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Category Archives: Breakfast and Brunch
Rustic Loaves
Many ex-pat cooks become adept at making what they have been accustomed to buying ‘back home’. Jams, jellies, peanut …
Fastnachtküchli ~ going off-the-Menu to Celebrate Basel’s Fastnacht
As the newness begins to rub off the New Year and winter’s short hours of light and long hours of …
Kiwi and Passion Fruit Verrines
Kiwi and Passion Fruit Verrines is convincing proof both to eye and palate that ‘Fruit Salad-for-Dessert’ is not by definition …
A Loaf of Bread and Thou ~ The third loaf: Pumpkin Challah and ‘Pistazienaufstrich’ ~ a Pistachio and Lemon Spread
Let the thoughts of Scrooge’s nephew, conveyed to his uncle, on the subject of Christmas, provide a prelude to this …
A Loaf of Bread and Thou ~ The second loaf: Chocolate Bread and Vanilla Hazelnut Spread
The King said, “Bother!” And then he said, “Oh dear me!” “The King sobbed, “Oh, dear me!” And went back …
A Loaf of Bread and Thou ~ The first loaf: Zopf (Züpfe) ~ a braided Swiss bread
“The true spiritual home of the teapot is surely in a softly-lighted room between a deep armchair and a sofa, …
Calas ~ New Orleans Rice Fritters
“Tell’em what they do you, take off that Saturday frown, Put on that Sunday morning smile, to last the whole …
Homemade Doughnuts with Chocolate Glaze
In his friendly and entertaining classic The Compleat Angler (first published in 1653) Izaak Walton said of “the Art of …
Eggs Carbonara and Buttered Toast Triangles
For many years, Marcella Hazan has been cooking, teaching and writing about traditional Italian cooking–mainly for an American audience. It …
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