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Cuvée Romaine — full of vivacity and persistence!

21 June 2019 by YukonJen

It was my mother-in-law’s birthday last week. I know she wouldn’t want me to tell you which one, so I’ll just let you guess. I will, however, introduce you to her special wine. In 1999, my father-in-law created a special this wine for her: Cuvée Romaine. It is named for my mother-in-law. Cuvée (blend) and …

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Jamie Oliver’s fish pie: A British classic–pimped with nutrition

20 November 2018 by YukonJen

This video showed up in my Facebook feed last week. I shared it to remind myself to make it. And make it I did. Last night.  I was seduced when he said: “I make it for my family all the time.”   Everybody ate up! Including Mpants who always says: “I don’t like XXX.” Mpants finished …

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One-pot spaghetti puttanesca

30 April 2017 by YukonJen

Easy, one-pot, midweek dinner for the whole family. Double it, and invite your neighbours. Recommended with Caprice du Temps Pinot Blanc. I invited my neighbour over for dinner on Wednesday. Both of our husbands were somewhere else for dinner. Better for us. The kids can play together. We (I) get some adult conversation. She arrives …

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Le verre d'amité

Le verre de l’amitié

27 April 2017 by YukonJen

Date:     1960 – 1969. Lieu:    St-Luc, Anniviers. Source:  http://www.notrehistoire.ch There are so many things to like about this picture. The first thing which drew me to it was the title: “Le verre de l’amitié”. Which translates to English as: “A glass of friendship“. A glass of friendship! Isn’t that exactly what you should …

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Spinach Feta Gallette

18 September 2015 by YukonJen

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 …

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