Markthalle im Viadukt as spied from Tram 13 Dammweg stop Anyone else been down to the Viadukt Markthalle yet? I saw it by chance while riding Tram 13 across town. It's a permanent food marke...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2011/07/markthalle-im-viadukt-needs-you.html
coconut and wasabi macarons from Vollenweider Vollenweider Chocolatier is kinda new in Zurich. I've passed by it a lot of times with my kids, but it looked a little too fancy for the stroller...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2011/06/wasabi-macarons-and-other-weird-stuff.html
I've neglected this blog long enough. I've got lots of photos and info waiting in the queue, I've just been too lazy/busy/unmotivated to post. So let's give it another go. Let's start with ...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2011/06/back-in-saddle-mango-in-tow.html
The Christmas baking rush inspired me to gather all the "baking in Switzerland" information in one place. INGREDIENTS YOU CAN FIND, BUT WHAT'S IT CALLED? BAKING SODA: aka NATRON, availabl...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2011/01/baking-ingredients-in-switzerland.html
100% whole wheat & standing tall - no squat, dense loaf here The stars have aligned and I finally have 100% whole wheat sandwich bread recipe that I'm perfectly happy with. As you may know, ma...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2010/05/all-whole-wheat-all-time.html
Is there anything happier than spring at the farmer's market? Here's some of what I got a couple weeks ago. wild italian asparagus and picadilli tomatoes that taste just like candy!) tiny ...
My friends and I attended another "What's In Season" class from Laughing Lemon in November. As always, it was extremely informative and the food delicious. Thanks Jack and Silvia! Some things I...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2009/12/laughing-lemon-nov.html
My friend suggested that I make Nie Nie's Mud Cake Magnifique by Tongue-n-Cheeky . And of course, I made it because I love special requests. The cake was delicious and not particularly compli...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2009/10/improving-on-nie-nie-mud-cake.html
Back when I lived in California, I never felt the seasons come and go and I barely noticed when items like nectarines or summer squash arrived or disappeared from the shelves. Almost everythin...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2009/08/pretty-summer-soup.html
I realized that I forgot to include the chopped scallions in the Black Bean Quinoa Salad recipe. So I updated the recipe to include that. Also, I was recently reminded (by Cook's Illustrated) t...
On Thursday, I saw that the Bahnhofstrasse Globus has a guy outside with huge smokers and stacks and stacks of wood, making roast beef sandwiches. This was a combination I just couldn't ignore...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2009/08/roast-beef-sandwich-at-globus.html
I've been trying to use a variety of grains in our diet and quinoa is certainly my favorite. Quinoa is a magical food with very high protein and a balanced set of amino acids, making it a com...
Inspired by my last laughing lemon class , I finally made fried zucchini flowers at home. I was scared to do this before because I knew they were expensive and I didn't want to mess it up. I s...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2009/06/fried-zucchini-flowers.html
I took another Laughing Lemon class last week (with 3 friends, yay!) and got even more excited about the summer produce than I already was. Here are some highlights. I forgot to take pics of the...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2009/06/whats-in-season-june.html
five peas in a pod - a sight for sore eyes Jack from laughinglemon.ch generously gave me and Jenna a tour of the Oerlikon farmer's market . He showed us all his favorite vendors, showed us a ...
fry it up! My friend wanted to make fried chicken for a party and I suggested a recipe from Cook's Illustrated (because I usually have good luck with their recipes), though I had never tried t...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2009/05/crispy-and-delicious-fried-chicken.html
thin to win We have a new favorite pizza dough at our house. We like thin, crispy pizza but this is been difficult to achieve in a home oven. I tried this strange recipe from The Bread Bible a...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2009/05/thin-crispy-pizza.html
humble beginnings of my pasta I took another class from Laughing Lemon , this time "Pasta by Hand". I really enjoyed this class, especially the eating part. We made three different pasta dough...
Every street fair I've been to in Switzerland and beyond serves up Gaufre de Liege , the dense, chewy, yeasty Belgium waffles (not the light and crispy ones), served with a sprinkling of powde...
Here's a new favorite. My husband found this recipe on Epicurious a few months ago and we've eaten them almost once a week ever since. My whole family adores them. My favorite thing is that yo...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2009/03/panckes-piled-up-till-they-reach-sky.html
I thought you all might enjoy this crazy carrot I saw at the Bürliplatz farmer's market today.
what is hiding under that blanket of sugar? A gold star for you if you knew what this post would be about just by reading the title. Poffertjes are tiny Dutch pancakes, similar to Danish Ebel...
After this convincing argument by my significant other: > "It's not particularly good, but it's not that bad either. And you > can only get it in Zürich, so you should ...
http://expatchow.blogspot.com/2009/02/zuri-schnurre-mmh.html
This is what happens when you accidently leave pumpkin roasting in a 400F oven for 5 hours while you're out visiting friends.
greek lamb-burgers anyone? If I loved Döner kebabs , I guess I'd be quite happy with the Zürich food scene since there seems to be a Döner stand on every corner. But I don't love them (alth...