These are two of my favorite things to eat when I visit my family in Panama- especially at Christamas
CARIMANOLAS
3 lbs yuca
salt to taste Filling:
1 lb ground meat (iguana, gatosolo, vaca, puerco.....)
1 teaspoon chopped parsley
1 large onion chopped
1 teaspoon tomato paste
1 clove garlic pressed
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon vinegar
3 or 4 capers Boil yuca with salt but do not allow to get too soft. Grind with fine blade in grinder and knead with salt. Form balls, flatten in the palm of the hand and fill with stuffing forming into an oval shape. Pinch to close ends. Fry in very hot oil until golden.
To Make Filling: Season ground meat with salt, worcestershire sauce, vinegar, capers, onion, sugar, garlic and parsley. Brown in very small amount of hot oil and add tomato paste. Simmer until quite dry.
If you want to freeze the carimonolas, dust with a little flour after they are formed and place on a cookie sheet in the freezer until firm and then place in sealed ziplock bags. To fry, take from freezer to hot oil at one time as they may fall apart. Do one or two at a time only.
(courtesy of Tula Brown)
Panamanian Tamales
Ingredients :
3 lb Cracked corn
1 Chicken 2 1/2 or 3 pounds
2 lb Tender pork
1 cup Onions chopped
1 tsp Achiote
1/2 cup Peppers to taste
1 can Tomato paste
3 Leaves of culantro or 1/2 cup Cilantro chopped
1 tsp Oregano
Salt and pepper to taste cup
1/2 cup Capers
3/4 cup Stuffed olives
3 Tomatoes
3 Cloves garlic
Banana leaves
String
Method :
The leaves are washed, boil 20 minutes, let drain and dry. Boil the corn until soft and grind to make the masa. Boil the chicken or pork until tender, remove the bones and saute in butter or oil. When this starts to brown add the onion, pepper, tomato, culantro, oregano and tomato paste.
Add 3 or 4 cups of water and cook to make the sauce. Strain and save both parts separately. Stir the liquid into the masa until it is a little softer than mashed potatoes. Take a piece of banana leaf, place a spoonful of masa in the center of the leaf, squash it down a little to make a pocket, add the meat sauce that was strained out, add another spoonful of masa and fold the leaf around it. Tie with string. Put a large pan of water to boil. Add the tamales. Boil for 30 to 40 minutes. Serve hot. They may be made ahead of time, frozen and re-heated. To re-heat, microwave or steam.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago
This is where I will be spending Christmas. I found this information online. Very similar in all Caribbean Islands.
Christmas is a very social time in Trinidad and Tobago with most people having parties. Both
children and adults go from house to house between neighbours and relatives for food and drink.
The radio stations play Trinidadian Christmas carols and songs as well as traditional and contemporary carols from the U.S.A.. A special Trinidadian music, Parang, is also played. Parang is an upbeat Venezuela-Trinidad hybrid.
Most people paint and make repairs to their houses and hang new curtains and decorations (especially lights) for Christmas. Often, this is the time that most people buy new electrical appliances and furniture. Most families spend Christmas Day at home with friends and family members.
The Christmas day meal is usually prepared throughout mid-December, and into the new year! The traditional Trinibagonian Christmas meal include apples and grapes, sorrel, ponche-de-creme (a version of egg nog), ham, turkey, homemade bread, ginger beer, pastelles (a version of tamales) and local wine.
Trinidadian Christmas fruitcake is traditional and is eaten in most homes. The fruits (such as raisins and sultanas) in the cake are usually soaked in cherry wine, sherry and rum for several months before Christmas!
New Years Eve is known as 'Ole year's night' in Trinidad, and thousands of people gather together in the Queen's Park Savannah in the capital of Trinidad, Port of Spain, for an amazing fireworks display.
Thank you to Angel Maharaj for her help in giving me information on Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago!
http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/trinidad_tobago.shtml
Christmas is a very social time in Trinidad and Tobago with most people having parties. Both
children and adults go from house to house between neighbours and relatives for food and drink.
The radio stations play Trinidadian Christmas carols and songs as well as traditional and contemporary carols from the U.S.A.. A special Trinidadian music, Parang, is also played. Parang is an upbeat Venezuela-Trinidad hybrid.
Most people paint and make repairs to their houses and hang new curtains and decorations (especially lights) for Christmas. Often, this is the time that most people buy new electrical appliances and furniture. Most families spend Christmas Day at home with friends and family members.
The Christmas day meal is usually prepared throughout mid-December, and into the new year! The traditional Trinibagonian Christmas meal include apples and grapes, sorrel, ponche-de-creme (a version of egg nog), ham, turkey, homemade bread, ginger beer, pastelles (a version of tamales) and local wine.
Trinidadian Christmas fruitcake is traditional and is eaten in most homes. The fruits (such as raisins and sultanas) in the cake are usually soaked in cherry wine, sherry and rum for several months before Christmas!
New Years Eve is known as 'Ole year's night' in Trinidad, and thousands of people gather together in the Queen's Park Savannah in the capital of Trinidad, Port of Spain, for an amazing fireworks display.
Thank you to Angel Maharaj for her help in giving me information on Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago!
http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/trinidad_tobago.shtml
Second Life Experience
I did not like it at all. First the depictions are not anything I would use even if I wanted to "become" another person. Secondly, as I was using it there was someone who just stood in front of me and would not move- really freaky. And then someone started to fly- oh my goodness!
If I were to use it again it would be for group discussion. I think it is an interactive way to conduct group studies without everyone being in one room- it would actually look like we were having face to face dialogue- otherwise this is not for me. Way too creepy!
If I were to use it again it would be for group discussion. I think it is an interactive way to conduct group studies without everyone being in one room- it would actually look like we were having face to face dialogue- otherwise this is not for me. Way too creepy!
Cell Phones in the Classroom
From: sanbals,
1 day ago
This was my outline for my other class project. I am interested in your thoughts about having cell phones in class. I do not have a classroom of students so the dynamics would be interesting to me.
Thanks!
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Social Networking Tools
Why is Facebook so successful?
I believe it has become successful because people are looking to connect. There are people who are reclusive and this allows them to have some freedom and communication with the outside world. It has also successful because it is versatile and can be used for socializing as well as an educational resource
What's the gain?
The gain is that people are networking and connecting at all levels. It takes socioeconomic, racial and gender bias' out of the equation and allows people to "talk" to each other without reservation.
What is the loss?
The loss is basic human contact. Even though there is some human contact via these social medias, it does replace the "warm and fuzzy" feeling of genuine face-to-face discussion. Also depending on how Facebook will be used, privacy is completely lost.
What can educators benefit from it?
Like any social media there is some good. Educators can you the social aspects of Facebook to their benefit. Knowing that their students "connect" on Facebook, they can use Facebook for class discussions, group projects, etc. It provides a "meeting space" or extension for students to enhance the classroom experience.
I believe it has become successful because people are looking to connect. There are people who are reclusive and this allows them to have some freedom and communication with the outside world. It has also successful because it is versatile and can be used for socializing as well as an educational resource
What's the gain?
The gain is that people are networking and connecting at all levels. It takes socioeconomic, racial and gender bias' out of the equation and allows people to "talk" to each other without reservation.
What is the loss?
The loss is basic human contact. Even though there is some human contact via these social medias, it does replace the "warm and fuzzy" feeling of genuine face-to-face discussion. Also depending on how Facebook will be used, privacy is completely lost.
What can educators benefit from it?
Like any social media there is some good. Educators can you the social aspects of Facebook to their benefit. Knowing that their students "connect" on Facebook, they can use Facebook for class discussions, group projects, etc. It provides a "meeting space" or extension for students to enhance the classroom experience.
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