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FASNACHT!!!
There is a wonderful festival that I have been looking forward to since we moved here. Because it’s unlike anything that I have every experienced before. It is Fasnacht! Fasnacht is sort of like Rio’s Carnival, but with more clothing and colder weather. And like Rio’s Carnival, the Swiss Fasnacht is supposed to happen in…
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The Swiss Family Carlson Mom makes Apfelstrudel
Also known to us Americans as Apple Strudel. A loooong time ago I went to visit my friend Ginnie in Vienna. While I was there I picked up this tiny little cookbook called Austrian Specialties. There are lots of handy recipes in this short 80-page cookbook and it has my go-to recipe for goulash. Most…
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The Swiss Family Carlson goes to a Farm!!
Well, Swiss Family Carlson members H and Mom went to a farm. H’s Kindergarten class is studying “where our food comes from” for 6 weeks. Two weeks ago they went to a grocery store and looked at all the fruits and vegetables as well as the bakery area, butchery, and the shelves full of all…
Mindy Carlson 