Blog Posts:
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Rosemary Lemon Olive Oil Shortbread
This rosemary lemon olive oil shortbread is a perfect easy vegan dessert and after making it once, I knew I would be making it again and again.
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Using the “Language Learning with Netflix” Plugin for Chrome
To practice my german, I’ve been watching german tv shows on Netflix. To get the most out of each show I watch, I’ve started watching them using the Chrome browser with the Language Learning with Netflix plugin.
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Hiking the Chüebodensee Loop at Elm + Mountain Carts
The Chüebodensee loop hike at Elm is a 8 km hike with approximately 640 m of ascent and decent. This moderately challenging trail leads up to the Chüebodensee, a small alpine lake.
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One Year Blogiversary
Happy one-year Blogiversary to me!Time to check in on how it’s been going.
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Hiking the Goldauer – Bergsturzspur Loop
The Goldauer – Bergsturzspur Loop (route 828) is an 8km long hike with 540 m elevation change. This hike takes you through the Goldau landslide area.
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Super, Simple, Honey-Mustard, Panko Crusted Salmon
I cook salmon a lot and one of my favorite ways to prepare it is to bake it slathered in honey-mustard and topped off with crispy panko breadcrumbs. Super, simple, delicious.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 7 Neuchâtel to Murten
Stage 7 of the Trans Swiss trail is a 19 km long hike with a 360 m ascent and a decent of 340 m. The trail technically goes from Neuchâtel to Murten, but as you cross Lake Neuchâtel with the ferry, you don’t actually start hiking until you reach Cudrefin.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 6 Chézard-St-Martin to Neuchâtel
Stage 6 of the Trans Swiss trail is an 11 km long hike with a 200 m ascent and a decent of 560 m.
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Presidential Chili
The Obama family chili recipe is easy, delicious, and nutritious (no surprise there, given Michelle Obama’s advocacy), when I first made it, it was an immediate hit with my family. And, now more than ten years later with only a few minor changes, it is still in my regular meal rotation.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 5 St-Imier to Chézard-St-Martin
In our hike-through of the Trans Swiss Trail, we are on to stage 5, a 15 km stretch with an ascent of 580 m and descent of 560 m that goes from St-Imier to Chézard-St-Martin.
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Hiking the Türlersee-Paradies Loop
We did a 12 km loop hike from Türlersee to Paradies that we found on Komoot.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 4 Saignelégier to St-Imier
We continued our hike-through of the Trans Swiss Trail by hiking stage 4, an 18 km stretch with an ascent of 460 m and descent of 660 m going from Saignelégier to St-Imier.
