Heritage & Vegetable Recipes

Biscuit Roll with whipped cream and fresh or frozen Fruit (Strawberries) Source:  sister-in-law Salvatrice (Silvia) about 2000’s Personal Notes: My sister-in-law in Switzerland made this cake and brought it to my house.  My mom was visiting at the time, and she and I both agreed after tasting this, we must learn this recipe.  It was …

Apple Pie Source:  my Mother cir.  1980’s. Personal Notes: Of course I have big shoes to fill when I ever attempt to make my own apple pie-as of course, the outcome is being compared to my mother’s.  I’ve watched my mom make it a million times, and I’ve even made the dough w/ her.  But …

Re-fried or mashed beans Source:  Rochelle 2011 Personal Notes: I hesitate to call them re-fried beans, but that’s what I know them as.  This recipe is as simple as pie.  Again, this recipe is inspired to become more self-dependent and not reliant on the grocery store and canned goods.  Be sure you have yourself a …

Tortilla Source:  Rochelle about 2005 Personal Notes: I began making these tortillas strictly out of trying to save on buying the Organic tortilla’s from Trader Joe’s.  I lived in a predominately Hispanic area in California, so I began to ask around on how to make the tortillas. Turns out, it’s as simple as can be.  …

Easter Menu 2012: (Switzerland) Source: Me Personal Notes: This was our first year in Switzerland for the Easter Holiday.  To say that Easter is as big of holiday here in this Catholic village as Christmas, would be an understatement. It’s been a while since I’ve prepared a nice holiday meal plus I had my parents …

Flour-less Carrot Cake Source:  German food website Personal Notes: I found this a few months ago on the internet.  It’s a German food website-it looked nice, so I decided to give it a try.  To my surprise, it was super good.  My favorite part of this recipe is that it is flour-less, and calls for …

Crumble Cake Source:  Great-great Grandma Pohl 1940’s Personal Notes: My mother-in-law has made this cake for us as long as I can remember.  I talked with her about the recipe and the origins, and she said it was from her Grand Mother when she was growing up.  It’s a very standard German Coffee-time cake, but …

Fresh Salsa Chutney Source:  Rochelle about 2010 Personal Notes: This chutney was developed to accompany Indian food when I began to make some side dishes here and there.  Once I discovered the Naan bread, and first made the BABA GHANOUJ, along with the hummus,  I knew exactly where this chutney’s place was…right next to all …

Hummus Source:  Recipes and Self, about 2000 Personal Notes: Hummus became one of those food items for me which I refuse to buy in the store.  Once you know how to make it and realize how simple and fresh tasting it is, you wonder why the rest of the world wants to buy it pre-made.  …

Indian Naan Bread Source:  Friend, old recipe from India Personal Notes:  My friend Marie-Theresa invited us for Indian cuisine.  We visited a little Indian store in the small village, bought our spices and bases which we were needed for her recipes,  and oh yes, a few packages of Naan bread.  The entire evening was great!  …

Cauliflower…the good way! Source:  Switzerland Personal Notes: We visited Switzerland in 2010, and were invited to some friends for dinner.  This was served along with the main course.  I couldn’t believe the taste of this cauliflower.  My host explained that he learned this recipe from his grandmother, and that it seems this was a traditional …

Fried Rice Balls Source:  Giovanni, about 1970’s. Personal Notes: My Italian friend from the central part of Italy told me about this recipe.  He said it’s very common for the “mama’s”  to make a second dish with the left-over risotto the next day.  I finally gave it a try-though this wasn’t with risotto, but left …

Kick-Ass Vegetarian Brownies/Chocolate Cake Source:  Sister:  About 2012 Personal Notes: I have always found it hard to be successful with the world’s most simple dessert dish, brownies.  It was usually a complicated high list of ingredients, and it would come out somehow not right.  My sister has a new vegan in the house and is …

Oven Roasted Potatoes Source:  Mom Cir. 1980’s Personal Notes: If I can remember one thing from my mother’s kitchen, it was the smell of potatoes roasting in the oven.  This dish is a very simple Tuscan countryside farm dish.  This accompanies just about any main dish with meat, or is super as a main dish …

Asian Style Vegetable Soup Source:  Me in 2012 Personal Notes: This is another simple soup which can be made including prep. time in about 20 min.  It’s super on a cold afternoon or evening, and does a great job filling you up and warming you from the inside.   8-10 C. water 2 Tbs. chicken …

Stewed Chicken in Tomato Sauce Source:  Nonni:  Cir:  1980’s. Personal Notes: This is a wonderful peasant style dish from Italy.  It gives you many possibilities when the dish is finished to serve it with rice, spaghetti, polenta, or to accompany a brilliant risotto.  My mom used to make this dish on the weekends, when we …

Green Pea Soup Source:  Me in 2012 Personal Notes: Now living away from my mother, we were exchanging menus and I was purging her for some ideas.  She said she had been making some pea soup-she raved about it and made it sound so good (especially on those cold winter days!) that I shopped around …

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Latschi Source: Vintage:  Our friend’s father-”Ferdi” (Master Baker/Owner in Switzerland) cir:  1960′s Personal Notes: This was a great recipe to work with.  The dough is very soft and pliable, and the outcome is just amazing.  Trying to describe the Latschi: Somewhere between a soft bread and a pastry.  I think the powder sugar sprinkled on …

Conversion Table Kitchen Measurement Conversion Tables Liquid or Volume Measures (approximate) 1 teaspoon 5 ml 1 tablespoon 15 ml, 15 cc 2 tablespoons 30 ml, 30 cc 1/4 cup 59 ml 1/3 cup 79 ml 1/2 cup 118 ml 2/3 cup 158 ml 3/4 cup 177 ml 7/8 cup 207 ml 1 cup 237 ml …

  Ground meat and elbow pasta Source:  Opa Guido:  Cir. 1960 Personal Notes: This was my all-time favorite when it was cooked for me by my late Father-in-law.  Guido loved to cook and prepare meals in the kitchen.  He was very specific about his preparations as well.  I think it was he who really taught …

Potato cakes Source:  Me about 1990’s Personal Notes: Long ago, I was a hairdresser.  I was doing a Jewish client’s hair around the time of Hanukkah and of course we were talking about her menu and what she was serving.  This was the first time I had heard of the potato cakes.  They are traditionally …

Clara’s Caramel-Chip Cookies Adapted from Betty Crocker Cookbook by Clara:  Cir. 2012 Personal Notes: This recipe makes it to heritage because after all, it is a family recipe, even if it is a fresh new one.  My daughter had a hankering for chocolate chip cookies.  Being that we are living in Switzerland, chocolate chips (American …

Chicken Soup base with self made-chicken stock Source:  Me Personal Notes: So this recipe is not at all hard to crack.  I think it’s a cumulative recipe, meaning I’ve picked up tips on what to do from my mom, Martha Stewart, and from other various celeb. chef’s.  Simply take the whole hen, or even left …

Roasted Vegetables Source:   Rochelle Personal Notes: I’ve been doing roasted vegetables I think since I was married (1992).  I think this is a very easy thing to pull together on a night or afternoon when you need to feed your hungry family, or it’s a great way to rid your fridge of a lot of …