Category: Recipes
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My Crazy Mango Cake– A Simple, Delectable Tropical Treat!
I am crazy for crazy cakes! Or maybe you know them as wacky cakes? I love them because they use pantry staples to create moist, delicious cakes without using eggs or dairy! However, they really are some of my favorite cakes! Although crazy cakes have reportedly been around since World War II, when eggs and…
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Waffle House Style Homemade Hash Browns… Made with Yuca!!
Scattered, smothered, and covered, you say? I’ve got you covered this week… with Waffle House style homemade hash browns from yuca! These babies hit closer to home (as the nearest Waffle House is nearly a 7 hour drive)! Of course, you could make them from potatoes, but when you have an abundance of starchy potato-like…
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Omelet Toast… An Easy One Pan Egg Sandwich!
If you aren’t yet familiar with the one pan egg sandwich sometimes called egg toast, you are missing out! We have our family favorite version we like to call omelet toast. My son and husband in particular LOVE this breakfast egg sandwich! Let me walk you through how I make it! It’s a super tasty…
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Fizzy Lime Probiotic Soda (from a Homemade Ginger Bug)
Have you ever wanted to make your very own homemade soda? A soda that is loaded with healthy microbes that can help keep your gut (and taste buds) happy? Something cool, fizzy, and refreshing that has ingredients you can pronounce? Well, this week I am going to show you how I make my homemade lime…
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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…
