Month: September 2016
Desalpe de Charmey
A Charmey (FR), la désalpe a été entachée samedi en fin de matinée par un accident. Un cheval a foncé dans la foule, faisant 4 blessés, a indiqué la police cantonale.
L’accident est survenu au centre de Charmey, sur la rue principale, vers 11h15. Le cheval s’est emballé et a foncé dans la foule au galop lorsqu’il est passé à côté d’un haut-parleur.
Quatre personnes ont été percutées et blessées. Il s’agit de Vaudois et de Genevois âgés de 14, 50, 51 et 53 ans. Ils ont été pris en charge par deux ambulances et deux hélicoptères de la REGA.
Au moment de l’impact, les victimes se trouvaient sur la route et prenaient des photos des troupeaux qui défilaient. Une tierce personne est parvenue à maîtriser l’animal.
Le cortège a été neutralisé jusque vers 12h30, avant de reprendre. Entre 10’000 et 12’000 personnes sont venues assister à la désalpe, selon le speaker de la manifestation.
Les familles, qui ont passé l’été à l’alpage, redescendent en plaine avec leurs animaux et reprennent leurs quartiers d’hiver.
We were having lunch when this happened, not 100 meters away. With the crowds though, we didn’t see anything. We had the full color commentary from the announcer though.
All pictures here: https://www.flubu.com/blog/pictures/desalpe_charmey_sep_2016/
There’s a cow in my car
Dear Eliza, dear Eliza, a cow.
Pesky cow gets into every nook and cranny it can find…
British alpenhorn
Only in Switzerland will you hear someone playing God save the Queen and Auld Lang Syne on an alpenhorn.
Phone calls, then and now
10 years ago: Can you come home from work early? I’m in the mood for a booth call.
These days: DON’T BE LATE, YOUR CHILD IS DRIVING ME UP THE WALL AND IT’S TOO EARLY FOR WINE!!!
[recipe] Magic 3 layer custard cake
One simple batter turns into a 3 layered cake with a top layer of sponge, a middle layer of custard and a fudge-like base. It’s like….magic!
INGREDIENTS
4 eggs, yolks and whites separated (at room temperature)
150g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
125g unsalted butter, melted
115g plain all purpose flour
500ml milk (lukewarm) (full fat or low fat but not zero fat)
To Serve (optional)
Icing sugar (powdered sugar), for dusting
Whipped cream
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 325F/160C
Butter a 8″ x 8″ / 20cm x 20cm square cake tin.
Beat egg whites with a mixer until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
Place the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and beat until it turns pale yellow – about 1 minute.
Add the vanilla extract and butter and beat until well incorporated – about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Add the flour and beat until just combined.
Pour the milk in slowly while beating, and beat until well combined (or if using a hand held mixer, add 1/4 milk at a time, beating in between).
Use a spatula to fold in the egg whites in the batter, 1/3 at a time, until just incorporated. You don’t want to knock the air out of the egg whites. Don’t worry if there are a few egg white lumps in the batter. The batter should be very thin, almost like a thick pouring cream.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin.
Bake until the top is golden brown and the cake does not “jiggle” when you gently shake the tin – around 40 to 50 minutes. Check the cake at 30 minutes – if the top is already golden brown but the cake is not yet set (i.e. it jiggles), cover loosely with foil and return to the oven, 10 minutes at a time, until set.
Allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack. Cool completely before serving. To get the cake out of the tin, just turn it out like a normal cake. The custard is set, it is not like super soft jelly. What I do is place a cutting board on top of the tin, flip it upside down (it slips right out) then place a cooling rack on top then flip it again (so you end up with the right side up on the cooling rack).
My hobbies include…
I’m really good at that last one.
OMG! So true!
This is the child at the moment.
Ceiling cat goes digital to watch you masturbate
Comptoir Suisse
We all went to the Comptoir Suisse on Sunday.
Depuis 2014, le Comptoir Suisse se positionne clairement vis-à-vis des familles romandes, à qui il offre 10 jours de festivité, d’animations et de bonnes affaires. De la ferme des animaux, en passant par la grande roue, les animations sportives ou les nombreux stands de nourriture et de friandises, le Comptoir se réinstalle comme l’événement familial du mois de septembre.
Bean loved it. I had a moment with a Cockatoo, a foal and a calf. We saw the Goth Bunnies. Bean crawled into a tank and got adopted a heard of inflatable cows. All in all, it was a good way to spend a rainy day.
All pictures: https://www.flubu.com/blog/pictures/comptoir_suisse_sep_2016/