Eric and I have been visiting our good friend Rachel and her husband, Javier, in Lima, Peru along with the fourth of our quartet, Linda. We began the trip with a jaunt over to Cusco with a visit to Machu Picchu. … Continue reading
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Ceviche
Hmmm… I arrived back from Peru almost a month ago. The past four weeks have been a bit too whirlwind for me with barely a free moment to spend on àlaclaude. This post was drafted while in Peru – just … Continue reading
Where in the world is à la Claude?
It has been quite a while since my last blog post – hopefully some of you have wondered where I have been and what I’ve been up to? Has the à la Claude kitchen been closed? Is it under renovation? Under new … Continue reading
table to farm: food reunion
I often refer to quality ingredients when preparing meals. High quality doesn’t always mean expensive – usually local, nutritious and very fresh! They contribute to a better culinary experience through intense bursts of flavour. However, those ingredients are often limited by geography … Continue reading
Foods of Australia
There are those trips that you vividly remember the architecture, the scenery or the adrenaline-rushing adventure. Our recent trip to Australia with Sherri and Phread to commemorate some 40th birthdays had most of those aspects but also included a healthy … Continue reading
wrapping things up
It is the second last day at the Dairyman’s Cottage and we have a few extra loaves of bread, still-warm creamy milk from the farm’s cow and free-range eggs. What to do?!? Why, you make a bread pudding, of course! … Continue reading
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