Whether accompanying your favorites or as a prelude to any of them Mexican dishes, you’ll love this red rice.

Ingredients

• 250 grams rice
• 3 tomatoes
• 1 piece onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder
• Oil.

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Succulent chicken in almond sauce and tomato, classic Mexican cuisine to celebrate the holiday.

Ingredients

• 1 chicken pieces, skin removed
• ¼ tomato, cooked
• 1 small can tomato paste
• 50 grams almonds, peeled
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• Nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder.

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Ingredients (12 servings)

• 48 salted roasted chestnuts
• 12 hazelnuts, toasted and peeled
• 12 soft caramels
• 110 grams semisweet chocolate
• 12 pecan halves, toasted.

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Exquisite entrance easy to prepare that you loves all of your guests. Be sure to try!

Ingredients (64 servings)

• Oil Spray
• 8 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 kg beef fillet
• 64 baguette bread slices, thin.

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Original and delicious side dish that will enhance the distinctive flavors of your favorite dishes.

Ingredients (4-6 servings)

• 4 scallions
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• Rock salt and black pepper
• 1 1/4 cups wild rice
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries
• 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped.

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Costa Rica produces some of the world’s finest coffees. Grains for local consumption often tostan with sugar to make a thick, dark coffee is not bitter at all. Traditionally this is served strong coffee half and half with milk, in a tall glass.

The coffee … a delicious infusion
The aroma and unique flavor, the coffee has been transformed over the course of the years not only in the ideal drink to start the morning, but in the perfect to enjoy at any time of day. Coffee is the most consumed beverage worldwide and currently, there are numerous alternatives to the traditional black coffee, as well as places to enjoy them. The greater metropolitan area offers cafes with a variety of options in terms of types and flavors of coffee, combined with delicious pastries to choose between salty or sweet. In those places will encounter various atmospheres, yes, all invite reflection, creativity and inspiration. Many places are elegant, modern, decorated with relaxing music … but also modern and varied. It is always good to pause and enjoy a delicious coffee, do it … with its delicate aroma and acidity, coffee is a drink fit for kings.

Two centuries of Costa Rica Coffee
In the past 200 years, coffee has been a mainstay for the Costa Rican society and engine of economic, social and cultural development; that has been called “Golden Grain”. Costa Rica grown coffees with aroma, acidity and flavor satisfy the most demanding palates. Continue reading “Coffee Culture”