{"id":9553,"date":"2021-04-04T13:31:52","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T13:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=9553"},"modified":"2021-04-06T13:21:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T13:21:06","slug":"slicing-dicing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=9553","title":{"rendered":"Slicing &amp; dicing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s Easter Sunday, and the sun&#8217;s out. Val went up to work before sunrise &#8211; Wengen at dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1747\" height=\"1167\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0569.jpg 1747w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0569-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0569-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0569-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0569-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0569-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1747px) 100vw, 1747px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the lovely weather it wasn&#8217;t busy, just a few skiers on Wixi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1202\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0575.jpg 1202w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0575-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0575-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0575-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0575-445x300.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wengernalp, the Hotel Jungfrau, and the Eiger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1746\" height=\"1309\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0573.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0573.jpg 1746w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0573-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0573-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0573-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0573-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0573-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1746px) 100vw, 1746px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The hotel is situated just below Kleine Scheidegg at an altitude of 1900 metres. When it opened in 1865 the only way to get there was on foot, or, if you were lucky, on a mule. The railway didn\u2019t open until 1893.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Easter Sunday deserves a feast. I got a leg of lamb from the butcher and I&#8217;ve smothered it with some green mush that I made from rosemary, mustard, lemon juice and garlic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1671\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0784-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0784-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0784-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0784-1024x668.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0784-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0784-1536x1002.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0784-2048x1337.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0784-460x300.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I spent the afternoon peeling potatoes, chopping carrots and trimming asparagus. Just across the meadow at Chalet Rose, Ali is making a chocolate desert and Yorkshire puddings. This should be good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Easter Sunday, and the sun&#8217;s out. Val went up to work before sunrise &#8211; Wengen at dawn. Despite the lovely weather it wasn&#8217;t busy, just a few skiers on Wixi. Wengernalp, the Hotel Jungfrau, and the Eiger. 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