When having leftovers for dinner, I like to add something “just made” to the menu.  Sometimes it might be a few hot cheese biscuits fresh from the oven.  On other occasions, a wholesome vegetable

The tree in the first  picture is a “Mountain Avocado”,  a wild variety found here in the mountains of Panama and elsewhere at altitude.  It is about thirty feet tall, and from the looks

Sometimes a warm, tasty bowl of soup is just the thing.  Whether it is cold outside or you are in need of a bit of comfort with your meal, give this hearty concoction a

My Mother grew up just outside of a small town about 50 miles south of Dallas, Texas.  Cotton was King during that time and her Father raised it on the fifty acres he rented.

Although normally thought of in the Springtime, Pasta Primavera is a great way to “eat your vegetables”!  Here in Panama, it seems to always be Spring, particularly with the availability of fresh vegetables.  Regardless

A few days ago, I sat in some lush St. Augustine grass here in Boquete, Panama.  Later in the day, I noticed eight swollen, red bites on both forearms.  I asked a native about

When we baked yesterday on New Year’s Day, we used a modified version of a basic sweet dough.  For a little more practice and because they taste so good, let’s use that dough again

Part 1 and 2: http://cooklivelearn.com/?p=933 Happy New Year to all!  May 2014 be the best yet for you and yours; full of health, happiness and prosperity! Last night in the neighborhood here in San Antonio was what

Happy New Year to all!  May 2014 be the best yet for you and yours; full of health, happiness and prosperity! Last night in the neighborhood here in San Antonio was what I’ll call “Tag

Wow!  Wasn’t Christmas Week wonderfully busy?!  To take a short break from the Old Guy’s home cooking, the wife, my Mother and I dined at a nearby Chili’s last evening.  Courtesy of a gift