Tag: Scratch cooking
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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,…
