Switzerland: Mountaintop Rösti with Ham, Tomatoes and Fried Egg

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Switzerland: Mountaintop Rösti with Ham, Tomatoes and Fried Egg

by Jenn Oliver

A photo essay with recipe

Sometimes we need to let go of the world around us, our daily cares, issues that cause stress, and get away for a few days – relax, recollect, and come back ready to face the world with new resolve and vigor.  This Summer my husband and I have been doing just that, in a series of short little trips. Last weekend, we went to the top of the world (well, it felt like it to us) to slip away for three beautifully brisk and sunny days in Zermatt. It was majestic, incredible, awe-inspiring, and magical.  It was pure escapism as we explored the fantasy-like region around Zermatt and the Matterhorn, and all of our day to day cares floated with the clouds that sailed on past the mountaintops. No worries, no stresses, nothing but pure meditative existence, scenery, and a sense of childlike exploration. What more can one want in a holiday?

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Food News Daily: August 18, 2011

Published by Thursday, August 18, 2011 Permalink 0

Mainstream Media and Press

Baby’s Palate And Food Memories Shaped Before Birth, NPR

The 50 best gastro pubs, The Independent

Food for a Cause: Q&A: Chef Karl Wilder Talks About Living on Food Stamps, San Francisco Weekly

Indian Organic Farming, Video with Vandana Shiva , CNN

Bits on the side: supplemental charges: If a set menu is littered with supplemental charges is it still a set menu or just a slightly cynical way to draw in customers?, The Guardian

Best of the Anglo Food Blogs and Sites

Lemon, Blueberry and Poppyseed Muffins, Life’s a Feast

Rabdi infused with saffron over summer berries, Indian Simmer

Sweet corn, chilies and burrata over fettucini, Local Lemons

Watermelon Sorbet, Taste Australia

Alternative Press/Sites

Electronic Culinary Assistants, Trend Hunter

Baby’s Palate And Food Memories Shaped Before Birth, NPR

Food: From the Simple to the Sublime, Food, Food, Glorious Food

New York Times Food Critic Gives Commenters a Bad Review, The Atlantic Wire

World

Salon International des Chocolatiers et du Chocolat,

Zermatt’s “Madame Chocolat”, My Kugelhopf

Fall Festivals Highlight Spain’s Food, Wine and History, Travel Agent Central

China Full of Fakes, and not just shoes, clothing or jewelery, but also wine, Food News New Zealand

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