Hi, I'm Andie.
I live near the Swiss Alps, in Bern, and I love not only melting cheese, but all kinds of Swiss cooking.
All in Swiss Baking
This classic Swiss tea cake is chock full of nuts and chocolate and has a wonderfully tender crumb.
A boozy, nutty cake featuring a walnut liqueur beloved in Ticino.
This cinnamon bun-adjacent cake is stuffed with nuts and raisins, can be drizzled with icing, and makes a lovely afternoon snack or decadent breakfast.
Wonderfully crusty buns perfect for seasonal soups and lashings of butter.
This easy summer bake is the perfect way to feature Switzerland’s wonderful summer fruit.
This is the perfect tart for Spargelzeit, asparagus season, the very short window of time in Switzerland where asparagus is available and ubiquitous.
Although typically filled with nuts, this chocolate variation is decadent and delicious.
Delicious wild garlic puff pastry flowers, perfect for a spring apéro.
A lovely, coffee-flavoured cake for birthdays and beyond.
Classic nutty crescents, made with sweet yeasted dough.
Easier than you think, and the perfect vehicle for sweet Swiss strawberries.
An easy and comforting bake, chock full of apples and almonds.
The best apple cake from Switzerland’s premier apple region.
A bready base with tart plums and a streusel topping, care of the Swiss Army cookbook.
Plums topped with semolina custard then baked until golden make for a perfect late summer dessert or sweet dinner.
These giant gourds are looming in Swiss gardens at the moment. Big, ripe, green or yellow and, if you're lucky, waiting to be turned into these perfect zucchini muffins.
Difficult to pronounce, easy to eat, these little cheese tarts are an absolute Swiss classic.
The most convenient of vegetables, peas, either fresh or frozen, are the star of the show in this summery Wähe.
A big, beautiful sheet cake from my mother-in-law’s kitchen.
