Recipes – Page 6

Red Cabbage With Caramelised Chestnuts (Rotkraut und Marroni)

Autumn in Switzerland is the season of hearty food. Lots of restaurants offer game at that time of the year, […]

Once the temperatures get colder, the expression jetzt isch wieder Suppeziit pops up everywhere. Suppeziit means soup time, and the

In the colder months the Swiss supermarkets sell handy packets of fresh soup vegetables. It’s very quick and easy to

Hackbraten (Swiss meat loaf) is a classic Swiss dish; in my family it used to a firm favourite for Sunday

I bake a lot of fruit tarts, in the colder months either with apples or with frozen fruit. One thing

Schoggibirnen (steamed pears with chocolate sauce) was our typical Sunday lunch dessert when I was a child. Sunday lunch was

Living in a country bordering France means we Swiss have incorporated many French things into our lives. Swiss German contains

Another treat you’ll find at every Swiss Chilbi (funfair) are Nidelzältli (also called Caramelzältli or Rahmtäfeli or fudge in English.

If you’re visiting a Chilbi (funfair) in Switzerland, the Öpfelchüechli stall is a must to look out for. There’s nothing

Vanillesauce (vanilla sauce), a liquidy form of custard, is used often in Swiss cooking, for example together with: Apple strudel