The Plantain Playbook: Costa Rica’s Favourite Fruit Gets the Star Treatment
What makes plantains a staple in Costa Rican kitchens? Plantains are essential in Costa Rican cooking because they’re affordable, versatile, and can be transformed into sweet or savoury dishes depending on their ripeness. You’ll find them on almost every table, from...
Recipe: Smash Tacos
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Quick, easy, and tasty! Try this for your next taco treat. Thank you John Brockmeier for sharing. From the Howler Magazine Facebook Group Recipe by Ereka Vetrini, support her sites at these links. Erika's Instagram...
Chavela Vargas
Indomitable Non-Conformist Ahead of Her Time María Isabel Anita Carmen de Jesús Vargas Lizano, better known as Chavela Vargas, Mexican ranchera singer and rebellious free spirit, knew from a very young age what it meant to be different. With an indomitable...
Pineapple-infused Sweet and Sour Chicken: A Tropical Twist
[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text] Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken: A Crowd-Pleaser with Costa Rican Flair Costa Rica is all flavour and feeling—volcano views at breakfast, markets humming at noon, marimba at dusk. It’s a country where adventures shape...
Tamales at Your Table
Costa Rica is a country that loves a good gathering: sunrise surf and volcano treks, marimba in the plaza, gallery nights that spill into dinner, wildlife that steals the show, real estate chats over coffee, and businesses built on relationships. At the centre of so...
Cooking with Papaya
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Papaya in Costa Rica: From Kitchen Staple to Culinary Secret Weapon Costa Rica is a place where volcano hikes meet sunset surf, where marimba music drifts across plazas and start-ups share the spotlight with eco-lodges....
Fire and Flavor: The Art of Costa Rican BBQ and Street Grilled Meats
[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4" css=".vc_custom_1691013008333{background-color: #f9ecc5 !important;}"][vc_column_text] Costa Rican BBQ: Fire, Flavour and the Sabanero Spirit (#howlermag #howlermagazine) Costa Rica is where adventure meets appetite. Volcano hikes and...
The Benefits of Gratitude
A lifestyle of gratitude and thankfulness offers multiple mental and emotional benefits, including reducing stress and anxiety, improving mood, boosting psychological resilience, enhancing well-being, and fostering positive social connections. Mental Benefits of...
Costa Rican Holiday Cuisine
Costa Rican Holiday Cuisine: Tasty Traditions. Food is an integral part of the equation for any culture that celebrates Christmas. Costa Rica has its own Yuletide feasts and treats prevalent from the end of November through the start of the new year. A classic example...
Rabies in Dogs: Symptoms, Transmission, and Treatment
By Dr. Sharine Alice, VMD — CMVCR1117Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste | WhatsApp: (506) 8307-8400 Rabies is one of the most serious infectious diseases affecting both animals and humans. Caused by the Rabies lyssavirus, this fatal viral infection targets the central nervous...