Although the idea was to spend a few days relaxing on the beach and enjoying the clear blue waters, my ulterior motive to visit Zanzibar was for the spices. So after climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and going on an amazing safari, we were off to the island of Unguja. The Zanizbari cuisine has a rich history. […]
Tanzania: Going on Safari
I had always wanted to go on a safari and see exotic animals in the wild. And when I did, every moment was amazing and sometimes it felt like someone had pulled down a screen and let animals walk across in front of it. After our trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro, we drove west to visit […]
Tanzania: Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro
On our recent 2.5 week trip to Tanzania, we climbed Kibo, went on a safari and relaxed on the island of Zanzibar. This is the first of a three part series. In the months and weeks leading up to our trip to Tanzania, I often asked myself why anyone would want to climb the highest […]
Plate to Plate: Lentil and Radicchio Salad
Our third Plate to Plate challenge is a delicious salad out of Yotam Ottolenghi’s newest cookbook “Plenty More”. Finding a recipe both of us can make on our hemispheres is part of the plate to plate challenge. Luckily, Jillian is able to get most produce throughout the year. We were both gifted Ottolenghi‘s cookbook “Plenty […]
Cross-country Skiing in Engadin
Whenever I hear “Prossima Fermeda- “, I smile. It means we are back in Graubünden. During the past few weeks, we’ve been twice to the Engadin to go cross-country skiing. It’s not a surprise that there are plenty of ski trails in the Engadin as it is home to the annual ski marathon, held this […]
Bulger Salad with Peas
Salads are often pushed into the background, to be enjoyed as a side dish or first course. But salads can be meals in their own right and a lot of the lunches I make to take with me to work are salads. These salads have to be nourishing enough to get me through the rest […]