Exquisite Panamanian Shrimp

Exquisite Panamanian Shrimp SUNDAY´s Best!

I had the pleasure of cooking with great Panamanian shrimp that sell to the export market. I made some delicious garlic shrimp to serve with pasta al burro and later that evening I prepared a cazuela or chowder for a group of Isa´s school mates!

These shrimp are super fresh, sweet and of a great texture and crunchy yet soft mouth feel.

Qué delicia los camarones para la exportación SUNDAY´s Best!

prepare unos al ajillo y otros en casuela....

deliciosos, de textura crujiente per suave y sabor casi dulce.

MANGO

Enjoy it before the end of the mango season...

It is the end of the mango seas

on and I already miss that soon we won´t have all the red, plump and juicy mangoes on the Panamanian streets. Before they are gone remember to add them to you favorite salads, curries, smoothies and just savor them with a little bit of salt and lime juice as is in the picture. Add it in all of its varieties as well as in its various stages of ripeness.

Ya casi termina la estación del mango en Panamá

Para el tiempo que queda a esta rica y jugosa fruta que viene en tonos y sabores variados, desde verde y biche hasta naranja y madura... recuerden de agregarlo en sus ensaladas, tan

to biche o verde como pintón. Además úsenlo como parte de sus ensaladas, postres, batidos de fruta y salsas picantes como currys y chutneys. Aqui está en una ensalada de puro mango con sal y limón.

Sapote-- Zapote--Mamey Zapote

Sapote-- Zapote--Mamey Zapote

El sapote es una fruta deliciosa que trae su carne de color naranja y por dentro lleva varias semillas grandes.

Esta semana nos fuimos de aniversario al hotel Buenaventura en Panamá y nos tenían unos deliciosos en el cuarto además de una buena botella de vino blanco.

Sapote-- Zapote--Mamey Zapote

Sapote is a delicious fruit, cultivated in South and Central

America and in all the streets of my hometown Barranquilla.

We recently stayed at the beautiful hotel Buenaventura in

the Panamanian beaches where they had some in our room with

a delicious bottle of white wine.

As you can see the fruit has a deep orange color with large black

seeds that. It is delicious itself and is also prepared into juice.

Anniversary-Aniversario

Pic Nic para el aniversario en la playa...

Uno ricos bocaditos de queso brie, pate y ceviche fueron los esogidos para el evento!!! Porsupuesto una cocacola light para bajar las calorías totales...

Pic Nic for our Anniversaryat the beach...

The chosen bites included some ceviche, brie and foie gras!!! And of course some diet coke to keep the calories down.

New Family Member' Nuevo Miembro de la Familia

20 de Julio Independencia de Colombia

DIA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA

El pasado mes celebramos nuestra independencia con una invitación de la Embajada de Colombia en Panamá donde nos ofrecieron toda clase de delicias colombianas.

En el menú que fué preparado por chefs traidos desde Colombia, unos de Andrés Carne de Res y otros de Casa Vieja. Hubo Ajiaco, Arepas, Chorizo, Papita Amarilla y Tamales. Como platillos de dulce ofrecieron- arequipe, brevas, bocadillo con queso o matrimonio y mas.

INDEPENDENCE DAY

The past 20th of July we were invited by the Colombian Embassy in Panama to celebrate our Independence Day.
They brought chefs from two renown restaurants in Bogotá, Andrés Carne de Res and Casa Vieja.

The menu included Ajiaco soup, arepas, chorizo, yellow potatoes and tamales. For sweets we had arequipe, dulce de brevas and guava paste we call bocadillo with white farmer´s cheese a combination we call Wedding.

From New Zealand

Our friends from New Zealand were treated to a Lomo al Trapo, my style this week after a visit to the Panama Canal and a swim on a very sunny and hot day. We had a great time and a family style dinner.

Nuestros amigos de Nueva Zelanda vinieron a casa a compartir mi receta de Lomo al Trapo luego de una visita al Canal de Panamá y una zambullida a la piscina en una tarde soleada y caliente. Fué una velada muy agradable.