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Cooking and Cocktail

Culinary Vacations

  2009 Dates:  

 January 10 ~ January 17
  

Click on the link below to watch John Michael on Showcase Minnesota talking about Caribe Gathering and making a recipe from this incredible culinary vacation. 

www.showcaseminnesota.com/video/player_recipes.aspx

Many of the foods of the Mayan, both ancient and modern, are strange to us, such as manioc, chaya, and jicama. 

Several fruits and vegetables are found in today's supermarktes--avocados, sweet potatoes, guavas, and tomatoes. 

Some are the sources of such familiar foods and seasonings as vanilla beans, chili peppers, and chocolate.

Here are just a few of Chef Jose's Mayan/Yucatean/Mexican delicacies you will learn to create at Casa Sirena Boutique Hotel:

  • Huevos motuleños (eggs on tortillas with black beans and cheese) with fried platano macho (Plantains)
  • Chicken enchiladas on home-made tortillas
  • Huevos divorciados (divorced eggs with two fresh salsas)
  • Pescado en tikinxic (baked fish in annatoo)
  • Fresh fruit crepes
  • Assorted Mayan sauces and relishes
  • And many more recipes that you can take home with you

Our Comida y Coctel (cooking and cocktail) Adventures include seven night's accommodation at Casa Sirena Boutique Hotel, cooking classes, special excursions ( that include some lunches and suppers), all breakfasts, and “happy hour” cocktails with the exception of leisure time. Air fare is not included in our culinary adventure package. Cooking classes are limited to ten participants. The classes are small enough to accommodate cooks of all levels and ideal for small groups of family and friends.

You will be met at the Cancun Ferry Dock (Gran Puerto) by an English speaking guide who will escort you to Casa Sirena Boutique Hotel on Isla Mujeres. After a short tour and orientation, you will settle into your room before a welcoming happy hour (specialty snack and cocktail) on the roof.  Ground and sea transportation is provided to and from the Cancun Airport to Isla Mujeres.