Goji Berry – Berry of Happiness and Health
- MAY 03, 2018Goji berries have been an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, and more recently a common sight on supermarket shelves, with good reason. Nati
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Spanish – Great Minds Think Alike
- MAY 03, 2018Do you ever go blank when someone speaks to you in a foreign language? This is hardly surprising among newcomers or tourists interacting with locals. But what if you have stud
Fashion Flash – Stay Happy In The Rain
- MAY 03, 2018Are you prepared for the rainy season in Costa Rica? Before we know it, all the dust will blow away and the muddy roads will come back. As we move from hell-hot April into a g
PRINCES OF DARKNESS
- MAY 03, 2018[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Helping to develop many popular photo attractions in Costa Rica has been a rewarding aspect of running t
Dining Guide – Chef4U: Private Dining Perfected
- APR 02, 2018[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chef Nicolas Devenelle once showed up to serve a private catered dinner for four at Punta Cacique, betwe
Pet Care – Blood Transfusions
- APR 02, 2018There are many situations in veterinary medicine when a blood transfusion might be helpful in patients with severe anemia, low platelets (very common in tick fever), acute ble
Recipe Of The Month – Chocolate Lava Flow Cake
- APR 02, 2018Ingredients Serves 8 • 1 cup semisweet chocolate (70%) • 1 cup butter • 1 cup powdered sugar • 3 egg yolks • 4 whole eggs • ½ cup all-purpose flour • 2 tsp. fre
Recipe of The Month – Snapper a la Talla
- APR 02, 2018Ingredients Serves 4 • 4 – 8 oz. fresh red snapper filets • 1 cup mayonnaise • 5 oz. diced, seeded tomatoes • 1 oz. freshly chopped cilantro • Juice from one l
Recipe of The Month – Golden Garden Cocktail
- APR 02, 2018Ingredients Serves 1 • 1 ½ oz. Don Julio Reposado tequila • ¾ oz. Cointreau • 1 oz. lemon juice • ½ oz. simple syrup • 5 gooseberries (uchuba in Spanish) • ½ e
Spanish – Tico Expressions
- APR 01, 2018[vc_row full_width=”full_width”][vc_column][vc_column_text]¿A qué se dedica? — “To what do you dedicate yourself?” In other words, what do you do for work?