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Self-picked apples in Vaud: nothing tastes better!
ALTHOUGH the days are growing shorter and the heat of summer has been replaced with chilly mornings and evenings, there’s much to be grateful for with the coming of autumn. Not least of which is the abundance of seasonal fruit and vegetables on our grocery store shelves. Or better yet, waiting to be picked by hand at farms throughout […]
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“Outings” brings faces from Geneva’s Art & History Museum to a corner near you
FROM the 10th of this month until 10 January 2016, keep your eyes open for 60 famous faces usually found only on the walls of Geneva’s venerable Art and History Museum. They’ll be there thanks to “Outings”, a global project by French visual artist Julien de Casabianca to bring masterpieces out of museums and into communities with the […]
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Recipes from your herb garden: Earthy, powerful Sage & Walnut Pestos
WHEN it comes to sage, I think people either love it or hate it. Its powerful, musty scent and flavor is not for middle-of-the-roaders. We have lots of it growing in our herb garden so we went on the search for some pesto recipes for stuffing mushroom caps that we love to grill and serve alongside meat or fish or […]
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Sewing an abstract-print blouse for business or leisure time
HERE I AM, striking as close to a proper model’s pose as I can manage, to show the neckline gathering (front and back) and waistline tucks in this pretty abstract-print polyester blouse I made using Butterick’s See & Sew pattern B6156. I’m not a huge fan of polyester, but this one is so lightweight I think it can […]
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Sweet, Creamy Mango Delights for Hot Summer Days
SWEET tasting, ripe mangoes have arrived in abundance on Swiss grocery shelves so now’s the time for mango lovers to indulge in recipes that really bring out the lusciousness of this rich, creamy fruit. Both recipes below are quick and easy to make (though decidedly not low calorie) and the mango mousse is very refreshing after […]