Food 2008 – Recipe (Tartiflette)

March 2008 – Recipes (Tartiflette) Ingredients 1.2 kg potatoes 200 g diced bacon 1 onion 1 reblochon cheese 2 tablespoons crème fraiche 1 bottle Apremont (Savoy white wine – if you can’t find this get an Alsace or German dry white wine) Serves 4 Method Prepare all the ingredients. Peel and boil the potatoes. Drain…

Travel 2008 – Zurich

Wednesday, 26th March 2008 – Zurich I’m in Zurich again – just for a meeting today, but this time I opted to fly in last night. I’ve stayed overnight at the somewhat eccentric Hotel du Theatre just across the river from the main railway station, and after a brief wander round in the snow last…

Travel 2008 – Megeve, Days 8 and 9

Friday, 15th/Saturday, 16th March 2008 – Megeve, Days 8 and 9 Saturday was yet another sunny day, so much so that I didn’t even bother with my anorak to ski, going out instead with just a fleece between me and the outside world… I knew there’d be no point keeping going much beyond 1.30 so…

Travel 2008 – Megeve, Days 5 to 7

Wednesday, 12th/Thursday, 14th March 2008 – Megeve, Days 5 to 7 Well, I wouldn’t like to go through Wednesday morning again. It was raining when I got up, it was raining when I met my instructor for lesson two, and it was raining all the way through the first 45 minutes of the two hour…

Travel 2008 – Megeve, Days 1 to 4

Saturday, 8th/Tuesday, 11th March 2008 – Megeve, Days 1 to 4 I got home latish on the Friday night (that’s the trouble with going on holiday – there’s always a ton of stuff to do at work before you go but I’d promised so I did a 10-hour day), which of course meant I spent…