Langostinos con crema de recao verde

La receta de hoy sabe a Panamá. Seguro que si eres panameño o panameña y estás leyendo este post, cuando la pruebes me darás la razón. Cuando era pequeña y vivía en Panamá, el recao verde se compraba "donde el señor Santos", en el puesto de verduras de la esquina. Muchos años después, el puesto sigue …

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 use  a part of this fruit that we would otherwise being thrown away. To make this delicious …

Sopa de cabeza de pescado con yuca

En mi post anterior contaba en inglés que cuando era pequeña mi madre, mi tía y mi abuela solían hacer sopa de cabeza de pescado porque decían que era buena para la memoria y que los estudiantes debíamos tomarla para sacar buenas notas en el colegio. A nosotros eso nos sonaba a cuento chino y …

Fish head soup

When I was little girl one of my least favorite dishes was the fish head soup;  but my mom, auntie and grandma used to say that it was good for our brain, so during school time my brothers, cousins and I will have to eat it quite often... Time gave them the reason, cause as …

Rosca de huevo Panameña

¡Feliz Navidad! Aquí os dejo una pequeña muestra de nuestra Nochebuena.  Langostinos y foie gras como entrantes, luego pavo con relleno de ciabatta y castañas asadas (para los veganos en la familia un delicioso curry de batata) y una tarta de manzana  para el postre. Todo estaba delicioso (modestia aparte), la familia estaba feliz, cantamos, decoramos galletas y …

Egg braided bread

Merry Christmas! Here is a sneak peek into our Christmas Eve dinner. We had prawns and foie gras as starters, then turkey with ciabatta and roasted chestnuts stuffing (for the vegan in the family I made a delicious sweet potato curry) and an apple tart (pie) for dessert. Everything was delicious, the family was happy, we sang …

Ceviche de pulpo two ways

  Este verano en Panamá tuve la suerte de disfrutar de una maravillosa cena en El Trapiche, un restaurante de cocina panameña muy popular entre turistas e incluso entre lugareños, lo cual siempre es una buena señal. Me tomé un menú típico con muchas frituras… y un ceviche de corvina. Todo estaba delicioso, como se …

Octopus ceviche two ways

This summer in Panama I got the chance to enjoy a marvelous dinner at El Trapiche a Panamanian cuisine restaurant very popular among tourist and locals as well, which is always a good sign. There I ate a classic menu with fried everything…and a corvina ceviche. Everything was delicious as expected. But lately is fashion …

Chicken rolls with spicy tamarind sauce

One of the things that I brought from Panamá this summer was tamarind pulp. I know that I can buy tamarind here in Madrid but it is so expensive…Besides, it was a present from my mom, so what’s not to like! Normally the first thing that comes into mind with tamarind are sweets. You can …

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 …