I have decided to pick one magazine per month and try as many recipes as possible. This month I’ve picked Bon Appetit mostly because I was taking a look at Barbara Fairchild’s book on the Cookbook section of the Books-a-Million Bookstore and well that’s the magazine I bought and it was 4.99 plus whatever the […]
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Seville Orange Marmalade & Caseificio Maldera Burrata
Product Review — The Seville Orange Marmalade was inedible; the taste was as you were eating pure orange peel with the worst sourness you could imagine. I checked the expiration date and it seemed fine, I must admit I bought it for half the original price at a Marshall’s, but in the past I have […]
Saturday – Old Town Fredericksburg
I requested this weekend off to go to a friend’s Birthday Party, Chef said yes and I took Saturday to visit Fredericksburg and the party was on Sunday (I didn’t go, I’m just the worst friend you could ever have). So this trip. I went with the boy. As usual I have a thing for […]
Chef Melissa de León at the Academia de Artes Culinarias
Chef Melissa “La Cooking Diva“, invited me to one of her classes at the Culinary Arts Academy in Panama, this class was a level 1 for a group of friends who work together, so the fact that it was not a group of students made it very interesting. I arrived ealier than the Chef so […]
One Day Trip to El Valle de Antón w/ Estrella – Panamá
On a Sunday during my visit in Panama a my friend Estrella took me for a day trip to El Valle de Antón in the province of Coclé. The sun was up and I was so happy I could scream (I love The Cure), well we saw this truck flipped on the road, we don’t […]
Cheesecake de Mitch – “An Extra Creamy Cheesecake for work”
A recipe by my friend Mitch, from the land of Cristiano Ronaldo! I am sure my sister will enjoy this recipe she is the opposite of me, I love strawberries, she loves Cherries, I adore pancakes, she prefers Waffles! To all my friends, whoever wants to share a recipe either in Spanish, English or any […]
Panama Gastronomica 1st Day
A very hectic way to start my day, we had to wake up very early, left home without breakfast but brought snacks with me at least and my sweet folks got me a water bottle to take along with me. I also left home without my wallet but it was a good thing to have my […]
Pre-Panama Gastronomica – Mi Ranchito
 El dÃa antes del Festival Gastronómica decidà hacer pan Challah (pan de moña) con algunas amistades. Trabajamos con lo que pudimos encontrar en el supermercado. El Super 99 ofrece menos de 4 opciones para Harina de Todo Propósito, y todas son blanqueadas, pero el resto de los ingredientes los encontré sin problema alguno. Una […]
Chinatown & little places – Barrio Chino y lugarcitos
Today was very interesting my folks and I woke up so early so I could be on time at the “Dirección de Pasaporte” so I could renew my passport, while I was in line Dad took mom to work and then he showed me the sidewalk across which is known as “Cuara-Cuara” meaning “quarter-quarter”, the […]
Airline Meal, Dinner w/ the family & Flan – Comida de Avión, Cena con la familia & Flan
I woke up around 3 am. I really don’t understand how anyone could eat anything at that time, I could have probably, but traveling always makes me nervous so I packed an apple in my bag and took my bags and the boy drove me all the way to the Dulles Airport. The options for […]