It might sound silly but I actually had a dream with blueberries and I went to the grocery store and bought a bunch fresh and frozen.
Author: Little Lady Cook "La Cocinerita"
Wild Rose Thai Dinner -Bend, OR
Road Trip to Bend! Saturday afternoon we visited Deschutes Brewery Brewhouse. We sampled a few beers and we still had a hard time finding something we love because all the trendy beers are pretty hoppy loaded and we’re not much into that kind of taste. The place itself was so nice, everyone seemed to have […]
Brunch at McKay Cottage -Bend, OR
McKay Cottage is a lovely small restaurant. They give you hot coffee and samples of sweet pastries while you wait for your table.
Plantain Empanadas con Queso y Refried Beans
I served these empanadas with a spinach salad to give it some balance since it’s such a starchy dish.
Glazed Roasted Carrots! -Guest Post
 By: Mitch Longtime no see Cocinerita readers but it looks like I’m back to writing (not that I’ve written a lot though! lol…). The recipe I bring you today is “ganz einfach” as germans would say…(super easy). Lots of Vitamins E and a good source of carbohydrates, specially when you are one of those that […]
Panamanian Comfort Food Recipes for Domicile Magazine
Whenever there is an opportunity to share Panamanian recipes, I try to take it!
My Street Food: Hot Dogs, Perros Calientes!
You don’t need to eat hot dogs my way, but if you want to give it a try, these are two of my favorite hot dogs:
A Tuna Tale- A Short Story
It all started on one of those rainy, humid mornings in Panama. There were protests on the streets against some new law that, as usual, hurt more than it helped.
Cocinerita Moves to Portland!
Two weeks ago I was driving across the country from coast to coast with J. It was quite the experience and not exactly what I was expecting, but in a good way! What was I expecting? – Fast Food only options on the road. – Terrible rest-stops. – Scary truck drivers owning the road. – […]
Gloucester, Rockport, Salem & Boston, MA Eats
These were my first actual vacations since my trip to Panama in the summer of 2012. Â At first, J and I were considering visiting Asheville in North Carolina, hibernating for a week at the Wintergreen Resort or visiting the Luray Caverns. Â In the end, we decided to visit Boston since neither of us have been […]