jra's thoughts

Category: Food

  • Typically Swiss

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    We love local products, so we love TerraSuisse. And we love their new advertisements:

  • Just Married

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    I’ve been away from the web for a while because I was in Olivone, Ticino, Switzerland getting married! Thanks to friends and family who came from so far away to witness such a special day. And thanks also to our wonderful vendors, who made the day go so well. If you are thinking of putting…

  • Lemon Custard, or Curd, depending on your skill

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    I used this recipe to make lemon custard. But I let it get too hot, so it curdled. So Mari got to sample Lemon Curd instead of Lemon Custard as intended. We liked it anyway! Hint to the reader (i.e. me if I come back to this next time I try it)… you could reasonably…

  • Two things I like about England

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    I’ve been known to complain a bit, now and then, about my current hosts, the English. I reserve the right to continue complaining, to be sure, but I’d like to take a moment to point out two things I like about England: ICICI Bank UK: This is one of the largest banks in India. In…

  • Veg Box Blues (and Blacks)

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    Marina and I are experimenting with what the Brits call a “veg box scheme”. Everything here is a scheme, but that’s a post for another day. One of the benefits/problems with veg boxes is that you never know what you are going to get. And you get stuff you might not have bought yourself. If…

  • Indian Risotto

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    Here’s a tiny blurb about life in my new environment: Tesco is down the street. They are the UK’s largest supermarket chain, think Safeway in the US. Generic, filled with irritating British mothers and their unruly children, with prepared food as far as the eye can see and bad produce. (Good arugula though, I have…