that Autumn has arrived in Switzerland. Dotted around the city of Geneva, are little wooden huts with steaming cauldrons of … 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
