There have been many adjustments made since we moved to Costa Rica. Most of the changes have infinitely improved our lives. For example, the lack of fast food restaurants, processed foods, and high cost of meat have encouraged us to consume a lot more fresh fruits and vegetables, which are abundant and cheap.
Another wonderful new, cost effective shopping option is to call a taxi to deliver items from town that we may have forgotten buy at the store. Just yesterday I was getting ready to prepare some chicken and realized I needed a specific ingredient to coat the chicken in before cooking it. I called up our trusty taxi driver and within 15 minutes he had dispatched the ingredient from the supermarket with only a $3.00 delivery fee. Now that is what I call "sweet!" In my former life I would have been trying to figure out some other recipe or find and alternative ingredient for the meal.
I have really learned to rely on the Internet to find innovative and wonderful new recipes to try incorporating all the local produce and products. Due to the nice cool evenings in Atenas, I often prepare vegetable based soups for us for supper.
My dad and I are also excited to discover that we can easily grow tomatillos, serranos, and even peas. Okay, so our first bounty of peas has only yielded about 20 or so pea pods, but it is a start. We also have Jamaica plants doing really well and we hope they will soon start blooming so we can dry the flowers to make one of our favorite drinks, jamaica tea served very cold with just a hint of sweetness.
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