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Kannelbullensdag is a Swedish holiday for celebrating a type of bread. Actually a bun I learned about it via Javier Marca of Panic and Johanna Kinvall, She put together a workshop at Archestratus, a small cafe books shop in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood. That day she put together these Swedish cinnamon buns. So delicious. Here's to demystifying a Swedish classic to go along with some coffee (Fika).
Socca, is a childhood memory passed to me from my mother. She brought these delicious chickpea crepes from Provence. Though our loved ones pass, they stay with us forever, no? All to say, remembering her led me to make a batch at work. Using a very thin batter of chickpea flour, oil, and water applied to warm pan and working them like pancakes, I then filled them with bitter wilted lettuces and roasted peppers, along with a loin of monkfish wrapped in prosciutto. They sold out. All to say, my mother would have been happy. And proud.
As autumn moves into winter, it feels like summer was just yesterday. Specifically, my trip to visit family in Switzerland. Below is a photo of a market found while taking a stroll through the town of Schaffhausen. Looking at these photos made me nostalgic for their Tirolian speck & salami. Well, they'll always be next summer.
So one of our last rode trips was to Schaffhausen, an idyllic and historically filled village, with a huge hill to climb up to a castle. Let it be known, my family like to climb, hike and visit castles.... But they also like ice cream and can be convinced to take a scoop before schlepping up the hill for a view. We found two shops and the one we picked looked quite interesting with a huge list of flavors and a view of the laboratory where they make fresh gelato style goodies.This one was called El Bertin and I got a remarkable sweet potato pecan and one other flavor. I was so taken by it's texture and flavor that I wrote them to inquire about specific style, and method of there glacé. Visit when in Schaffhausen, and jah the view from above was schoen!
Visiting Switzerland this past summer, one of our day trips led us through the alps to an open-air museum in the town of Ballenberg. Celebrating the local region, it included a terrific exhibit on the milling of local flour and the baking of local breads.
As usual my sister is filled with a busy schedule, and that includes making läckerli, my brother in-laws favorite go to cookie for office parties; and it's no wonder for the taste of the Baselland delicacy, of a nut and spiced baked cookie lingers if they last long enough to enjoy.
Upon arriving to her home, we were volunteered to fill bags for gifts for an a cappella singing ensemble, the Harvard Krokodiloes. And of all places to come sing! Here's some sights and sounds of the labor we toiled over for an Ivey league boy band!
Visiting Colmar on a day trip from Basel on my annual trip to Switzerland, luck led me to Restaurant Ramloc. The chef's wife told us they were newly opened but had 20 years in the food business. It showed in terrific, honest family fare. We took two hours for a savory lunch, overlooking the square and a wonderful rainstorm to chill out from the summer heat.
Eccoli qua! Sabino Spadaccino in action, making a glorious feast on my visit to Ticino. Here he does a panzerotti, an Apulian savory turnover often compared to a calzone. They can be baked but are more commonly fried. Sabino made the classic tomato cheese filling and another with ricotta and salami, according to him the Neapolitan version. Both were delicious and surprisingly light!
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Sitting on the Rhine river in Basel Switzerland, Xocolatl is a cafe that specializes in fair-trade coffee and chocolate. Known as "bean-to-bar, it's a lovely place to sit and just inhale the rich aromas as you enjoy coffee, chocolate, and tarts. Here are some photos of what we enjoyed on a visit to their incredibly crafted chocolate and coffee shop.
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