Codfish fritters

  I’ve had this post ready since Holly Week ... but I haven't had the opportunity to publish it until now…It’s a shame because this is a traditional dish for that time of year in Panama. Like many of our recipes it has Afro Antillean roots and, also, as many of our recipes, they are …

Bacalao con papas estilo panameño

Esta receta la publiqué en mi blog en abril del año pasado. Es una de mis recetas favoritas porque mi madre solía prepararlo para nosotros cuando éramos niños. Como más me gusta es con arroz blanco, entonces ya estamos hablando de palabras mayores. Espero que os guste este recordatorio de otra receta básica de la …

Panamanian style Codfish with potatoes

This recipe was published in April last year. This dish is one of my favorites, because it reminds me my childhood. If I close my eyes I can still see those days when my mother cooked this dish, starting the day before with the desalting, and the day in question how the aroma filled the …

Codfish stew with chickpeas

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, which is the commemoration of the  triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four canonical Gospels. Today's recipe goes by many names, but the most popular is Vigil stew. This comforting dish is very typical of the Spanish cuisine during Lent and Holy Week, as …

Baked codfish with breadcrumbs and garlic

If at the grocery store you stumble across a beautiful frozen codfish loin, you can either do the “bacalao con papas” I made in April, or try today’s recipe, which is by far the easiest way I’ve found to cook codfish. This is a simple way to cook very tasty white fish fillets, such as …

Bacalao con papas

Se acerca la Semana Santa y en Panamá (así como en otros muchos países con base católica) es costumbre abandonar o reducir el consumo de carne y el pescado se convierte en un platillo tradicional en ésta importante fecha.  Nosotros lo tenemos muy fácil, estando tan cerca de dos mares, sin embargo el plato que …