Sweet & Swiss - by Heddi Nieuwsma (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A culinary journey of Switzerland in 45 irresistible desserts

Gold Medal, Swiss Gourmet Award

Sweet Switzerland is irresistible and Sweet & Swiss brings together 45 recipes for cakes, pastries, tarts, breads, and more, from author Heddi Nieuwsma, an American living in Switzerland. With beautiful photos and highlights from all four linguistic regions--German, Italian, French and Romansh--this book discovers a delicious melting pot of culinary influences. Learn how to make candied walnuts with a spiced sandalwood sugar, provocative jammy rolls, a "salty" yeasted cake, and more. In addition, a journey to five renowned Swiss restaurants--an alpine hotel, a plant-based restaurant, Michelin-starred dining, a historic chalet and an island grotto--reveals some extra-special creations, and takes readers on a tour of Switzerland's landscape and culture. Some recipes are classic takes on world-famous alpine desserts, while many others are little known beyond this spectacular alpine country.

Review Quotes

"Astonishing Heddi Nieuwsma. The American blogger, a Neuchâtel native by adoption, devotes a delightful book to Swiss sweets - breads, pastries, pies, cookies and other desserts. A territory that has been little explored to date in its confederal diversity and hardly yet known for its refinement." - Le Temps

"Nieuwsma doesn't just leave it at the recipes, she reports with fine
humor and diligent research on the stories behind them, on origins and
legends." - Schweiz am Wochenende

About the Author

Originally from the United States, Heddi Nieuwsma moved to
Switzerland in 2012. Since her arrival, she has developed a passion for
learning about Swiss food. Via her blog, Cuisine Helvetica, she shares
recipes, stories and travel experiences. In 2018, the American magazine
Saveur chose her blog among thousands as a finalist for its
international awards under the category "Best Special Interest Food
Blog." She works to make Swiss cuisine known for more than just
chocolate and cheese.