This following list is really for my own reference to keep track of the things that were tasty and delicious that I learned to cook while living in Switzerland so I can quickly reference them. I've linked the recipes (where possible) so you can give it a try too. Or, alternatively, these are things you can ask me to make when I get back to Canada for us to yum on."I have been a baking and cooking fiend (more so than usual). Without a television to watch any cooking shows, I have taken upon myself to have my own cooking and baking live action show with common appearances by my roommate/sous-chef/bowl licker Gordon in our tiny Swiss kitchen."
Favourite recipes are marked with a "*"
- Broccoli Basil Mac 'n' Cheese *
- Broccoli Slaw *
- Brown Butter Tortelli
- Carrot Ginger Miso Sesame Soup *
MORE GINGER, LESS GREEN ONION
Even good without the Miso (or Sesame) - Chicken Congee
- Chicken Curry
- Chicken Curry with Cashews *
- Chicken Marsala
Using a lot of mushrooms is a good idea - Chicken Pesto Pasta
- Chili
- Citrus Turkey Brine*
- Coq au Vin
- Curried Chicken Soup with Dill *
- Duck Breast in Cherry-Port Sauce *
I used a can of cherry pie filling instead of the cherries and honey - Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce
- Greek Salad
Who knew all you needed was lemon, oil and salt for dressing! - Hoisin Pork Chops
- Leek, Potato, Bacon Soup *
- Lemongrass Stir Fry
- Lemony Chicken and Orzo Soup *
Added potatoes, carrots, squash. Next time, use even more dill - Macaroni and Cheese
- Meatloaf
- Minestrone Soup
- Moules à la Marinère (JC)
Use a better white wine than Barefoot - Mushroom Bourguignon*
- Mushroom Lasagna *
- Mussels in White Wine Sauce
- New England Sausage Apple and Dried Cranberry Stuffing*
Didn't use cranberry but might give it a try next time - Pear, Goat Cheese, Walnut Salad
Roast the walnuts in the oven and use olive oil - Pesto Potato Salad
- Pork Chops *
- Pork Tenderloin with Balsamic Cranberry Sauce*
- Poulet Saute aux Herbes de Provence (JC)*
Make sure the sauce isn't too thick, use a good white wine - Red Pepper Soup
- Roasted Beet Risotto
- Sheppard’s Pie
- Spaghetti Carbonara
I thought for sure we had messed up since it was like eating scrambled eggs and
pasta but Gordon seemed to like it so I guess I'm just not a fan of carbonara. - Spinach Quiche
- Steamed Buns
- Tom Colicchio's Herb-Butter Turkey*
- Udon Noodle Soup
- Vegetable Fried Rice
- Vodka Sauce
- Almond Orange Cake*
- Angel Food Cake*
Make your own cake flour: via Joy the Baker - Apple Cake
- Apple Pie from the Joy of Cooking
- Avocado Pound Cake
- Banana Bread
Used 3/4c brown sugar, 1/4c white sugar
milk and vinegar instead of buttermilk
1c all purpose flour, 3/4c whole wheat flour - Berry Scones
I subbed 1/2 a cup of berries for white chocolate chips. Next time I won't
use frozen berries because they bled a lot and didn't incorporate as nice as fresh
ones. - BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES EVER*
My secret recipe for years which I am now done hoarding for myself.
A noteworthy depressing fact is that pudding packs and brown sugar in Europe
are different than North American ones so I can't make them the same - Blueberry Crumb Bars*
Take out lemon, sub almond flour for half the flour, use almond extract, make
sure there's enough crumb topping - Blueberry Pie + Easy-to-roll flaky crust*
- Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Came out dry - Brownies
Mix everything by hand.
Brown the butter
Use almond extract instead of vanilla
Temper the eggs - Buttermilk Cornbread
use 1/2 cup brown sugar instead of 2/3 cup white sugar - Buttermilk Pancakes
- Buttery Pie Crust
- Carrot Cake
use half brown sugar and half white sugar - Carrot Cake with Pineapple *
sub half the oil for applesauce - Chewy Lime Sugar Cookies
A perfect base sugar cookie for all variations - Chocolate Zucchini Loaf
Use half whole wheat flour and applesauce instead of oil
1 small zucchini = 1 cup of shredded zucchini - Cinnamon Brown Sugar Cake
Use 1.5 cups of brown sugar in the cake batter - Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread
- Cinnamon Raisin Bread *
Use brown butter instead of oil - Cream Puffs with Pastry Cream
Makes a lot less than 12 pastries, needs a shit ton of eggs - Deep Dark Chocolate Cookies (Flourless)
Mine turned out less than aesthetically pleasing - Flourless Chocolate Cake
- Fluffy Pancakes
Enough for 2 people / 4 pancakes - Fluffy Vanilla Cake
- Focaccia Bread
proof the yeast - Garlic Knots
- Gingerbread Men
- Green Tea Shortbread
Add way more sugar
Green Tea baked goods aren't as good as I want them to be - Hazelnut Brown Butter Cake
- Japanese Sponge Cake*
- Kalter Hund
German cake made of Petit Beurres and Chocolate - Lemon Brownies
- Lemon Meringue Pie
Go easy on the sugar in the filling - Meringue Cookies
- Muffins
attempts so far to find the "perfect" recipe - Banana and Crumb Top
- Blueberry and Lemon
Rises like a champ - Buttermilk and Berries
- Buttermlk Bran Muffins
Add a teaspoon of cinnamon and 3/4 cup raisins - Cherry and Ricotta
- Cinnamon Roll Muffins
Sometimes turns out dry and I can't figure out why - Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Fluffy texture but a poor rise - Milk and Cinnamon and Berries
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Double the cinnamon, use brown sugar, bake at 375°F,
use applesauce instead of oil - Vegan Lemon-Strawberry Muffins with Vegan Lemon Curd
- Yogurt and Cornmeal and Strawberries
- Yogurt and Orange and Berries
- Nectarine and Cream Cobbler
halve the butter because it just pools to the top - Peanut Butter Cup Squares
- Pear Apple Brown Sugar Maple Cake
Came out a bit dry and I had to bake it for 60 minutes - Pecan Pie Bars
Possibly the unhealthiest thing I've ever made - Pink Grapefruit Cake
Grapefruit is kind of weird in a cake... - Pumpkin Pie
More spices next time - Red Wine Chocolate Cake *
- Reine De Saba/Queen of Sheba Cake (JC) *
- Rosemary Shortbread
A strange combination. - Tiramisu
- Vanilla Bean Scones *
More cake-like than you would think - Vanilla Brown Sugar Polenta
- Vanilla Sugar Cookies
- Vegan Chocolate Cake
add a tablespoon or two more of cocoa powder - Vegetarian Panna Cotta with Blueberry Lemon Sauce
- Whipped Shortbread
- White Cake with White Chocolate Icing *
- White Chocolate-Almond-Lime Pavés
The top might be burning but the bottom might be raw
this might just be because of my sub-par Swiss oven
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Bookmarked recipes to try:
- 44 Clove Garlic Soup
- Almond Apricot Cake
- Almond Biscotti
- Almond Passion Fruit Cake
- Amaretto Goat Cheese Chicken
- Apple Chips
- Baked Potato Fries
- Bacon, Onion, Cream, Pizza
- Baked Mac N' Cheese
- Beet Hummus
- Beet Leek Soup
- Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake
- Blueberry Lemonade Syrup
- Braised Short Ribs
- Broccoli and Leek Soup
- Brown Butter Pecan Shortbread
- Butter Chicken
- Butternut Squash Tart with Fried Sage
- Buttery Brioche
- Chai Poached Pears
- Cherry Almond Sweet Rolls
- Cheesecake Swirl Lemon Butter Cake
- Cinnamon Applie Pie Crumble Bars
- Chocolate Bailey Truffles
- Chocolate Pear Cake
- Clafoutis
- Coconut Cake
- Coconut Sugar Cookie Squares
- Condensed Milk Cake
- Croissant Rolls
- Dark Chocolate Pear Pistachio Cake
- Dill Monkey Bread
- Eggplant Fries
- Focaccia Bread
- French Crullers
- Grapefruit Cookies
- Green Lentil Curry Soup
- Hazelnut Cookies
- Homemade Pizza Dough
- Kiwi Almond Lemon Tart
- Lemon Chicken
- Lemon Layered Cake
- Lemon Poppy Seed Cake with Fruit Cream
- Lemon Risotto
- Lentil Green Curry
- Lentil Soup
- Mango Tart with Coconut Crust
- Moroccan Quinoa Salad
- Neapolitan Mascarpone Cheese Cake
- No Bake Chocolate Cake
- Nutmeg Maple Cream Pie
- Olive Oil Cake
- Olive Oil Muffins
- Orange Ricotta Pound Cake
- Panna Cotta
- Pear Friands
- Poppy Seed Lemon Pancakes
- Poppy Seed Pound Cake
- Potato Chip Cookies
- Pretzel Roll
- Pumpkin Pie Biscotti
- Quinoa Cakes with Lemon, Parsley and Olives
- Raspberry Almond Brie
- Ricotta Muffins
- Roasted Butternut Squash
- Roasted Pear and Dark Chocolate Scones
- Roasted Vegetable Curry
- Romaine Pesto and Egg Stuffed Tomatoes
- Spiced Almond Yogurt Cake
- Strawberry Mascarpone Tart
- Stuffed Cabbage
- Summer Squash and Potato Torte
- Sundried Tomato and Feta Biscuits
- Swedish Meatballs
- Thai Chicken Enchiladas
- Tomato Soup
- Vanilla Orange Rice Cake
- Vegetarian Korma
- Vegetarian Moussaka
- Vegan Corn and Potato Chowder
- White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread
