Top 3 reasons to build a greenhouse
Top 3 reasons to build a greenhouse After a successful gardening year in 2018 Organic-vegetable-harvest with the help of our temporary greenhouse. We decided to build a new permanent greenhouse this year. There are many reasons to build a greenhouse or a hot house as it used to be called in days of yore. In this post I will be citing 3 main reasons to build a greenhouse and why we built ours. I will also touch on the subsidiary reasons pertaining to these main ones. The laws in Switzerland are very strict with regard to building regulations. More over we have a stream flowing through our plot, so it makes it even more difficult. In the meantime our immediate neighbor built a garden shed last autumn adjacent to our plot. So that kind of gave us the hope that our new permanent green house wouldn’t be an objection to the planning authorities.
Top 3 Benefits of grinding your own flour
Top 3 benefits of grinding your own flour at home Although I am not a medical expert, yet who can debate the benefits of home ground flour. My journey started with the purchase of my Hawos Oktagon grain mill. I posted a Hawos Oktagon stone mill Tutorial in my previous blog post. In this blog post I will be touching on the Top 3 benefits of grinding your own flour at home. I will also be giving a few tips on storing grains optimally and then a recipe to bake your own bread from freshly ground flour.
Paneer Potato Dauphinois
This Potato Dauphinois with paneer (fresh Indian cottage cheese) is a dish I have improvised from a cook book. This dish is tasty and very easy to make.
Hawos Oktagon Grain Mill Tutorial
Hawos Oktagon Stone Grain Mill Freshly milled flour has many benefits. We at the Swiss home are proud owners of Hawos Oktagon Stone Grain mill for more than a decade. I have been grinding my own flour for our breads, cakes and pizzas to name a few since I got this grain mill. Admitted this mill is not cheap to buy but in the long run it pays of with the many benefits of freshly ground flour at your fingertips. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, we will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. Learn more
Top 10 Swiss Made Kitchen Essentials
Switzerland is probably world famous for their Rolex and their Swiss Army knives. Likewise, in this blog post I will reveal more of Swiss quality and innovation also in their Kitchen tools. I have many favorites here and therefore it was difficult to pick my list of top 10 Swiss made kitchen essentials to suit any kitchen or cuisine. As a result of living for more than 2 decades in Switzerland I have a lot of Swiss kitchen essentials to write about.
Swiss Grocery Haul 2019
Swiss Grocery shopping Swiss grocery shopping is getting more and more complicated with many new German players who have entered the Swiss market. We at the Swiss home seldom shop at super markets. Early on we used to order organic food from farmers together with friends to make it more cost effective and economical. This was at a time when organic food was seldom available and an exclusivity of only the health food stores. Over the past 2 decades, things have changed and we have easy access to high quality organic food all over Switzerland.
Ultra Wet Grinders review
Ultra Fastgrind grinder vs Ultra Pride wet grinder review In this blog post I will compare and review two of my Ultra Wet grinders. Ultra Fast grind versus Ultra Pride. Some weeks back I posted a review on the latest Ultra wet grinder called Fast grind Ultra Fastgrind wet grinder review. In a previous post, I also wrote about the benefits of wet grinding so I won’t be going into those details here.
Quick Easy Baklava Recipe
Baklava Recipe variations I first ate Baklava while travelling in Turkey 15 years ago. Baklava is a pastry that primarily consists of many thin layers of unleavened dough known as filo dough. It also contains chopped nuts and honey, along with some spices. There are many variations to a Baklava recipe depending on the region and even each family have their secret Baklava recipe. I will share with you a quick easy Baklava recipe in this post.
Rosti – Swiss National Food and how to make it
HOW TO MAKE SWISS FOOD ROSTI Rosti is probably one Swiss dish which can be made vegan without any difficulty. Its also the easiest dish and anyone can make it all over the world. All you will need is potatoes of the hard variety and a few simple tools which are in everyone’s kitchen. Rosti is a hot favorite among kids here, a potato dish which is not chips and a healthier option in my opinion. Scroll down for the printable version of the recipe.
Minimalist Christmas Gift Ideas
Minimalist Christmas gift ideas when its maximum gifts the kids want. How do we change that ? Well since I have only one child we have been for the last 2 years toning it down. My daughter will of course wish for a maximum of Christmas gifts for herself. I personally like to give homemade Christmas gifts to my friends and a little cash for their kids. Its difficult to get gifts for our friends teenage sons, so cash is the best.