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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.
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Visiting the Bruno Weber Sculpture Park in Dietikon
Bruno Weber (1931 – 2011) was a Swiss artist best known for his whimsical concrete sculptures. In Dietikon, on the site of Bruno Weber’s former home, is an entire sculpture garden filled with his weird and magical creations.
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Easy Bacon, Egg, and Vegetable Fried Rice
When I have rice left over from another meal, I love to make fried rice – it is so quick, easy, and delicious.
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Hiking the Trans Swiss Trail – Stage 3 Soubey to Saignelégier
We completed stage 3, Soubey to Saignelégier. At 12 km, this stage was a relatively short hike, but with an 800 m gain in altitude, it was not an easy hike.
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Hiking the Hohle Gasse Historical Path – Immensee to Küssnacht am Rigi
This easy trail (just under 5 k) took us from Immensee to Küssnacht am Rigi. Along the way, we walked the narrow passage where legend says Wilhelm Tell shot the Austrian bailiff Gessler (The Hohle Gasse) and we explored the castle ruins at Gesslerberg.
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Hiking the Three Waterfalls Trail – Bönigen(See) to Brienz
Over the Easter weekend, we hiked the “Three Waterfalls Trail” in the Bernese Oberland. At 17 km, and about 775 m elevation gain, (plus more depending on how much exploring you do around each waterfall to get the best views), it is a long hike, but lovely hike.