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Meet Me Under the Mistletoe

What’s at the market now, you ask?  Mistletoe, mistletoe, and more mistletoe! Approaching the Bürkliplatz Markt here in Zürich, you can see from afar that there’s something new and different at the...

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Glühwein, Raclette, Crêpes and 6,000 Swarovski Crystals

No Christmas market here in Switzerland would be complete without mulled wine (Glühwein in German, vin chaud in French), Raclette (Swiss cheese melted under a grill and scraped off onto a slice of...

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‘Twas Two Days Before Christmas

Nothing like one last trip to the market before Christmas time.  No more wreaths to buy, as they’re hanging on all of the doors around town.  Only a bushel here or there of mistletoe – such a...

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Papa Noel est Passe !

It’s the day after Christmas, and we’re still finding pieces of wrapping paper in all corners of the house, red and green ribbon and tiny pieces of clementine peel that Papa Noël (Santa Claus) left...

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Swiss Winter Markets, Part 1: By Day

All throughout the year, people tell me how their favorite season for cooking and going to the markets is the winter – for the festive ambience and the wide array of vegetables in season.  I can’t...

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Swiss Winter Markets, Part 2: By Night

The excitement of the winter markets doesn’t necessarily have to end at 11am when the Market Police show up, making sure that no more goodies are exchanged (it’s true, read about it here!).  All...

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Tradition !

Every year we celebrate Christmas with my husband’s family in the French countryside, in the Eure-et-Loir.  We make a stop in Paris on our way south, check out the sweet scene in the capital and spend...

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Tis the Season… for Weihnachtsguetzli ! (Cookie time !)

When December rolls around and the holidays approach, what gets you the most excited? For some, it’s the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree and taking it home to decorate, not to mention placing...

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A White Christmas in France

Christmas in France. Family traditions. At my mother-in-law’s home in the French countryside. A fire going at all times.  Papillotes (wrapped chocolates from Lyon) in bowls around the house, eaten from...

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Happy, Sweet Holidays to All

Wishing everyone happiness, good health, fruitful projects, exciting adventures… and most of all, sweetness in every way ! I hope it was a festive, delicious and joyous Christmas… …and a very happy,...

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