Category: Snacks
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Sacha Inchi (Harvesting & Processing Jungle Peanuts)
Have you ever tried the SUPERFOOD that is sacha inchi? These delicious nuts are favorites of ours, and we LOVE that we can produce them ourselves!!! Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis) goes by a few other names…. Although they are native to the Peruvian jungle of South America, they grow well in our moist, tropical climate…
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Yuca Fries…. Plain or Topped with Chili and Cheese!
Craving a MEGA pile of crispy yuca fries, topped with chili and cheese? Yeah, me too, so I had to make some! You should make some too! These would also make for a delicious twist on the potato version for your Super Bowl party! Just set out a big pile of yuca fries and make…
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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…
