Category: Food
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Bircher Muesli: Breakfast of Swiss Champions!
It wasn’t long into our Swiss travels before I was introduced to Bircher-Benner Muesli. Known to all as just Bircher Muesli, it’s a staple at every breakfast buffet we’ve seen in Switzerland. In America you can find a version call “overnight oats” that is similar, but it’s not quite the same as a true Bircher…
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Candy Cane Cookies
It’s mid-December and we are in the thick of holiday preparations. This weekend was cookie making day! I got sugar cookies made on Thursday and Saturday and Sunday were filled with chocolate crinkles and candy cane cookies. Candy cane cookies are my favorite. The recipe comes from my Mom’s 50 year old edition of Betty…
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French Gougeres
Back in April we went to Dijon and given these little puffy, airy, cheesy bites of pastry called gougères as an amuse bouche. They were warm and had hints of sharp cheese while melting in your mouth. We were given only 4 and I left the dinner wanting more gougères. Naturally when we got home…
Mindy Carlson 