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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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 […]
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 […]
Saus – Sao – Pickled Pig’s Trotters
Every Friday would usually be “Carry Out Friday” and even more when it was payday Friday. Mom likes to rest from cooking on weekend evenings so whenever she and my Dad would come back from work they would stop by the “Lady on the Corner” and buy Lomo Guisado w/ Frijolitos & Rice and a […]
Guand̼ (gandules) РGreen Pigeon Peas
La verdad es que no tengo mucha experiencia cocinando el guandú, pero si comiéndolo sobretodo con arroz y coco. Me gustarÃa cocinar otro plato con él, por ejemplo el sambhar. Un amigo me confesó haber comprado un paquete en el supermercado, como ven en la fotografÃa en inglés le dicen Green Pigeon Peas asà que […]
Platanos en Tentacion – Sweet Plantains in Temptation
Cuando compres Plátanos maduros debes asegurarte que tienen algunas pintadas negras en la cáscara y que no tengan rasgos de verde, al menos que planees utilizarlos después), también revisa que no estén demasiado suaves, aunque un poquito suave está bien para esta receta. Casi todos los dÃas mi mami cocina plátanos maduros, los hierve, hornea, […]
Mamallena – Raisin Bread Pudding
After baking the Challah many friends gave me the advise for what to do with leftovers, french toast, but since we are just two people and on Sunday morning I’m in a hurry to go to play volleyball in the morning, what comes in mind is Mamallena a.k.a. “Bread Pudding”, you can freeze the rest […]