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Recipes from your herb garden: Deep-flavoured Oregano Pesto Rosso
THE HERBS in our garden are growing like weeds right now, especially our sturdy oregano plants. Here’s a simple, scrumptious, red oregano pesto that has replaced the basil variety as our all-time favorite. It tastes wonderful straight out of the jar on bread, or with pasta, or stuffed in grilled/baked large mushroom caps (recipe to follow). Oregano Pesto Rosso Makes…
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“Play Me, I’m Yours!” turns Geneva into a “Happy City”
IT’S THAT time of year again, when pianos take over the streets of Geneva and everyone gets a chance to let loose their inner Liberace. Starting today, Monday, 8 June, and ending (to coincide with the last evening of the upcoming Fête de la Musique) on 21 June, Play Me, I’m Yours! brings 60 street pianos to 24 municipalities in Greater…
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Geneva’s coolest crossroads at Rues Jean-Violette & Prévost Martin
A locale that’s unique in many ways THOSE of us who enjoy shopping in Geneva are well acquainted with the charming and spoiled-for-choice areas of the Rue du Marché, the Old Town, and the lovely enclave of Carouge. Yet there’s another budding hotspot that also offers — if perhaps in less concentrated abundance, but just as…
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The Yoga Shop Geneva: body, mind & soul in perfect harmony
IT’S ALWAYS a delight to find that something you desire, but which seems out of reach, turns out to be available right on your doorstep. Last summer when visiting my hometown, Montreal, my sister Pamela introduced me to the Canadian yoga, fitness and relaxation clothing brand Lolë; it was love at first sight of their beautifully tailored…
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Recipes from your herb garden: Divine Green Goddess Dressing
THIS unctuous, full-of-flavor dressing has to be one of our all-time favourites. It works with almost everything, especially with seasonal white or green asparagus, and it takes full advantage of the abundant herbs that bloom outside our kitchen door (or on the grocery store shelf). My husband adapted this from an old recipe book we picked…
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