2006 Knight-Batten Awards: And the Winner is Global Voices! 
Felicidades a todos los miembros de la comunidad de Global Voices. La ardua labor del equipo, consistencia e innovación fueron reconocidos ayer por el Instituto de Periodismo Interactivo de la Universidad de Maryland, quienes adjudicaron a Global Voices el Gran Premio en el prestigioso 2006 Knight-Batten Awards.
From Today on Global Voices Digest by David Sasaki:
Knight-Batten Awards: And the winner is… - Congratulation
to all members of the Global Voices community. The worldwide team's
hard work, consistency, and innovation were recognized yesterday by the
Institute of Interactive Journalism at the University of Maryland,
which awarded Global Voices the Grand Prize at the prestigious 2006
Knight-Batten Awards. Managing Editor Rachel Rawlins offers her own
congratulations and links to all the relevant press.
Global Food Blog Report #32 - Has the global conversation got you hungry? Not to fear, Panamanian Chef Melissa De Leòn serves up ten tasty food posts from around the world. I don't know about you, but I'm going for the Salmon Carpaccio with Herbs and Pesto from Denmark with Tanzanian Kashata for dessert.
To read the previous Global Food Blog Reports visit Global Voices Online.
Have a tasty day!
Melissa
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- Tasty Recipes - Chef Melissa's recipe and post index
- Blogs that Cook - A delicious, international food Blog Directory
- Paladares Unidos - Chef Melissa's Cooking blog en Español
Tags: global voices, food blogs, cookingdiva, cooking, panama, recipes, food & drink, food, chef melissa
------ by Chef Melissa
- September 19, 2006
- 9:00 am
Remembering 9/11 and a Recipe to prepare Chicha de Maiz
It was 7:30 AM, September 11, 2001, and I was on my way to a client's house in Sacramento, ready to start my cooking day as a Personal Chef. Everything was perfect, I had all the cooking utensils, ingredients and containers with my logo and re-heating instructions packed in my car, it was a bright beautiful day. It was then when by the time I parked in her driveway, the radio was screaming out loud the bad news about the attack. I was shocked. I couldn't understand such an infamy.
Even today, five years after the 9/11 attack, I do not understand the reasons. There are no excuses for all the wasted lives. The whole world changed on that day, everyone's lives changed on that day. Now, five years later I am in Panama, but the remembrance of that black day would not be forgotten.
My heart goes to the families that lost their people, and to the souls that unanticipatedly left us ...we send light and our prayers.
Stop the wars. Stop all that violence! Not oil, power, land or money justifies all the inhumane acts, and the lives lost in the process.
That being said, lets get cooking now.
First: Find some good dry corn, the kind that has the "germ." Place it in a container with some water and cover it with plastic wrap. Open a few holes on the plastic so it can breathe and germination begins. Check it out every day, shake the container a little bit and add more water if it seems too dry. After 2-3 days it should have sprouted.
Second: Grind the corn sprouts and place in a deep pan with water to cover. Simmer for 3-4 hours. Then, ferociously press the mixture through a sieve. Then put the liquid back on a deep pan, add molasses to taste, thin with water if it seems too thick and simmer for 1 more hour.
Third: Let the mixture cool to room temperature and then bottle it and serve cold.
Fourth: IF, and only if, you want to feel the tropical beat, heat up your ears a little notch, THEN, leave the concoction out, covered, at room temperature to ferment a couple of days. If you choose to ferment it, please take note of the very important issue we address next.
Disclaimer: do not attempt to juggle knives, ride a bicycle, or do anything important after imbibition of this beverage. It is for nutritional use only. The management is not responsible for your obscene and irrational behavior.
Un abrazo!
Melissa
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- Tasty Recipes - Chef Melissa's recipe and post index
- Blogs that Cook - A delicious, international food Blog Directory
- Paladares Unidos - Chef Melissa's Cooking blog en Español
Tags: corn, food blogs, cookingdiva, cooking, panama, recipes, food & drink, food, chef melissa
- by Chef Melissa
- September 11, 2006
- 11:18 am
Spread the Blog Love: Happy BlogDay 2006 from Panama!
Oh! It took me three days to prepare this beverage, just in time to celebrate BlogDay. It is called "Chicha de Maiz" (a kind of corn beverage, made with corn sprouts. It is delicious fresh, or add extra kick by fermenting it a few days). I'll post the recipe soon, so stay tuned!
BlogDay 2006 is finally here, a tribute to worldwide blogging and freedom of expression. Isn't this beautiful? If you want to participate, check out the guidelines HERE!
Time flies, I still remember like yesterday participating last year. BlackLooks.org suggested my little blog for BlogDay2005. To take a peek to my last year's blog recommendations, please go HERE.
Now, as suggested by Rebecca, next you will get the scoop on why I do not stop blogging:
Global Voices invites you to help fellow bloggers living in other parts of the world get to know you better. We’re finding that people in different countries blog for different reasons, and that blogospheres in different places have developed different kinds of relationships with the rest of their culture, politics, and mainstream media. We’d like to help people understand you and your region’s blogosphere better. (Rebecca MacKinnon, Global Voices Online)
- Why did you start blogging?
I wanted to share my recipes and culinary knowledge with fellow Latin American ex-pats living in English speaking countries. - What do you blog about mainly?
Well, I blog mostly about our cooking adventures in the tropics. Everywhere we travel, I make sure to bring my camera and document the event. I also have Diablo-Rojo.net (ES) where all the blogging is about living in Panama, politics. - Do you blog in your first language or in another language, and why?
My first language is Spanish, but I sure enjoy writing in English, I guess because the word can travel to more places! - What motivates you to keep blogging even if (like most bloggers) you're not paid much for it?
Hmmm-good question! I can't deny I am a little obsessed with it. It's like a cold that I never recover from
- Is your audience mainly inside your own country or around the world?
he he...they come from all over the place! I guess people like food... - What do your family and friends think about the fact that you are a blogger?
They sometimes think that my commitment to blogging crosses the line. Which line? I ask. Well, perhaps they are not as outspoken as I am. I am just doing my duty - When you blog, how would you describe what you write? Is it part of
a conversation? Is it ranting? Is it a daily diary? Is it journalism?
Is it some or all of these things at different times? Does the
definition matter?
I would say it is a friendly conversation with my loyal readers, or the one that accidentally lands here!
- MiRecipe.com: recipes from Tanzania and other countries. It is the first blog I have found written in Swahili and English.
- Mexico in English: is a great reference blog for all things related to living in Mexico. Take a trip right now to that beautiful country, no passport required!
- GoodAirs.com: from Argentina, shares unconventional information about living in Buenos Aires, including a calendar and reviews of events taking place in that beautiful city.
- Higo Blog: documenting their adventures from Japan. The photography is outstanding!
- Imagined Community: a multi-cultural, filled with humor blog written by Jennifer from Boston, Massachusetts.
Un abrazo,
Melissa
Tags: food blog event, food blogs, cookingdiva, cooking, panama, Blog Day 2006, food & drink, food, chef melissa
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- by Chef Melissa
- August 31, 2006
- 9:38 am
Links Favoritos
Panama
- Entertainment Panama
- Panama America
- Canal1.net
- Autoridad de Turismo Panamá
- * Panama Hotels - Veneto Hotel
- Talingo
- Presidencia de Panamá
- La Prensa Web
- Municipio de Panamá
The world is talking, are you listening?
- Portable barbecue
- Stainless steel bbq accessories
- Gas bbq grills
- Global Voices
- Cabbage Soup Diet
- Electric barbecue grills
Panama Restaurants
- Chef Rafael Ciniglio - Restaurante Las Americas
- Chef Clara Icaza - Limoncillo
- Ten Bistro by Fabien Migny
- La Posta Panama
- Chef Willy Diggelmann - 1985
Personal Chefs
Latinolicious
- Latina Viva
- Photitos - Photography
- Step to Life
- Latino Pundit
- VivirLatino — US Latino life
- El Oso
- Boricua Blabs
- Link Latinos
Blogs That Cook
Comentarios
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Archives
Recetas Deliciosas
- La Receta del Dia: Gazpacho (Sopa de tomate fria con camarones, garbanzos, pepino, maiz y cebollina)
- Ensalada de Brócoli y Tocino
- La Receta del Dia: Licor de Mandarina Casero
- Rollitos de jamón, queso y mostaza
- Pescado Frito (Crispy Fried Whole Fish) EN /ES
- Licor Casero: Rum & Chocolate Cream (Crema de chocolate y ron)
- La Receta del Dia: Ensalada de Cangrejo y Mango
- ‘Crispbread’ Pan crujiente asado
- La Receta del Dia: Mel`s Rum & Chocolate Cream
- Cenas rápidas y fabulosas: Pollo con Salami y Aceitunas
