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seasonal produce guide for switzerland: august

seasonal produce guide for switzerland: august

Every first week of the month, I bring you a seasonal produce guide for Switzerland so that you can make smarter choices at the supermarket by buying the tastiest fruits and vegetables available!  In my monthly guides I round up Savormania recipes for each of the ingredients 

chicken celery salad with spiced mayonnaise

chicken celery salad with spiced mayonnaise

So far, we’ve talked about stir-frying chicken, cooking it in a balsamic vinegar sauce and grounding it to use in patties. I have so many other chicken recipes to share with you as chicken is — by far — one of my favorite weeknight ingredients to 

quinoa with pan-roasted artichokes, lemon and parsley

quinoa with pan-roasted artichokes, lemon and parsley

There are some vegetables that just taste better roasted. Don’t you agree? Think cauliflower roasted with herbs, or asparagus roasted until perfection. Jon loves to make fun of me saying that I roast my vegetables when I’m not inspired, but the truth is that I find that this type of cooking process gives them a smokey flavor like no other while enhancing their texture. Artichokes are one of those vegetables that are incredibly delicious when roasted or grilled, and ever since I spotted these crispy frizzled artichokes on Smitten Kitchen, I knew I had to cook something soon with these versatile edible flower buds (yes, artichokes are flowers that haven’t bloomed yet!).

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za’atar spiced cod patties in tomato sauce

za’atar spiced cod patties in tomato sauce

I received two Yotam Ottolenghi cookbooks for my birthday, and I have fallen in love with his cuisine ever since I first cooked one of his recipes. What I love about Ottolenghi’s cuisine is his mix of Middle Eastern flavors — something I can totally relate to, as