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Swiss cookies countdown.

By marlyse | Published: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
“Badener Chräbeli”, “Totebeinli”, “Zimtstärne” and “Brunsli” [see picture] are the ones I picked for this years treat bags – mixed with clementines and peanuts in their shells. Some dried dates would have been good, guess I missed that one. This year I am keeping up with the cleanup of the kitchen and am now ready [...]
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10 days is all it takes to go from green to orange.

By marlyse | Published: Thursday, November 6, 2008
Only 10 days ago our maple tree showed mainly green and only a few specks of yellow. Overall the yard followed suit. But now, only few days later all is orange, orange and if not that, then it’s definitely yellow. Our kitchen shines in the morning in this gorgeous fall light, filtered through the maple [...]
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Liars, fools or just plain bad taste buds?

By marlyse | Published: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Over the years I have tried several sugar replacement and I have found anything from horrid – like Aspartame as contained in Diet Coke and much more – to bad – like Splenda which fools you of it’s healthiness by stating it’s made from sugar – to awful – like Stevia which is not unhealthy [...]
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