Tag Archives: Belize

Fabulous Fish Hash!

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Often I have an idea for a new dish I want to try or a recipe I hope to recreate as I’m enjoying a meal in a restaurant.  Other inspiration comes from blogs and online … Continue reading →

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Chayote (Cho Cho) Salad

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. When I am in Belize for long periods of time, as I often am, I inevitably crave vegetables.  For some reason, however, the typical local produce (carrots, tomatoes, onions and cabbage) just isn’t that interesting … Continue reading →

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Belizean Black Beans

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Black beans are probably my favorite treat when I am in Belize…and my husband makes the very best ones I’ve eaten, hands down. They are so creamy and filling and hearty that we have been … 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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Kitchen Connections

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Marilyn

My favorite way to learn a new, global dish is to observe in kitchens of native cooks. Occasionally I am able to convince some women (no men so far) to let me watch them make a particular recipe – in … Continue reading →

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Key on Caye Lime Tart

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I have already confessed that I love birthday celebrations, but my husband feels otherwise. He pretends that he is not really a year older, finds birthdays annoying and begs and pleads to have the day … Continue reading →

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Belizean Onion Habenero Condiment

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. I have to laugh whenever I look at the title of this post… “The Condiment” is the name we bestowed on the concoction Wayne threw together before my arrival at our home in Belize earlier … Continue reading →

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Gaga for Gumbo

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Gumbo isn’t a Belizean dish but its roots are Cajun/Creole so it seems like it should be served here. With a bit of tweaking, I have made this hearty dish both in Belize and in … Continue reading →

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Coconut Cake

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. During our first family trip to Belize in 1998, we stayed inland, close by San Ignacio town at The Lodge at Chaa Creek. During the ensuing years we have returned to this sustainable “green” resort … Continue reading →

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Ceviche by the Sea

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Ceviche: How much do I love thee? Let me count the ways: I love you in a big wood bowl with a spoon for dinner, I love you as an appetizer with homemade corn chips, … Continue reading →

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