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Canton Bread

Canton Bread

Reminded of my sister, who is Swiss and lives in Switzerland, I decided to bake something that would reflect her spirit, which is nourishing and beautiful. So I baked this sour-dough influenced loaf known as Canton of Glaronais....

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Krockodiloes All Over Again

You can't imagine my delight when looking over a party plan at work, I saw that a favorite group of musicians were scheduled to perform at my club. The Krockodiloes are a Harvard-based acapella group that travels around the world. I actually first heard them when...

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Valle di Maggia

This past summer visiting my sister in Switzerland, trips around the country were highpoints. Ticino, for instance. An area on the Italian border, it's breathtaking. Seriously, words fail me. Same with photos. It's not just the vistas, it's the entire...

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Zopf

Zopf is something between challah and brioche, main difference, it's less enriched or sweet, and it's from Switzerland. Sundays were the days we'd enjoy zopf at my sisters along with gipfeli (croissant). Generally it's a yeasted loaf and so I had the...

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Baloise Bread

Pain Baloise (Baseler brot) comes from my sister's region of Switzerland. While visiting her a few  summer's ago, I enjoyed a loaf baked by our friend Daniel. It's made with a half-white flour known as "Bise" Feeling nostalgic, I...

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Speckvaria

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...

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