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Rough Road to a New Year’s Bash

Dennis & Gerardo

We’ve had a great start to the New Year, beginning with a festive New Year’s Eve party at the home of our friends, Dennis & Gerardo of Pure Life Development real estate. In the two years we’ve been here, they have been…

Patacones Costa Rica Recipe VIDEO

Patacones aka tostones, fritos or plantain crisps are a VERY popular snack in Costa Rica and all over Latin America for that matter. Would you like ONE?We LOVE these Costa Rica Cooking Classes our friend Scott is conducting here in La Fortuna. So info…

Ceviche Recipe with VIDEO

It was worth moving to Costa Rica for the Ceviche. Yummy!Admittedly, I didn’t know what Ceviche was until I visited Costa Rica for the first time back in 2004. Gene Conti, owner of Palo Verde Resort in La Fortuna, and who subsequently totally dicked …

Mojito Costa Rican Style VIDEO

Costa Rica didn’t originate the Mojito but they may as well have…VIDEO below.’ALL’ cooking and ‘NO’ drinking would make the Costa Rica Cooking Class in La Fortuna still a fun thing…but a little less so. I mean, really, what is Garlic Fried Yucca w…

Ñampi

There are but a small handful of words in Spanish that start with its 15th letter of the alphabet. Literally, you could count them just using your fingers. Ñampi is one. In English, we call it Taro. Every culture that uses this remarkable food pla…

Christmas Festivities

We hosted a potluck afternoon dinner Sunday with friends and neighbors to celebrate Christmas Day. Dishes included fresh homemade pizza, tropical salads, pejibaye dip, pumpkin pie, and an assortment of other desserts, including rice pudding, and a …

Christmas Day in Atenas

With sunny blue skies and a light breeze blowing, Christmas Day in Atenas was celebrated by many families in the Central Park where the Fuerza Policia (local police) had set up their awning and were handing out food and gifts to the kids. There were tr…

Don’t Worry Honey, It’s Only a Flesh Wound!

Except for this little glitch my Christmas Eve has been going pretty well. For weeks now I’ve been trimming brush on our unforested one hectare. I never work more than one tankful of fuel a day, which equals 2 or 3 hours depending on which blade …

Happy Holiday Party Time!

Happy Holidays to all my loyal readers! I hope your holidays are blessed with joy, good friends and beloved family and that the New Year brings you prosperity, peace and good health.

Flowers on our fence
We are in full-blown Christmas party …

Costa Rica – Gallo Pinto Recipe VIDEO

A Costa Rica staple- Gallo Pinto.Truth is, in Costa Rica, Gallo Pinto can be eaten morning, noon and night… and often is. It’s a staple here and with good reason, if made correctly it’s a tasty, TASTY treat- YUMMY! if you ask me.Our friend Scott, wh…