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Recipe: Loaded Caesar Salad
Loaded caesar salad – it’s hearty, filling, and has a nice zip to it! This recipe is gluten free and has a bunch of add-ons. Let’s get cooking. Ingredients First up, cut the romaine lettuce into small squares and put into a bowl. Then, cut up your brussels sprouts – for these I cut off the bottom then cut them in half. Then, I sort of chop them into little strings. Add to the bowl of romaine lettuce – wash and dry the salad mixture.…
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Recipe: Jalapeño Popper Dip
Jalapeño popper dip – this dip is light, airy, and packs a punch of flavour. Whip out your food processor and let’s get cooking! We ate this dip with a mix of veggies and chips, the perfect combination. Time to cook. Ingredients First up, get the jalapeños ready. Either fire up your BBQ or get your broiler or gas stove ready and char the peppers. You’ll want them nice and toasty, black on the outside. Then, scrape the skin off and deseed. Set the oven…
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Travel: Laugavegur Trail Overview
Laugavegur Trail Overview – four full days on the trail, and one day waiting for the bus back to Reykjavik – this 55 km hike is worth it. Let’s check out some of our photos, along with a few tips and tricks! Laugavegur Trail Overview – Packing First up, if you’re looking for the day-by-day of our hike, you can check out these posts: For our first tip, pack light, pack wool, and pack things that dry quickly. Below is all my clothing for the…
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Travel: Laugavegur Trail Day Four
The Laugavegur Trail day four – the last day! Since day three was awesome, we didn’t have to worry about dry gear. All of our stuff was dry, warm, and safe. We got up early, since the whole hut was a-buzz by around 5:45am. We took our time, however, since we weren’t really in a rush. Okay, let’s check out some photos of day four, our last day on the trail. Laugavegur Trail Day Four For breakfast, we had oatmeal! After we hit the washroom…
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Recipe: Holiday Treats 2025
Holiday Treats 2025! It’s time to bake up and make some sweet treats for this holiday season. Last year in 2024 we made a few different recipes, and this year the only repeat are the caramel twists. Have you tried these yet? If not, they’re so good. Okay, let’s bake up. Holiday Treats 2025 The caramel twists lasted about 10 days last year, I wonder if they’ll last that long this year. Doubtful! The holiday crack is one thing I didn’t make this year because…
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Travel: Laugavegur Trail Day Three
Day three of the Laugavegur Trail! This was the best day – full of sun, snacks, and scary heights! After a decent sleep we had some breakfast and hit the trail. We headed out late around 9am, yet it was worth the sleep in, that’s for sure. Laugavegur Trail Day Three Breakfast – oatmeal! See, we’re the only ones in the kitchen, since everyone else (well, most people) have already left. I usually wake up before Bryce when we’re at home and on this day…
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Travel: Laugavegur Trail Day Two
Laugavegur trail day two! We woke up to dry boots and dry gear, had a hearty breakfast and hit the trail around 8am. Let’s check out some of our photos (so many photos!) on day two. Laugavegur Trail Day Two First up, some protein pancakes. Who doesn’t love a pancake with peanut butter and fruit jam! After breakfast we tidied up, washed up, and dressed up in the warmest, dries clothes we had. Fully covered in our rain gear, we hit the trail shortly after…
