Yesterday we made a trip to Glarus. The Canton of Glarus is a canton in east central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus. There are 25 municipalities in the canton.
The canton of Glarus is dominated by the deep valley of the Linth River. Most of the area is mountainous.
The highest peak in the Glarus Alps is the Tödi with 3614m. Other mountains include the Hausstock (3158m) and the Glärnisch (2910m). The history of this canton is dominated by religion. The inhabitants of the Linth Valley were converted to Christianity in the 6th century by the Irish monk Saint Fridolin, who is still featured in the coat of arms of the canton today. He founded Säckingen Abbey near Basel. From the 9th century, the area around Glarus was owned by the abbey. By 1288 the Habsburgs, bit by bit, claimed all the abbey’s rights. This resulted in the people of Glarus joining the Swiss Confederation in 1352…
August 11th, 2008
Tags: Cheese
August 10th, 2008
Tags: Angus, Baby, Bacon, Beef, Bella, Burger, Cheese, Mushroom, Sauce, Swiss
August 9th, 2008
Tags: Blue, Cheese, Pecans
August 8th, 2008
Tags: Capra, Cheese, Velvet
August 5th, 2008
Tags: amp, Cheese, Goats, Gratin, Marrow
These Cheese straws are French appetizers..They are meant to stimulate one’s appetite during any meal and not ruin it..With frozen puff pastry from the grocery store, these cheese straws are really easy to make..The smell of the oregano added really peps up the flavor of these cheese straws.
Oregano or pot marjoram is a perennial herb, growing to 20-80 cm tall, with opposite leaves 1-4 cm long. The flowers are purple, 3-4 mm long, produced in erect spikes.It is particularly widely used in Greek and Italian-American cuisines. It is the leaves that are used in cooking, and the dried herb is often more flavourful than the fresh.It has an aromatic, warm and slightly bitter taste. It varies in intensity; good quality is so strong that it almost numbs the tongue, but the cultivars adapted to colder climates have often unsatisfactory flavour. The influence of climate, season and soil on the composition of the essential oil is greater than the difference between the various species.
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August 5th, 2008
Tags: Cheese, Oregano, straws
August 4th, 2008
Tags: berries, Cheese, Grilled, Skewers
August 3rd, 2008
Tags: Beets, Cheese, Fusili, Greek, Mizithra
August 3rd, 2008
Tags: Aged, amp, Catalan, Cheese, Coca, Manchego, Olives, onions, Peppers, Piquillo, Sweet
August 1st, 2008
Tags: Cheese, Crackers, Pacman