Here you will find an archived weblog of my food, travel, and creative pursuits which I kept from 2010-2016. Please note both that the travel information contained here may outdated and that these logs were created on a prior version of this website and may not yet be optimized for the current version. If you’re looking for specific content, use the search field below! <3
Due to the inches upon inches of snow that took over Seattle two weeks or so ago our weekly delivery was canceled. And apparently I'm still catching up on chores around the house (since obviously playing in the snow took priority) and I didn't get to snap any pictures of how we used all these goodies.
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is considered one of the most spectacular walks (often called tramps or tracks) in New Zealand, but it's not for the faint of heart. The route takes you between two active volcanoes, Mt. Tongariro and Mt. Ngauruhoe, over the course of 19.4 km (a little over 12 miles) and about an 800+ meter elevation gain to the highest point and a subsequent 1,000+ meter elevation drop to the end point.
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My husband and I left for our a 3+ week epic adventure honeymoon to New Zealand just a little under a year ago. We started in Auckland, on the North Island, and made our way all the way down to the bottom tip of the South Island. In all that time we spent there and the many places we stayed, Maison Luc in Kaiteriteri may be the one place we want to return to the most.
Armed with another gluten free year of experience under my belt, I made my family's Moravian Molasses Cookies again for the holidays. A small amount of quick internet research tells me that these cookies originated in what is now the Czech Republic after the spice trade began to take off in the area. These cookies were meant to highlight those new flavorful spices that were coming through the region. This re-vamped version eliminates the gums I used in my first attempt and changes amount of flour to 140 grams of gluten free all purpose flour mix per cup in the original recipe.
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