Posted in Central America, Piggies EAT, Piggies FLY, Piggies on Location on February 15, 2011
Seafood and Souvenirs
This is from one of our weekend day trips with our friend Alex, where we stopped for a very delicious and very large serving of Arroz con Mariscos (seafood and rice) in Sarchi, Costa Rica.
Posted in Central America, Piggies EAT, Piggies FLY, Piggies on Location on February 15, 2011
A Typically Delicious Costa Rican Meal
The Costa Rican Casado is a delicious all-in-one plate of common basics such as rice, beans, salad, fried plantains and beef, chicken, pork or fish.
As you can imagine everything can be varied from separating the rice and beans to mixing them together for the beloved Costa Rican Gallo Pinto, to different types of salad and side servings. And of course there are your choices of meats.
So even if you have a Casado everyday, you can still get some sense of variety and change. They have become one of our favorite meal choices here in Costa Rica.
Posted in North America, Piggies EAT, Piggies FLY, Piggies on Location on February 15, 2011
The Reuben at Jerry’s is Yummy!
While we are enjoying all the delicious eats in Costa Rica, it was a nice treat to devour a good ole’ fashioned Reuben from Jerry’s Famous Deli on our trip to Miami! And yes, it tasted as good as it looks 
Posted in Central America, Piggies COOK, Savoury Eats on February 15, 2011
Patty Can Make Dumplings Now! WOO HOO!!!
John and I couldn’t take it any longer. After 6 months of being completely dumpling-less, we needed Asian Dumplings – STAT!!!
So we just shut up about it and made them ourselves
The hard work was all in the prep. The assembly work was actually lots of fun and we were really proud of our first time efforts.
We were really lucky to have found frozen dumpling skins from the one Chinese Market in Costa Rica and we followed a simple recipe. Easy as 1-2-3!
PS – They tasted like absolute heaven! Total dumpling YUM YUM
Posted in Central America, Piggies COOK, Savoury Eats on February 15, 2011
I don’t know what we were waiting for, but John and I finally made a huge pot of chicken stew today.
While I love, love, love my beef stew and I tell everyone I know that if I was ever stranded on a deserted island all I would need is beef stew, this chicken stew we made tonight might actually be on par with my beloved beef stew.
The edge with chicken stew is that it doesn’t take as long stewing beef for it to be ready for consumption and it’s easier to make 
Posted in North America, Piggies EAT, Piggies on Location on February 14, 2011
Piggies Do Dim Sum at the Happy Valley Restaurant
We landed back home in Vancouver on a Saturday evening, which made it perfect timing to sleep then wake up nice and early for a delightful Sunday Dim Sum lunch bonanza!
Posted in North America, Piggies EAT, Piggies on Location on February 14, 2011
MO MO PHO Please!
(The #13 at Pho Thai Son)
Posted in North America, Piggies EAT, Piggies on Location on February 14, 2011
Shrimp Salad Roll Haiku
I EAT Salad Rolls
Tasty Shrimp Salad Rolls YUM
Salad Rolls MINE!
Posted in North America, Piggies EAT, Piggies on Location on February 14, 2011
Vietnamese Pork Chop On Rice – The Regular and The Special
So we’re back to Pho Thai Son again where they have the best Vietnamese Pork Chops on Rice, well alright not exactly “again” – these two plates were ordered and eaten during our pho visit as well! In any case, there are two options displayed here, the Regular and the Special.
I’m not sure what number they are on the menu, but you can’t miss it or you can just ask them directly for it and they’ll know. It’s one of their most popular dishes for a reason – because it’s GOOOOD! I’d describe it to you some more, but then I’d get so homesick I’d have to fly home right away to get me shop chops…RIGHT NOW!
Posted in North America, Piggies EAT, Piggies on Location on February 14, 2011
We’re JAPADOG Hogs, Are YOU???
(The Oroshi and the TeriMayo both with Wasabi Mayo on top)
