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Fish Curry Cooked in Coconut Milk – Meen Molee
In a previous post on 8020Living I wrote about Roger, the fish man from Masachapa who regularly came house to house in the village with his bucket of fish, straight from the sea. (You can find the post HERE) Since the civil unrest here in Nicaragua we haven't seen him so I have had to …
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Sticky Sirloin Steak
According to one report on the internet, second to export of coffee from Nicaragua is export of beef and you don't have to travel far to come across the modern-day, Nicaraguan-style cowboy. He is identified by a baseball cap and wellies astride a bomb-proof hack. (Unlike his richer, more northern counterpart who is more likely …
A ray of sunshine
Cosmos Sulphureus This morning I had been out to visit Elia, the journey isn't particularly far, but it's difficult. The main Pan American Highway is being turned into a four-laner and much of it for my journey today is easily passable, once I've turned off it, though, to head to the village where Elia lives …
Volcanic Inspiration
Some scenes are just inspirational...all you have to do is just sit there and take it all in. This has to be one of my favourites. Taken while sitting in the garden of some very special friends, on the rim of an extinct volcano, overlooking the laguna that now fills it with balmy waters and …
Jamie Oliver’s Veggie Onion Bhaji Burger
Some good things just have to be shared, and this my friends is one of those recipes. Recently Jamie Oliver was involved in a promotion for Land Rover in Brick Lane, London and this was the dish he served up for the visitors. All credit must go to Jamie for the recipe, take just five …
