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Multigenerational Cooking Class in Sichuan

China / Family / Food / Travel

During our visit to Sichuan, the first day was dedicated to cooking.  Sichuan cuisine is so unique, that the only way for the kids to fully appreciate (and maybe tolerate) the various spices was to learn how to prepare a traditional Sichuan dish or two.  Grandma was also very pleased to have new exotic recipes to bring home. On the menu: cold noodles, cooked greens, meatballs, ma po tofu, and kung pao chicken. The class began in […]

Hot Chocolate-Crawl in Paris

Family / Food / Hot Chocolate / leap & hop / paris / Travel

It’s cold, it’s raining, it’s Paris in February, no surprise there.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s still the most beautiful city in world.  Traveling with my 11-year old son in my hometown, I realised that if I was going to jump from the Louvre to the Eiffel Tower I needed to get some warming fuel on the way. To fight the cold and the intermittent rain, we spiced things up with pit-stops in search of that scrumptious hot chocolate.   Our […]