Chicheme: Panamanian Maize drink
Quarantine pain au chocolat
Let's keep children busy in the kitchen
BollerĆa de cuarentena
Si, seguimos encerrados en casa. Y hay que entretener a los mĆ”s pequeƱos de la casa, que si no Ā”nos comen vivos! Ayer Fernando y yo hicimos pain au chocolat, tambiĆ©n conocidos como napolitanas de chocolate. Hace unos aƱos hice un reto de croissants y pain au chocolat desde cero. Y estaban increĆbles, lamentablemente la …
Pumpkin flan
Hi, how are you doing? Today's recipe is very simple, perfect for this time of year when pumpkin is the star. After Halloween and while getting ready for thanksgiving, this flan is ideal as a final touch for any dinner or family meal. The crystallized lemon is a plus of decoration and flavor, and …
Lemon cookies, Summer cookies!
In Spain they have the barbarous custom (I have always thought so) that on your Name day or your birthday Ā you are the one who pays and invites!!! (isn't it ironic?) Well, these cookies were made for my husband to invite his colleagues on his (and mine) Name day, June 24th, St. John's. Do you …
Rice with pineapple croquettes
In Panama rice is like bread in Spain. It is present in many of our recipes, either as a main dish or a side, and obviously there are desserts too. Rice with pineapple is a fantastic way to useĀ a part of this fruit that we would otherwise being thrown away. To make this delicious …
Mini strawberry cream tarts
Hi! After weeks with my kitchen "closed for renovation" Iām finally back with these delicious mini tartlets filled with pastry cream and fresh strawberries. The recipe is from the wonderful book Bake with Anna Olson. I love to watch her cooking programs, and couldnāt wait to try some of her recipes. The result is spectacular. …
Crême brûlée
The originality of this great classic of the French southwester cuisine is much discussed by those who think that it is in realityĀ a Crema catalana, although they are different desserts. And to say that the crĆŖme is Catalan, it is like to say that the Catalan cream is nothing but aĀ custard... Most likely both are …
Neopanamax: Pesada de Nance
After almost four weeks of vacation in Panama, I came back recharged and full of ideas and Panamanian recipes to publish here at BlueJellybeans. The first recipe is one that perhaps only could be made while in Panama, because its main ingredient is Nance, a small yellow fruit native of Panama and other tropical …
Enyucado or cassava and coconut cake
TodayĀ“s recipe is another Panamanian classic. The enyucado is a sweet treat very popular on the Caribbean coast of Panama and Colombia. Its main ingredient is the cassava (or yuca), which is also used to prepare carimaƱolas and other Panamanian dishes. Enyucado, like many typical recipesĀ of our countries, has uncertain origins and the recipes are …