Switzerland may be neutral but it's far from flavourless. The fusion of German, French and Italian ingredients has formed a robust national culture, and the country's alpine landscapes have enough zing to reinvigorate the most jaded traveller.

or the famed fondue.

People

63.7% German, 20.4% French, 6.4% Italian, 0.5% Romansch, 9% other

Religion

41.8% Roman Catholic, 35.3% Protestant, 4.3% Muslim, 1.8% Orthodox Christian, 11.1% no religion, 5.7% other.

• 450 g (1 pound) puff-paste
• 2 tablespoons margarine or butter
• 1 shallot, hacked
• 1 clove of garlic, pressed
• 800 g (1.75 pounds) small mushrooms, cut into four pieces each
• 1 dl (3.4 fl. ounces) white wine
• 180 g (6.3 ounces) half and half sour
• 1 dl (3.4 fl. ounces) cream
• 1 teaspoon curry
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• ½ teaspoon paprika, a small amount of nutmeg and cayenne pepper
• salt or spices

"Apfelküchlein" (deep fried apple cookie) taste great either warm or cold, with or without vanilla sauce.

• 4 or 5 sourish apples (e.g. Boskop or Jonathan)
• 120 g (4 ounces) white flour
• 40 g (1.4 ounces) grind hazelnuts
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 4 tablespoons of sugar
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla sugar
• 1½ dl (5 fl. ounces) of apple cider
• Yellow of 2 eggs
• White of 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon of oil
• Juice of a lemon
• Deep-frying oil
• Some confectioner's or cinnamon sugar

1. Add flour, hazelnuts, salt, one tablespoon of sugar and the vanilla sugar to a bowl and mix well.
2. Add apple cider and stir.
3. Add yellow of 2 eggs and one teaspoon of oil and mix well.
4. Leave the dough alone for about 30 minutes.
5. Peal the apples and remove the core.
6. Cut the apples in rings, each about 1 cm (½ inch) thick.
7. Add 3 tablespoons of sugar to the lemon juice, sweep the apples and leave them alone for about 30 minutes.
8. Add a pinch of salt to the white of two eggs and stir until it is stiff, carefully mix it with the dough.
9. Heat the oil in a frying-pan to 190°C (375°F).
10. Dip one ring of apple at a time into the dough and fry it immediately in the oil on both sides until it is brown.
11. Drip off the oil.
12. Spread confectioner's or cinnamon sugar evenly over the cookies while they are still warm and serve them immediately.
13. But they will also taste good when they are cold, especially if you serve them with some warm vanilla sauce.

With that yummy stuff I say goodbye, and see you next friday. Remember to pack light, or heck, pack whatever you want, we're not even leaving the comfort of our homes right???

The adventures of a bed and breakfast innkeeper in Montana. Explore the great outdoors, travel tips and of course recipes. Hang your hat and come on Inn!

Lourenco Marques - Marginal (main road that runs along the ocean front)

Lourenco Marques 1959-1966

, working etc. So I consider myself to be lucky in that I got to experience SO many different cultures and I carry a little of them all with me. I guess instead of "I'm a little bit country and a little bit rock n roll"......I can say "I'm a little Mozambican and a little South African" of course I'm Portuguese too because Mozambique was one of Portugal's colonies. I guess I'm multi cultured, got the best of 3 worlds LOL


I think every friday I'm going to do a "Greatest Places on Earth" post....share different places, videos and pictures etc. It's something I've been thinking of doing for a while and what better place than my blog right??? This way if anyone has been to these places or was born in one, they can also come in and share their own interesting stories or memories :)

Hey, I'm all for taking a break from reality and letting my mind wander to a different place....I can just picture it, Egypt, Greece, Ireland, you name it, we'll go. If there is a specific place you would like me to mention just let me know and I'll see what I can find :)

Well my friends, I think this post has gone on long enough, I have to go tackle that huge mountain of paperwork and get some other things done around here. I will see you all tomorrow.

Tonight I'm fixing Steaks with Mushroom Cream sauce...I will have the recipe up on my food blog later today :)

Dog tries talking a fugitive into straightening out his life.

Put away laundry
File paperwork
Vacuum

Definitely rent it! Worth the rental fee--very good movie!

THE AMAZON RIVER

Click picture above for a video of the amazon

Click picture above for a video of Greenland

Click picture above for a video of the Iguazu Falls

Click picture above for a video of the Namib Desert

In the Nama language, Namib means “vast”, and this is no exaggeration. At 50,000 km², the Namib-Naukluft park is the largest conservation area in Namibia, and one of the largest in the world.

The parched Namib desert has orange dunes blown into razor-sharp ridges by the sand-shifting wind. The famous Sossusvlei sand dunes are the highest in the world at over 300 m, towering over their Arabian rivals, and just begging to be climbed barefoot.

Click picture above for a video of the Okavango Delta, including a catfish
and a green mamba snake.

The countless islands that emerge from its waterways give rise to several diverse ecosystems, which in turn are home to vast numbers of game and a myriad of bird species. The crystal clear waters support many kinds of fish. The area is a birder’s paradise.

Click picture above for a video of beautiful Madagascar