Latest Editorials and News in Coronado Panama

Recipe: SWEET AND SPICY MUSSELS

SWEET AND SPICY MUSSELS WITH STIR-FRIED ASIAN GREENS     Ingredients:     1kg large black mussels     1 tablespoon peanut oil     1 clove garlic, crushed ...

Blue Nun

Riesling.     (Riesling, Muller-Thurman & Silvaner grapes) {mosimage}Riesling and Germany tend to be synonymous although the Alsace region of France and the U.S. produce  Rieslings. By nature they are sweet and have a fruity taste but there are dry ...

Benjamin - Nieto Senetiner 2006

Chardonnay This white grape has produced wines universal in their appeal and is the main grape used in Champagne. Its origin is probably the white Burgandy and most highly priced “Chards” are aged in oak with French Chablis being a noticeable exception. They are ...

Bird Watch: Blue Gray Tanager

Blue Gray Tanager Probably the most abundant tanager in the Coronado area and can be seen in small groups or alone. These birds have a lighter blue ...

Bird Watch: Crimson Backed Tanager

Crimson Backed Tanager Tanagers abound in Panama, in a multitude of colours and at least a dozen of these have red as one of their colours. The ...

Recipe: BOEUF STROGANOW

Ingredients:     2 medium sized white onions,     60g butter,     30g flour,     1/4 l ( 8 fl oz) beef stock,     Mustard, salt, lemon/lime juice to season,     1/8 l ( 4 fl oz) sour cream     2 medium size pickled ...

Looking For A Great Place To Stay - In El Valle?

Larry & Becky Thormahlen, owners of The Golden Frog Inn Bed & Breakfast have just celebrated their first year in operation in beautiful El Valle de Anton. The year has been filled with much laughter and wonderful new friendships. ...

Learn to Play Mahjong

Time and location for the Monday night Mahjong players will occur for August 13 ...

Bingo Success

WOW!  Bingo was a huge success.  The total funds raised was $1,500.00. The police will receive more than the 2 radios originally planned for.  Edgar and Myra, great work and what a great ...

Police:Cell Phone Reminder

This is just a friendly reminder that the yearly fee for the phone number is due the end of August. Thanks to all of you who have already made your payments.   Cilla ...

Recipe:Sangria

- sugar - orange juice - pomegranate soda (or as close as you can get.) 1 lemon 1 lime 1/2 pineapple ...

Bird:Barred Antshrike

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Ventisquero Syrah Classico 2005

The Syrah grape made its name in the Rhone Valley of France but in recent years the Australian vineyards have produced   a vast array of Syrah ( called Shiraz down under) which has taken the wine from a relatively elite wine to affordable levels. Syrah is ...

Recipe: Sea Bass with Couscous

This is from one of my gourmet friends.  right up our alley here in panama!!  sounds delicious and can actually buy all the ingredients at the rey:) Oven-roased sea bass with couscous & warm tomato vinaigrette ...

Recipe: Thai Chicken

My husband and I love ethnic foods of all types.  Some of our favorite foods are from the country of Thailand. We have served this dish a few times since we have been in Panama.  It is easy and has been well accepted. Thai ...

Recipe: CHICKEN GREMOLATA

Gremlolata Handful of parsley Gratings of two lemons Two tablespoons of chopped garlic Teaspoon of sea salt Half cup of olive oil Process the above in a food processor or crush with a mortar and pestle.  This is your ...

Funds Raised for Panama Orphanage

The Charity Expat Social group in Panama had their fund raising dinner at Rino’s Restaurant in Panama city. The group raised $650 in funds and lots of supplies for their ...

Wine: Norton Merlot 2006

Everyone knows Merlot by name but it is only in the last 50 years that it has come into its own. It is grown world wide from Bordeaux’s right bank , to all three Pacific coast states, Argentina, Chile South Africa and Australia.  The Merlot grape tends to be high in alcohol and lower ...

Bird Watch: Clay Coloured Thrush

This year round resident of the Panama, Coronado area is in the same family as the European Song Thrush and the American Robin. It is mid brown with a lighter orange-brown ...

Restaurant: Rincon Catracho

  Tried of same few restaurant choices? Want some good food but don’t know where to go?  This is the quest of eight friends (sometimes more), representing 4 different countries, who ventured out every Friday night for dinner.  Last week after appies, we were trying to decide where ...

English Lessons for Police

Tuesdays and Thursdays mornings  around 10:30, Cliff Parrish arrives at Mayra Davidson’s home to help teach English to a mixed bag of Police officers, who are now having to deal with a growing population of English speakers.   Mayra and Cliff have a lot to contend with and ...