My Sea Food Delight!! was well received!!!

I started with olive oil & crushed garlic. I added the divined  shrimp ( with a small scissor right down the middle) I prefer to live the shell. After I added the calamari rings. let them simmer I added white wine, 2 tomatoes grated and slice red onions!!

They cook very quickly!! I let them simmer for about 15 min only enough to evaporate the white wine. I use as condiment fresh ground white pepper, sea salt, and some chopped cilantro!!! I love to cook with colors and flavors and the green was screaming at me to use it!!!

This is after the 15 min simmering time!!! I took picture with my cell phone so quality is lousy ... you should have been there!!! Caribbean Spoon will be happy to make it for you when you come and visit!!

My Caribbean Chicken with Coconut Milk

the chicken was already fried separately with a little sugar and later added to this pot with coconut milk, onions, tomatoes, carrots, fresh rosemary and scott bonnet chilly!

This is it...after 30 minutes of simmering on low heat. Creamy and delicious!!!!

FOOD DELIGHTS POTPURRY

QUICHE caramelized onions!!

FISH in a scabeche sauce

VEGGIE salad lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, peppers, lemon wedges and purple onions!!!

I Love this dessert...Cold Organic Papayas with lemon wedges skewers with a honey syrup with caramelized ginger

This is the served plate of that scabetched fish that marinated for several hours and baked before serving!!!!

It is raining now in the South Caribbean Coast of CR and there for the best place to hang out is the kitchen. I have been cooking for some clients, friends and family members so here are some pictures!!!! Enjoy

Fundraiser even at TREE HOUSE the results where GRATIFYING!!!!!!

La Botanica Organica, caribbean Spoon & Gaia Cultural Center

The event was a big success. more than one hundred people showed up and I was prepared for less than 50 so needless to say half way down the evening I run out of everything and the opportunity to sell double the amount. Worst than not selling what you make is missing the oportunity to sell more for lack of preperation...But on a good note food was great. People where happy responses where fabulous and CARIBBEAN SPOON did it again!!

Caribbean Spoon!!!

Caribbean Spoon Table after half hour!!!

More than hundred people showed up to donate for the Indigenous of alta and bajo Teribe!!!

Proyeccion Fotografica - LA RIQUEZA DE LA DIVERSIDAD

Fotos de Asia: Indonesia, India, Nepal

Fotos de Africa: Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia

Fotos de Africa: Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia

Fotos de CR: Puerto Viejo, Bajo y Alto Telire

Por el fotografo Lucas Iturriza de la agencia Photonomada.

La proyeccion tiene como fin solidario juntar provisiones y dinero para las comunidades de San José Cabecar, Bajo Bley, Piedra Mesa y comarcas aledañas. Todas en la zona de Bajo y Alto Telire. Debido a su aislamiento y a un pronto viaje en helicoptero por la CCSS estamos juntando los siguientes items para ellos:

valor de la entrada
SAL, BATERIAS PARA FOCOS, AZUCAR, BOTAS DE HULE, ARROZ, FRIJOLES, ROPA -EN BUEN ESTADO- ROPA ABRIGADA.
O DINERO.
LOS ESPERAMOS POR UNA BUENA CAUSA

Pame,Edsart,Lucas


y la CUCHARA CARIBENA va a deleitarnos con algunas degustacion ...PLATILLOS VARIADOS DEL MUNDO.

Fotos de CR: Bajo y Alto Telire

MENU DICEMBER 8th, 2011

Delicias del MUNDO

BEBIDAS

SANGRIA

COPA DE VINO BLANCO Y VINO TINTO

LIMONADA FRESA EN BOLSITAS ( para los chicos)

APERITIVOS

PIZZETAS DE PESTO CON QUESO CABRA

QUICHES DE CEBOLLA CARAMELIZADAS Y GORGONZOLA

PINCHITOS VARIADOS 

SORPRESITAS!!!

SHOTS TRICOLORES DE GELATINA

Mini Chocolate Cup Cakes made with the help of Thomas 12 and Foster 6 years old

My little helpers for the day!!!They may seam a bit "wacky" but that is only because I just gave them the news.. - " we are going to make chocolate mini cup cakes"

1st - We got all the ingredients out and ready..just make sure we din´t have to run to the store in the middle of baking!!!!!

Chocolate Cupcakes:  1/2 cup (50 grams) Dutch-processed cocoa powder  1 cup (240 ml) boiling hot water 1 1/3 cups (175 grams) all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Chocolate Fudge Frosting: 4 ounces (120 grams) unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped 2/3 cup (150 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 1/3 cups (160 grams) confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar, sifted 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Chocolate Cupcakes: 

1/2 cup (50 grams) Dutch-processed cocoa powder 

1 cup (240 ml) boiling hot water

1 1/3 cups (175 grams) all purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Chocolate Fudge Frosting:

4 ounces (120 grams) unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped

2/3 cup (150 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 1/3 cups (160 grams) confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar, sifted

1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Than we started mixing all ingredients following the recipe. Thomas was in charge of wet ingredients and Foster on dry ones. I was in charge of hot ones.

Thomas added the butter and I started to wisk it as hard as possible, for the recipe asked for an electrical mixer, which we didn´t have handy and a good arm work out never hurt anybody and is always needed. 

After some two minutes of wiskin this is what it looked like!!!!

Hot water was boiling so I added it to the chocolate powder and set it aside to cool off to room -temperature.

Thomas added the eggs, one at a time and the vanilla.

mean time I put a pan with water on the stove and set the pan with chocolate to melt slowly!!! It worked wonderful and the kids got such a kick at the fact that the chocolate was melting and it wasn´t hot. They could stick their little finger in it with out getting burn. I needed to explain to them that is not always the case...

We all got join in the wisking for mommy´s arm didn´t take well..nedd more Tae bo this week!!!!

After Thomas added the chocolate powder mixture this was the final look of the batter

My phone gave up and pictures didn´t turn up so well...but you get the picture!!!!

How I make my hearty Caribbean Chicken Soup

These are all the veggies for my Caribbean Chicken Soup priviously chopped and ready

I forgot to take a picture to the chicken before I added to the olive oil but I seasoned it with black pepper, salt, ginger powder and spanish paprika to flavor it before and it rested for about 30 min. I than sautee the chicken slightly just to get the flavor of it out.

 

Step #3 I remove the chicken set at side and in the same pot with out removing it from the fire I add the onions, calery and garlic first sautee till tender and add all remaining veggies and move so they all get the flavor oil on them

Step #4 I add the water some extra herbs I love rosemary on my soup, some scallions, and the red pepper you see on top - In Costa Rica Caribbean coast we call it Chile Panameño. cover it and let it come to a boil!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These foam you see on top...I was told a long time a go that is the dirt that rises to the top so it needs to be removed.. So I always do that. I defenately don´t want my soup to be dirty!! =D

Here is a very clean Chicken soup.

..and here is the finish product ready to be served

I served with one piece of chicken or with out for those that don´t like to eat the meat. Sometimes I take the meat out of the bones before serving it for it is easier to eat. Why not make it with chicken breast you may ask? Well, my preference I think the pieces with the bones give more flavor to the soup for it has a bit of fat in them.

My family loved it. my son who is finiky eater eat two bowls this time. We always add a little lemon for flavor or tame the hot spicy from the Panamenean pepper.

My husban and I had a nice cold beer with it. It really was a good meal for thae rainy day we are having! Provecho