Recipe of The Month – Margarita Tica by El Barco

Recipe of The Month – Margarita Tica by El Barco

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Serves 1 Ingredients 45 ml Herradura Blanco 30 ml Triple sec 4 Strawberries 45 ml Lemon juice 15 ml Sugar syrup 90 ml Fresh orange Juice Method of Preparation Chop your strawberries in quarters, removing the stems, and place in...

Living Longer

Living Longer

Living Longer, Healthier & Happier         — Recipes from Costa Rica Cookbook Captures Flavors and Pura Vida Lifestyle   Born and raised in Costa Rica, Melissa Guzman has always had a passion for great food. Originally from a small, traditional farming town...

Recipe of the Month: Chef’s Special Tropical Cocktail

Recipe of the Month: Chef’s Special Tropical Cocktail

Chef’s Special Tropical Cocktail Ingredients This beautiful cocktail is sure to satisfy your tropical thirst. A rum cocktail with unique ingredients like tarragon, malibu coconut rum and topped with sparkling wine. A great compliment to your tropical experience. Mix...

Recipe of the Month: Lobster salad

Recipe of the Month: Lobster salad

Lobster Salad Ingredients This Lobster Salad is refreshing and a great complement to your dinner or even as a main course. Made with mangos and passion fruit it combines amazing flavors. 30 grm cucumber 80 grm lobster 15 grm diced mango Vinaigrette: 1 passion fruit 5...

Recipe of The Month – Caesar Salad Dressing

Recipe of The Month – Caesar Salad Dressing

Homemade caesar salad dressing is easy to make and much better than store bought. The Caesar is my favorite salad. I love the romaine lettuce and croutons with parmesan cheese and yes lots of pepper. Makes about 1 cup Ingredients ½ teaspoon anchovy paste ¼ teaspoon...

Recipe of the Month – Tacos de Pescador Fritos

Recipe of the Month – Tacos de Pescador Fritos

Fish Tacos When you think of Tacos usually tortillas with beef, chicken or pork come to mind. Fish Tacos are fresh and bursting with exquisite flavors and textures. This is a wonderful dish and very easy to make. Please enjoy and share your recipes with us....

Recipe of the Month – Casarita Cocktail

Recipe of the Month – Casarita Cocktail

Another winning cocktail. Are you ready to relax and watch the sunset in Costa Rica? Well, the Casarite Cocktail with its wonderful ingredients with surely enhance your experience and leave you wanting more. It's easy to make and the use of Mezcal gives it a very...

The Real Taste of Costa Rica “Chiliguaro”

The Real Taste of Costa Rica “Chiliguaro”

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]There’s no question that chiliguaro is Costa Rica’s most famous cocktail. You can find this spicy shot at most bars in the country. Competitions and tastings are held to see who has the best Chiliguaro recipe.   Most...

Recipe of the Month – Coffee & Chocolate Terrine

Recipe of the Month – Coffee & Chocolate Terrine

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The Coffee and ChocolateTerrine is a richly flavored and truly decadent dessert. Th combinations of flavor are a symphony to your taste buds. Ingredients 1 ½ oz Espresso Coffee 300 g Dark Chocolate 400 g Bitter Cocoa 12...

Recipe Of The Month – Bucatini all’ Amatriciana

The Bucatini all Amatriciana originating in the hills outside Rome this dish is a beautiful mix of flavors. It is made with chewy bucatini pasta, tossed with a rich tomato sauce, caramelized onion, dried chile pepper, and plenty of savory cured guanciale  ...

Recipe of the month – Classic Negroni Cocktail

Recipe of the month – Classic Negroni Cocktail

The Classic Negroni Drink’s History The most widely reported version of this drink's origin is that it was invented at Caffe Casoni in Florence, Italy in 1919. Legend tells that Count Camillo Negroni asked his friend, bartender Forsco Scarselli, to strengthen his...