Warm up with Gluhwëin

Here's the recipe straight from Zurich's famed Baur au Lac Hotel.

Bar au Lac Gluhwëin

6 1/3 cups red wine
2 cups water
1/2 lemon, sliced
pinch of cloves
sugar to taste

Mix ingredients together in a large pot and stir over medium heat. Let simmer for about 20 minutes.
Strain through a cheesecloth and serve in individual glasses, each garnished with a cinnamon stick.

Swiss Muesli

Muesli, for many a breakfast treat, was originally created around the turn of the century by Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner for his patients. The good doctor must have known what he was doing because muesli is healthy, nutritious and, when served by Zurich's famed Bar au Lac Hotel, delicious as well.

In the season's spirit of giving, the hotel has released its recipe.

Birchermuesli Baur au Lac

Serves 3-4

1/4 cup oatmeal
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup farmer's cheese
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/3 cup half and half
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup golden apples, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup pears, peeled and chopped
1/3 cup bananas
1/3 cup strawberries
1/5 cup blackberries
1/5 cup blueberies
1/4 cup raspberries

Mix all ingredients to combine and serve.

Even non-cooks can present this to their families.