0 HAPPY NEW YEAR DEAR FRIENDS

Happy New Year and best wishes for 2009!May peace, happiness, joy and health always be by your side...Thanks for visiting my blog and for your kind commen...

0 FRENCH YULE LOG - THE DARING BAKERS

After have spent the last 15 months putting my skills to the test as a Daring Baker, every new challenge never fails to surprise me and make me learn new tricks, methods, words, techniques or recipes...Although, I am always hyper stressed when I get to discover our monthly challenge, I nonetheless obstinately force myself to not get influenced by the sheer task that awaits me. And, I can tell you, that I need to gather a hell of a lot of courage in order to start baking without listening to those terrible demons of doubt whispering discouraging messages in my ear and telling me to quit because I don't have the capacity to go through it all...

0 SEASON'S GREETINGS

Wishing you a MERRY XMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!Have a wonderful time with your loved on...

0 WEEKEND CAT BLOGGING #185

This week, "Mr Tigger & The M-Cats Club" (USA) are happy to announce that they are hosting Weekend Cat Blogging #185...To submit your kitty picture(s), you can either leave a message in their blog's comment section (with your permalinks) or contact them via e-mail without forgetting to give all the needed information.Fridolin is very pensive...He's wondering what Santa will bring him.One thing is sure, he'll always get the love he deserv...

0 A WINTER'S DAY

Although most of Switzerland is covered with a thick layer of snow, the Geneva area only got a thin coat of white...It is quite rare to have snow in this part of the country, so I was very happy to see that, this time, Veyrier hadn't been spared. So, last Sunday, I took my camera and went around the countryside in search of good shots. Enj...

0 PECAN SANDIES - SABLÉS AU NOIX DE PÉCAN

For the second time since 2007, Susan at "Food Blogga" (USA) is organizing a worldwide event called "Eat Christmas Cookies". All you need to do is bake a batch of cookies/biscuits, blog about them and send Susan an e-mail with all the needed informations until the 21st of December 2008 (see infos). She will be posting your recipes on her blog as she receives them (see roundup page)... As I have already written articles about Mailänderli, Brunsli, Zimtsterne, Pfeffernüsse and Magenbrot cookies which are made in certain countries in Europe (Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France) during the Christmas period, I thought that, this year, it'd be good...

0 XMAS & NEW YEAR - FOOD IDEAS

Christmas and New Year are magical times during which we love to cook scrumptious meals and bake delicious treats. Everybody wants to have a pretty table with lots of beautiful festive foods as well as a good time with their loved ones...If you want to have a stress free end of the year, please have a look at my recipes. You might find something interesting and will not lose any precious time thinking about your menu. Take it easy and don't wrack your brains!Apperitive Food & Starters:Brazilian Toasts (see recipe)Caribbean Banana Soup (see recipe)Chopped Liver (see recipe)Fried Ricotta (see recipe)Gravlax - Salt Cured Salmon (see recipe)Ham...