Red Pitaya, A Fruit of the Rainforest
Red Pitaya, also called Dragonfruit, is a type of cactus that grows, vine-like, high in the trees of the rainforest. It is chock full of vitamins, minerals and fibre.According to…
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El Pez Dorado: A Restaurant Review
El Pez Dorado was named and decorated after these bright-eyed goldfish swimming in an aquarium just inside the door. A new restaurant, El Pez Dorado (The Goldfish) just opened in…
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Totally Addictive Vegetable Sandwiches
This is my favorite sandwich of the month. Or of the year. I usually use more or less the same ingredients each time, but the option of adding just about…
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Verdolaga: A Natural Resource
About a week after moving into this neighborhood, I saw one of the neighbors returning to her home from her consult at the clinic and searching diligently along the sides…
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Italian-American Meatballs
The other night I had a pound of fresh ground beef in the refrigerator and a yen for spaghetti and meatballs, so I started hunting through my recipe file for…
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Stuffed Chicken with Mango Guacamole
Access to abundant inexpensive mangoes is as good a reason to live in the jungle as any! I first saw this recipe in Ben’s “What’s Cooking” Blog and saved it…
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Empanadas de Aselgar
The Mango Sauce from the Stuffed Chicken recipe inspired these Empanadas de Aselgar. Since April, when I learned to make pie crust, I have made a point of keeping a…
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Indian Ground Beef and Potatoes (Keema Alu)
Many many years ago, when John and I were still in university and meeting other students from all over the world, we were invited to dinner at a good friend’s…
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Albondigas de Gallina
I had this dish for the first time when we went to visit Guatemalan friends the other day. Doris made the dish the way her grandmother always did, by using…
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Baked Hash ‘n Eggs
I brought a couple of small cans of corned beef hash back from Canada with me for just this type of dish. I didn’t follow a particular recipe … I…