

Italian vegetable soup
Ingredients 2 each of onion and carrots, chopped 4 sticks celery, chopped 1 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp sugar 4 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp...


From Switzerland to Italy
HERE ARE SOME INTERESTING FACTS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ITALY, ITS PEOPLE, AND ITS HISTORY: Rome is further North than New York...


Nusstorte (Nut cake):
There are different recipes for "Nusstorte" (nut cake), the most famous is probably the one from the Engadina (a well known valley in the...


Apfelküchlein" (deep fried apple cookie)
Apfelküchlein" (deep fried apple cookie) taste great either warm or cold, with or without vanilla sauce. Ingredients: 4 or 5 sourish...


Tartiflette
Tartiflette was conceived near the French-Swiss border in the department of Haute-Savoie, home to the local Reblochon cheese. Though the...


Raclette
Scents of wood-burning fires and pine waft through Switzerland’s roads in cooler months. Step into most hillside haunts and the fragrance...


Cheesy polenta with sausage ragout
The Italian-speaking canton of Ticino has been stirring polenta - a cornmeal dish, cooked into porridge – for centuries. Traditionally,...


Basler Mehlsuppa (Basel-style roasted flour soup)
It was once said that a girl from Basel could not marry until she knew how to make roasted flour soup. Though there are countless ways to...


Swiss cheese fondue
A classic Swiss recipe. Use flavoured breads like focaccia, olive breads or breadsticks and, for a different flavoured fondue, use other...


Easy cheese fondue
I have also posted a fondue with white wine, as I must say I prefer it, but there are a few people that maybe cann't take alcohol so this...


Rosti -Goat's cheese & bacon
Adding goat’s cheese and bacon to the traditional Swiss dish of rosti transforms it into a simple warming supper. Thinly grated potatoes,...


My, did we overdose on chocolates in Belgium
......and before we dash of to Switzerland how many famous Belgium people do you know, I was very surprised at the enormous list I...


BAILEYS AND BELGIUM CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE
The combined creaminess of the famous liqueur from Ireland with the creaminess of Belgian chocolate, is your mouth watering already....


Chocolate waffles
for this recipe you will need a waffle iron... Prep 5 m Cook 10 m Ready In 15 m Ingredients 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 3...


Port and Stilton truffles
Port and Stilton truffles This Port and Stilton truffles recipe from Paul A Young, perfectly balances the two strong flavours in a rich...