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Sweet and Sour Sauce with Guayaba Arazá Lisa (Sundrop fruit)
And a little tropical fruit fun! Have you ever tried guayaba arazá lisa? This uniquely brilliant orange beauty of a fruit (Eugenia victoriana) has almost as many names as it has uses! Depending on where you live and who you are speaking with, you may hear it called many different names. Here is a partial…
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Sopa Negra (Costa Rican Black Bean Soup)… the ultimate comfort food!
In honor of Costa Rican Independence Day September 15, I wanted to share with you one of my favorite Costa Rican dishes! Mmmmm…. Sopa negra… a warm, comforting bowl of yummy Costa Rican black bean soup! This complete meal in a bowl is jam packed with protein from the black beans, rice, and boiled egg.…
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Want to try my simple & soft beer flatbread?
Mmmmm, a pillowy soft, delicious bread made from beer? Who’s up for some beer flatbread? If you are new to making bread though, I got you covered! Watch my tutorial where I walk you through it step-by-step! They are soooo tasty!!! You can eat them hot off the skillet, top them with butter and garlic…
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A new twist for using okra… my okra hush puppies!
We have had a bumper crop of okra this season! Okra-bundance!!! (As my husband Todd says.) Okra seems to love the warm days and wet weather of the rainy season here, but it is not a typical Costa Rican vegetable. Few locals are familiar with it, but more should be! Its beautiful flowers and productive,…
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Garlic Dilly Green Beans (in the Oven or Air Fryer)
Perhaps you have already fallen in love with green beans in the air fryer? Or perhaps you only use your air fryer for French fries? For those of you that have (or those of you that have not) already experienced the joys of air fried green beans, you need to try my garlic dilly green…
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Banana Overnight Oats — An easy, healthy breakfast for one
Looking for an easy grab-and-go breakfast or snack you can make for just one (or for your whole family)? Look no more! I’ve got you covered this week with not one but two recipes for banana overnight oats!! We’ve gone bananas! Living on a homestead in Costa Rica, we grow a LOT of bananas, and…
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Jill’s Rice Cooker Gallo Pinto (Costa Rican Rice and Beans)
If you aren’t familiar with gallo pinto, you probably don’t live in Costa Rica! People eat it everyday for breakfast (and throughout the day). Rice and beans. In fact, people love it so much, they made it the national dish here in Costa Rica! I love my food variety, but I don’t think I could…
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Cooking Dried Beans with Jill
Cooking a really delicious pot of beans is an easy way to start off about a million different other tasty meals. If I have a huge pot of beans cooked, I know I am well on my way to easy meals for the rest of the week. Beans and cornbread, black bean soup, veggie burgers,…
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