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I (Vicki Skinner - aka "THE Sarong Goddess") created this blog in 2007 to share DETAILED Finds•Lists•Info•Events•Experiences to help bring more EASE to people living in, visiting or thinking of moving to Costa Rica since DETAILS are NOT easy to find!
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

PASTRIES - Where to find North American style • Favorite PASTRIES • PIES • CAKES • BROWNIES • CUPCAKES • CREME BRULLE • PUDDINGS • CHOCOLATE MOUSE • COOKIES & goodies in Costa Rica

So as I find people making such delicious items I'll add them here - as well as store bought make it yourself finds we know and love yet are a bit challenging to find!!

I have LOTS to be added SOON!!!

MY FAV FIND!!!
Ghiradelli TRIPLE Chocolate Brownies
at PriceSmart!!!! 


A box of them (with 6 packets in a box) is under $15 making it less than $3 a batch!!!!!!!!!!  I "doctor" mine up by adding walnuts, or swirling in slightly melted peanut butter (I can pretend it's a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup!!), or melt down Candy Canes or use Peppermint Extract (I actually use doTerra Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils which are ingestible and STRONG so you do not need much) and I also break a BUNCH up!!!  What else would you add???!!!!  Trust me - these usually make me one of the HITS of the party!!!

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CREME BRULEE
My FAV place I've found so far for good old basic PLAIN (NOT flavored) - just slightly warm Creme Brulee (ok - so it's not North Americana but it's DEFINITELY NOT Tico!):
Le Monastere Restaurant in Escazu
  http://facebook.com/LeMonastere  •  http://monastere-restaurant.com


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ATENAS

So Atenas seems to have become THE HUB for all things sweet and delicious!!!  Off hand I know of 3 people/places:
Tomas's BUEN PAN
Bread is his PASSION! • Buen pan es nuestra pasión. 
Superb artisan breads (including Gluten-Free) like:
Gluten Free/Libre de Gluten- Rice Bread

Desserts • Pastries.
Innovative USA classics w/a Costa Rican twist.
Sabrosos panes artesanales salados y dulces. Novedosos clásicos de EEUU c/toque costarricense.
Apple Pie • Carrot Loaf • Apple Cake • Limon Cake (MY FAV!!) • Fruit Tart • Pecan Tart • Cinnamon Buns (MY other FAV!!!) • Apple Dumplings
(seasonal - Pumpkin and Chrismas Cakes•Queques Navideños)

 Pie de Manzana • Queque de Zanahoria • Queque Manzana • Queque Limon • Tarta de Frutas • Tarta de Pecanas • Arrollados de Canela en bandeja
100% NATURAL

 Make sure to ask him what his
"ZAGUATE" MUFFIN of the DAY is
(a "Zaguate" is a Heinz 57 type of dog- a mixture of all breeds. The zaguate muffin is a pineapple bread pudding muffin made with left over cinnamon buns, sticky buns, fruit buns, cobblestones- whatever!
A real "zaguate", but really good" El muffin zaguate es un tipo pudin de pan con piña y los restos de arrollados de canela, caramelo, adoquines, TODO- una rica mezcla de todo!)
 He has a shop now in Atenas plus he sells
Friday at the ATENAS FERIA and
Friday (he gets there and set up around 2pm) and Saturday at the GRECIA FERIA

 (make sure to tell Tomas & Jan that Vicki with the Living Life in Costa Rica blog Connected you!!)

 MY FAV is his LEMON CAKE!!!
2-446-4764  •  8-306-9767  •  Tomyatsko@ice.co.cr

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KAY’S GRINGO POSTRES

 Their moto - “Basically they are trying to bring a little sweetness from their old home to their new one.”  Great down-home Americana style cooking (AMERICAN style).   I hear over and over that they make everyone who visits feel like family. They have yet to meet a stranger. 
MANY have share with me that they have the BEST North American PASTRIES (Brownies and Lemon Meringue Pie seem to be most popular.  Also Hersheys Chocolate Cake, Carrot Cake, Lemon Bars, Coconut Bars, Cheesecake, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Apple Pie [all subject to availability or PRE-ORDER!!!)!! 

CATERING and CAKES for special occasions!! 

HOURS:  Tuesday-Friday - 8am-5pm.  Saturday - 8am-4pm.  Sunday - Breakfast Buffet - 3 weeks per month (kitchen closes at 2:30pm)(note this is different than what their Facebook page is but it’s current from Kay)
OWNERS:  Tom and Kay Costello (from South Dakota - tell them "Hola from Vicki with the blog")

 NEW LOCATION:  Atenas - 60 meters West•Oeste Cruz Roja Guisaro - next to the CAJA clinic (or if you knew their old location - From where she used to be located.  Right across the street is a road, turn up that and follow for a few blocks, the road curves a bit and stay to the right. You pass a red cross and a clinic. and she is just up ahead on your right.


Read more about the restaurant and other services at:
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2013/12/KaysGringoPostries.html




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GRECIA

JEN’s "BAKE SHOP"
Baked Goods •  Pastries  •  Breads  •  Pizza Dough  •  Oreo Balls  •  Granola  •  Cookies  •  Pies and much more. 
HOLIDAY SPECIALTIES:
Apple Pie  •  Ginger-Spice Cookies

 You MUST give her at least 2 days notice since all items are made to order - using the freshest ingredients and you pick it up from her in El Cajon.

facebook.com/JensBakeShopCostaRica  •  CostaRicaChica.com/jens-bake-shop-2  •  JensBakeShop@yahoo.com

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 BIG APPLE CHEESECAKES
facebook.com/BigAppleCheesecakes
 

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PIES

 
SAN ISIDRO de GENERAL • PEREZ ZELDON
Sam sells her frozen Pies and other Frozen Desserts at her booth at the Thurs. and Friday Feria
PUMPKIN  =  6,000-c
PECAN  =  8,000-c
and other HOLIDAY DESSERTS
$1/slice!!!!

BUT - she's already sold out for Thanksgiving!!
Reserve your Christmas one NOW!!!CONTACT:
"Sam" (Suzette)  -  facebook.com/suzetta.harper.5  •  sharper59@gmail.com  •  2-770-3096
(tell her Vicki Connected you!!!)

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HOLIDAY and PUMPKIN PIES and CAKES
PRICESMART
has a pretty tasty Calabaza•Pumpkin Pie for a decent price (sorry - I can't remember it now)

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Tomas's BUEN PAN
 PUMPKIN PIE- PASTEL DE CALABAZA
5,300-c/$11.20-ish










APPLE PIE- PASTEL DE MANZANA
5,300 -c/$11.20-ish


8" CHOCOLATE PECAN TART 
TARTA DE PECANAS c/ CHOCOLATE
9,000-c/$18ish

 and Chrismas Cakes•Queques Navideños
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Where are some of YOUR FAVORITE PLACES to find the North American style PASTRIES • PIES • CAKES • BROWNIES • CUPCAKES • CREME BRULLE • PUDDINGS • CHOCOLATE MOUSE • COOKIES and goodies we're used to in Costa Rica??

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