main meal
Ideas for the main meal of the day, dinner, be it at noon, early or late afternoon.
Swiss fettuccine with saffron
Saffron is used to flavor food and to color it pale golden yellow. Turmeric is often suggested as a substitute for saffron. Although turmeric adds a similar pale yellow color, the flavor is completely different.
Swiss cherry bread pudding
This cherry bread pudding is good for dessert or to accompany a cup of hot chocolate for an afternoon snack. Very comforting after a brisk walk in the crisp mountain air.
Swiss cabbage soup
The cheese on top of this soup changes from canton to canton. Expect Gruyere in French cantons, Emmentaler if you are in one of the German cantons, and Parmesan in Italian ones.
Swiss broccoli and cauliflower salad
Broccoli and cauliflower are included in the list of healthy food and this salad gets the best of both vegetables.
Surf 'n' Turf from Australia
Surf and turf always offers the best of sea and land, fresh prawns and juicy steak in this case, made more appealing by the tangy beer sauce on the side. Serve with chunky oven fries.
Ginger stewed beef Madagascar
This is a simple beef recipe, used more as a sauce for boiled rice, the true main course. Ginger adds the exotic flavor to the meat.The Malgache name for stewed beef this way is hen'omby ritra.
Steak Johannesburg
Steaks grilled in the best South African tradition, served with grilled asparagus with orange and nutmeg Hollandaise, and cumin flavored chickpeas. This is not as challenging as it may seem as long as the orange juice reduction is ready in advance.
Fajitas
Beef steak should be sirloin, flank, or round. Pickled jalapeño peppers should be chopped and may be omitted if not desired.
Chimichangas
Serve with almond red sauce and jalapeño cream sauce. Prepare the sauces and reserve while cooking chimichangas. Traditional Mexican garnish such as shredded lettuce and cheese, sour cream, guacamole also go well with chimichangas.
Jamaican jerk chicken
Make extra marinade and reserve part, before adding the chicken, then heat and serve on the side, for dipping.