Category Archives: Dessert

Ann’s Poppy Seed Cookies

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. When it comes to dessert or something sweet, I choose either (A) chocolate, the darker the better or (B) a bland, slightly sweet type of crisp cookie.  So you won’t be shocked that I dream … Continue reading →

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Simple Stovetop Flan

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Oh no!  I almost forgot to post this basic flan recipe, one of the first things I learned to make after we started coming to Belize.  Restaurant dessert menus here always include flan, but every … Continue reading →

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My Chocoholic Fix

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Marilyn

We arrived in Belize on Monday night, unpacked a bit, prepared some local chicken sausages and some cooked black beans from the freezer…then started rooting around for some chocolate.  I always require chocolate after a night time meal.  You see, … Continue reading →

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Gingery Cookies

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. August in Seattle brings “Seafair” – an annual summer celebration.  Block parties, parades, hydroplane races and the Blue Angels. We always get invited to a Seafair party to view the dark blue planes screaming across … Continue reading →

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Rustic Galette

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Farmers Markets are to me are what fancy clothing stores are to so many of my friends. Open air food markets give me an adrenaline rush. Just the thought of all the seasonal produce at … Continue reading →

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Comforting Brown Butter Coconut Dessert “Bread”

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. It’s not enough that I dream and think about food and recipes nearly every single day – I think about these subjects in every location imaginable – whether it’s at the gym, the grocery store, … Continue reading →

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Hamentashen – Favorite Jewish Delicacies

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe.   A beloved (but lesser known to the outside world) and joyous Jewish holiday is Purim – and this year the holiday begins at sunset on Saturday, March 15, and ends on Sunday evening, March … Continue reading →

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Things I Love – Spicy Mayan Chocolate Cookies

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I cannot believe I am writing about yet another type of dessert I’ve just made.  If we spoke face to face, I’d assure you that I prefer savory food, that I don’t like weird (to … Continue reading →

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Belizian Banana Birthday Cake

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. My husband Wayne is immeasurably capable with everything in life: a true renaissance man.  I mean, this guy cuts his own hair, fixes 99% of things that need rewiring, replumbing, landscaping, reconnecting…you name it.  He … Continue reading →

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The Basic Brownie

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I was recently in Portland, Oregon visiting old friends and having dinner, and, in order to prepare dessert, my hostess pulled out a box of brownie mix. “STOP!!!” I screamed. I started rooting around in … Continue reading →

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