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Cinnamon Stars
The cinnamon star is found in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is another typical Christmas biscuit. Cinnamon stars are sweet almond biscuits with a distinct cinnamon flavour. They are usually coated with a white egg-white sugar icing. Cinnamon stars are said to have existed as early as the 16th century, but as cinnamon was precious, the biscuits were found among the aristocracy. Recipes were not published until the 18th century.
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Mailänderli
Mailänderli are the best known Christmas biscuits in Switzerland, they are based on butter, flour and sugar. The shortcrust pastry is cut out with different shapes and brushed with egg yolk before baking. It also usually contains lemon zest, which gives it a subtle freshness. The recipe first appeared in the 18th century and was already popular then.
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Basler Brunsli
The Basler Brunsli is a brown Christmas biscuit with a strong connection to Basel. Hence the name, as the word “Brunsli” comes from the Alemannic “bruun” for brown. The biscuit is mentioned earlier in Winterthur, but the recipe was first published in 1750 by Eugen A. Meyer in Basel. Since then it has been considered one of the most important biscuits in the Basel area, along with Leckerli and Anisbrötchen. There it is not only eaten at Christmas time, but also at other festivities such as weddings, for example. The dough, based on almonds and chocolate, is coarse, dry on the outside and moist on the inside.
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Totenbeinli
Totenbeinli (literally: small dead legs) are Christmas biscuits that are particularly characterised by their hazelnut flavour. They are therefore sometimes also called Nussstängeli (literally: small nut bars). This pastry originates from Graubünden and used to be served at funeral feasts. Hence the macabre name. Today they are one of the classic Swiss Christmas biscuits.
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Red Lentil Soup
This creamy, spicy soup not only heats you up, but is also quite filling thanks to the lentils. It is therefore perfect for the cold half of the year. As it is very similar to a dhal, you can serve it with Indian flatbread or other side dishes from Indian cuisine. Bon appétit!
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Breakfast Muffins
Now that the temperatures outside are dropping again, you might not always like cold cereal for breakfast. These breakfast muffins are an alternative. They contain the same ingredients as muesli. Therefore, you don’t have to go shopping for anything in particular. They are also really quick to prepare and taste delicious and healthy. If you wish, you can grate an apple into the vegan yoghurt.
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Sugar Free Carrot Cake
This book of my grandmother contains recipes and household hacks. A surprising number of recipes are vegetarian or vegan because, among other things, meat and dairy products were scarce. This gave me the idea to try out a few and make them accessible again by publishing the veganised versions. The first one is the Rüeblitorte, which should not be missing in any Swiss standard book. If you would like to see more recipes of this book, please let me know. The current situation with the increasingly noticeable shortage of food and many other articles of daily use confronts the housewife of all classes and sections of the population with extraordinarily…
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Fussilli with flower sprouts and chickpeas
The kalettes, a mixture of kale and Brussels sprouts, bought in the Coop have, like many products, a recipe from Betty Bossi printed on them. In this case, it was fussilli with flower sprouts and bacon. I can’t explain how a recipe with dairy and meat ended up there, where I think this still rather unknown product is more likely to be bought by a different target group. But that’s a question for the recipe developers at Betty Bossi. Anyway, without further ado I changed the recipe. Instead of bacon there are chickpeas, instead of crème fraîche there is coconut milk, instead of Sprinz there is nutritional yeast. In addition,…
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Savoy cabbage salad
This recipe for a simple savoy cabbage salad is from my mother and brings back childhood memories. It is easy to prepare and by boiling the vinegar, the cabbage can also be eaten raw. In this way, you can add cruciferous vegetables to your daily menu in no time at all. Also suitable for those who don’t like vegetables.
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Celery Soup
This simple, delicious and warming soup recipe is a staple of seasonal winter cooking. Celery can be combined with various other winter vegetables or fruits, each of which gives the dish its own flavour. Celery-ginger soup is particularly good for sore throats, as the ginger counteracts inflammation. The coconut milk makes this cream-soup even creamier, but you can also omit it if you want to reduce fat. Either way, it is a simple and quick dish.
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Glazed Chestnuts with Red Cabbage, Spätzle and Fried Onions
Spätzle with chestnuts and red cabbage is a winter classic that we used to have every weekend. Especially in those winters when my father bought a deer from the hunter.
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Warm Winter Muesli
Eating cold muesli in winter can sometimes be bleak. To fortify myself with something warm in the morning, I often resort to warm muesli.
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Chocolate Caliente
Cocoa was drunk cold and possibly even with alcohol by the Native Americans. The list of ingredients comes from a museum.
vegan voyage
