For his 40th birthday and because we both like to eat well, I invited my friend and business partner to one of Zurich’s most exclusive (and some say most expensive) restaurant, Petermann’s Kunststuben. This venerable establishment has been around for over over 20 years and proudly displays two Michelin stars.
We decided to get the menu, [...]
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Starry Night
Posted in Food & Drink, Friends on February 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
My first Vegetarian Recipe!
Posted in Food & Drink, Fun on February 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Had some lady friends over the other evening and they are all “light” eaters. That afternoon, the pak-choi had smiled upon me as I was ambling through the Globus’s food stalls after a visit to my doctor. I’ve never cooked pak-choi before, but hey, lack of knowledge has never stopped me before! So nere goes, [...]
Texas Chili for a Streetparty
Posted in Family, Food & Drink, Friends on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For our traditional streetparty I cooked up a chili again, which was sold out much to soon; must make more next year!
Texas Chili
5 kg of beef (breast or neck, not too lean) cut into 2 cm chunks
6 large onions, chopped
6 stalks celery, chopped
4 large green peppers, chopped
4 large sweet red peppers, chopped
4 jalapeño peppers, deseeded [...]
A Moroccan Dinner
Posted in Food & Drink on August 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When I started this blog I wanted to share my experiences about food and drink as well. So here’s what I cooked up for dinner the other evening and very nice it was too:
Lamb Tagine with Aubergines
1 kg of lamb (leg or neck) cut into 2 cm chunks
1 large onion, thinly sliced
40 g of fresh [...]
Tuesday, May 20th 2008
Posted in Food & Drink, Hospital on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Didn’t sleep much last night. Neither did Milena.
We both did some research on the internet. Depressing stuff. Spontaneous and/or miracle recoveries are far and few between. Did I expect anything else? Guess not.
Went to see the family doctor in the afternoon. He looked at my scans but was unable to venture a diagnosis. Could be [...]
Sunday, May 18th 2008
Posted in Food & Drink, Hospital, tagged Eye clinic on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back at the hospital. Milena driving again, I don’t dare. Short wait this time as I was being expected.
Doctor goes though field of vision test with me. Basically, you get one eye covered and peer into a wok-like contraption. Doctor moves a light around (from the outside rim of the wok to its centre) and [...]
