I just got off the phone with Doug, the tour guy in
Cuzco, and I’m super excited. I asked, "Is it nice out there?" I imagined him looking out
his window over the Plaza de Armas squinting a little from the
sun.
"Yeah, I guess," he answered. I informed him that our spring welcome
has been thick snow, and he just laughed… for a while.
I feel lucky to
be working with Southern Crossings because of all the adventure tour
experience they have, leaving all of the culinary details to me!
My
uncle is part of a culinary school in Lima, so it will be fun to teach
classes in Miraflores and experience four individual types of Peruvian
fusion cuisine. Plus, I am friends with Paloma La Hoz, and we have
arrranged for her husband, Andres Prado, to play in Lima while we are
there! He’s pretty hard to book!
After I got off the phone I couldn’t
help thinking about how I would really rather be there than here at
this time. So, in my mind I have gone and am now having thoughts of ceviche,
papa a la huanciana, causa, anticuchos, aji de gallina, and of course my
childhood favorite, Arroz con Pollo — although now I prefer Arroz con
Pato, which is made with duck instead of chicken, then finished with
Peruvian dark beer! Well, you get the idea!
I am
trying to coordinate the arrival of Peruvian seeds to be plated here in
Minnesota, so that we can make traditional Peruvian foods with local
ingredients. Ah the thoughts continue, and soon it will be sunny and I
will quit thinking of leaving the country—or not.
Check out http://www.peru-tours.com/culinary%20peru.htm or go to www.chefrachelrubin.com to see the itinerary.
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