Fruchtewähe vom Blech
This fruit Wähe—a big, beautiful fruit tart—feeds a crowd.
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 tagged plums
This fruit Wähe—a big, beautiful fruit tart—feeds a crowd.
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.
As my intrepid husband Sam knows, there’s no business like sloe business.
Adventures in making sloe gin, a guest post by my husband Sam, in which he reveals our household motto: as long as it’s plummy, it’s bound to be yummy.
An easy cake that features the best of Swiss summer produce—apricots and plums.
These little green plums are named after the plain but sweet Queen Claude of France, who reigned from 1515-1524.
The market stalls in Bern are filled with late autumn fruit and the plums are holding court. If Zwetschgen is King, then his Queen is the tiny golden Mirabelle.
I've set my mirabelles to soak, using gin as my boozy base, and in a few weeks' time, there'll be boozy fruit for spooning over ice cream, as well as mirabelle infused gin, perfect for cocktails.
One of the most beloved and versatile baked goods in Switzerland, this time with plums.