This past Saturday I received a telephone call from a neighbor and friend on Jaramillo, another neighbor was slaughtering a pig and had fresh pork for sale. Loving the challenge and having had some experience in carving up a dearly departed hog, Mayra and I went on a short ride to acquire a shoulder and [...]
October 9 is Independence Day in the city of Guayaquil and the city celebrates. There was a parade, I skipped it. there was a regetta of ships on the river. As the day progressed I felt an anticipation of the evening. I was told the party begins at eleven at night and keeps going. In [...]
At least once a week, usually more, I drive past Rancho Paisa in Alto Boquete. It is on the highway to David and in the past I passed it by. Yesterday Heather and I were driving back from David and decided to heed the sagely advice of Susan Thoms, “STOP there, it’s good”. As usual, [...]
Almost three months ago I took guests to the Oasis restaurant in Boquete Panama to try a rack of lamb, it was not to their liking. Although I really enjoy eating at Oasis and recommend it, their lamb was not the best. This past weekend a group of dedicated lamb consumers and culinary taste testers [...]
You might not think of Panama City, Panama as the place for an excellent Chinese restaurant, it is. The Golden Unicorn is located on the 4th floor of the Evergreen Building, home of Evergreen Marine . That pedigree might help explain why the cuisine is excellent. I have been there many times, breakfast dim sum [...]
“In November, 1992, when the last whisky barrel was rolled out of the (Seagrams) warehouses, a rich industrial era came to an abrupt end. Former Waterloo plant manager, William Timmis spoke for many when he expressed: “”Seagram was Waterloo, Waterloo was Seagram. The company has been the backbone of the community. It will be terribly [...]
Our Great Canadian Christmas adventure started in Southern Ontario in the town of St Jacobs with a trip to the St Jacobs Farmers Market. The St Jacob market is an amazing farmers market. It is only open Thursdays and Saturdays from 6 am to 3 pm during the winter, add Tuesdays during the summer and [...]
Gone Fishing is a phrase that brings delight to many people. Short of childhood memories I never went fishing until I moved to Boquete Panama. Boquete Panama is located 30 miles from the Pacific Ocean and 30 miles from the Caribbean both as the eagle flies. In reality without wings the Pacific is far more [...]
A pupusa (from Pipil pupusawa) is a thick, hand-made corn tortilla (made using masa de maíz, a maize flour dough used in Latin American cuisine) that is stuffed with one or more of the following: cheese (queso) (usually a soft Salvadoran cheese called Quesillo), fried pork rind (chicharrón), squash (ayote), refried beans (frijoles refritos), or [...]
On the Pacific coast of Chiriqui Panama is a small town known as Boca Chica. Boca Chica has great allure to people who want to dock their boats and take them out into the Pacific for fishing. This year the Panamanian government is continuing a project to pave the once almost impassible road from the [...]
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