Tomorrow I go on a paseo. I'm always scared when I go somewhere I haven't been before, but I'm always very grateful of a chance to get out into the lovely country.
The last paseo I took here was a complete accident-on a little used road from one valley to another. My God, it's beautiful country! I'd never been there before.
So, I must prepare a take along lunch.
Greens and fruit salad, and....gallo pinto! (Actually, I had forgotten the name of this very simple rice and beans dish and had to look it up.)
Gallo Pinto is the name Ticos give it-people from Costa Rica. Of course, my mind went back to that single trip I took there. What an absolutely lovely place!!!!
I went on several paseos. To Braulio Carrilio,to Cartago, to Mal Pais , to Mistica outside volcan Arenal and a botanical garden, and to the oldest church.
The golf course my son went to in San Jose-not a private one-was incredible. It had islands of tropical growth in the green, and a lake in front!
The people were courteous and helpful...the whole place was covered in plants and flowers.We saw a coati and babies walking on the road...
I just remember it as lovely,and I relaxed and had a very very good time indeed.
These things just blow my mind.
jueves, 3 de junio de 2010
miércoles, 2 de junio de 2010
quick cooking
I only now discovered how absolutely wonderful a pressure cooker can be!!!
As I live at 10,000ft above sea level, my carrots never really cooked. A stew took two to three hours to become edible. Last time I tried dry beans, after more that four hours of cooking they were still little rocks.A friend walked in, took them, and returned ten minutes later with nice chewy pulses, ready to be tossed in a refrito. I was hooked. I went out and bought one. (After having lived here for 30 years...)
WOW! I make excellent osso buco in 40 minutes. Chicken soup or stew, even with totally frozen chicken. Beef broth.A friend even made Matambre. My carrots finally come out cooked. And my beans are consistently lovely. All of these in under an hour. Gone is the anxiety of having to stay and watch out for something!!!
How come I waited so long? Maybe because finally three people at the same time told me about its advantages?
Yes, I've put aside total vegetarianism for a while.
As I live at 10,000ft above sea level, my carrots never really cooked. A stew took two to three hours to become edible. Last time I tried dry beans, after more that four hours of cooking they were still little rocks.A friend walked in, took them, and returned ten minutes later with nice chewy pulses, ready to be tossed in a refrito. I was hooked. I went out and bought one. (After having lived here for 30 years...)
WOW! I make excellent osso buco in 40 minutes. Chicken soup or stew, even with totally frozen chicken. Beef broth.A friend even made Matambre. My carrots finally come out cooked. And my beans are consistently lovely. All of these in under an hour. Gone is the anxiety of having to stay and watch out for something!!!
How come I waited so long? Maybe because finally three people at the same time told me about its advantages?
Yes, I've put aside total vegetarianism for a while.
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