M-pants and I were playing a new board game that daddy had bought for Christmas. It involves monuments, tokens, and a map of Europe. He took the boat monument and started making it sail in the ocean around Italy. “Mommy. I sail in ocean.” I am surprised–and quite pleased–that he knows the word ocean. I …
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Mushroom caviar
My new Christmas Eve tradition: mushroom caviar … The best part about this recipe is that it requires 1 tbsp (15 ml) of white wine. As if I need an excuse! Of course I opened a bottle of Caprice du temps Humagne blanc. As my father-in-law says: “Humagne blanc, toute la vie, toute la nuit!” INGREDIENTS …
My version of winter salad
Points for colour. Points for taste. Points for nutrition. INGREDIENTS [one_half] 1 medium onion (or a few stalks of leek) 3 tsp olive oil 4 cloves of garlic 500 g ground meat 1 tbsp smoked paprika few leaves of chopped fresh sage few stalks of thyme (leaves ripped from stems) salt and pepper to taste …
Classic Beef Stew — clean and delicious
Here is a recipe of classic beef stew from the Nov/Dec 2011 edition of Clean Eating Magazine. I cannot believe HOW DELICIOUS it is. Ingredients: A bottle of your preferred red wine (I opened a bottle of Caprice du Temps, Syrah 2014 Syrah) — not in the original recipe, but, if you knew how long …
Spinach Feta Gallette
Ingredients: In the original recipe, there are ingredients for the pastry, but I just bought the pre-made filo pastry stuff. Dough: buy it pre-made. So much easier. Filling: 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil 3 small sweet (white) onions, diced 1 large bag (in Switzerland, you can get a large bag) of spinach. In America, you …
Spiral stairs. Somewhere in Northern Italy
Antinori Winery
Winery, Northern Italy
Opportunity to walk it off — before you taste
If you are somebody who likes to hike it off before you start, here is a hike that according to Google, takes about an hour: from Sierre to Domaine Caprice du Temps (in Miege). Be prepared for the hills and the spectacular views. Good news is that there is a fantastic restaurant in Miege (Le …
Humagne Blanc–Toute la nuit, toute la vie
Caprice du temps Humagne Blanc. A wine varietal native to Valais,Switzerland, my father-in-law–Hughes Clavien–is renowned for his rendition of this wine. It also happens to be his favourite and he is often heard saying: “Humange Blanc: toute la nuit, toute la vie!” (Humange Blanc: all night long, all life long). We often drink this wine …