Prawns with recao verde cream

Today's recipe tastes like Panama. I'm quite sure that if you are Panamanian, when you try it, you'll give me the reason. When I was a child and living in Panama, the recao verde was bought at "Sr. Santos", in the vegetable stall on the corner of my street. Many years later, the stall is still there, …

Avocado and prawns salad

This is a great recipe, one that I love to make when we have friends over for dinner. It is easy to make, and the colors and flavor are irresistible… nobody will ever believe that you had these beauties ready in 10 minutes or less. Ingredients 2 ripe avocados, halved, pitted, and diced ½ onion, …

Operation Just Cause

La Causa or Cause in  English (the mashed green stuff under my fantastic ceviche) is a very common and traditional dish from the cuisine of Peru and has a pre-Columbian origin. Traditionally it is prepared with the Peruvian yellow potato, but it is hard to find over here. Its name comes from the Quechua word Kausay, which …

Tapas. Prawns with raincoat

These raincoated shrimp or prawns are a typical tapa at Spanish bars. The name refers to the coat of dough with which they are coated.  Like any worthy tapa, these prawns are eaten with your fingers, accompanied by a glass of good wine or a cold beer. Ingredients 32 prawns (or shrimps)125 gr. flour2 eggs100 ml …