Summer is officially here, and more and more farms open their pick your own berries fields. The berry season usually starts with strawberries, followed by redcurrants, blackcurrants and gooseberries, then blueberries and raspberries, and finally the blackberries. Picking your own is fun and a lot cheaper than buying at the market or supermarket. Yesterday we […]
Swiss bakes
Osterhäsli (Easter Bread Bunnies)
Bread animals are a big thing in Switzerland. I grew up with Müsli (small dough mice), covered in sugar sprinkles and with raisin eyes. We didn’t make them ourselves but our mum would buy us one from time to time (or probably a little more often than that) when we walked past our local bakery. […]
Mandelgipfel (Almond Croissants)
Gipfeli (croissants) are everywhere in Switzerland. There are the normal Buttergipfel (plain croissants), Vollkorngipfel (wholemeal croissants), Laugengipfel (pretzel croissants) and the filled versions like Schinkengipfel (ham croissants) and sweet varieties like Nussgipfel (hazelnut croissants) and Mandelgipfel (almond croissants). If you have access to a Swiss supermarket, the Mandelgipfel is one of the quickest baked treats […]