This is a reprint of a review I wrote for amateurtraveler.com. Flavors of Belize: The Cookbook” presents over 120 recipes spanning the cultures of Belize. From British to Lebanese to Garifunn, they are all here. Some of Belize’s most renowned chefs and cooks submitted recipes to this project. These folks range from the classically
Read MoreCurent Impressions of Delta Airlines
I have recently flown Delta on a couple of international and domestic flights and thought I would share some of my current thoughts about the airline. these last 6 flight have been the first on Delta in many years. I was impressed by the first flight, even though it was full and only between Raleigh,
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Road Tripping and Racing with my Son
My oldest son is a huge NASCAR Fan. His favorite driver is the Six Time Champion Jimmie Johnson. So when we heard that the Jimmie Johnson Foundation was holding a 5k race in Huntersville, NC as a part of the Jimmie Johnson Foundation Wellness Challenge we knew we had to go run. This was my
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Thoughts on Gluten
Several years ago when our youngest son was first diagnosed with autism, we read all the ideas people had about what causes it and how to cure it. So we started going gluten free. The gluten free products available five years ago were, well just plain bad. Fast forward to today as we are working
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Dessert in El Salvador
It is called Budin (pronounced boo-deen) It is a bread pudding except this version is made with banana bread. It is sweet but not overly so, it has cinnamon, cloves, vanilla and star of anise spices as additional flavors. It was just sweet enough for my taste. Some El Salvadorians add raisins to it. Ours
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Eating in El Salvador
While we were in El Salvador working on the house, the church had local ladies that cooked for us. Honestly we did not have a bad meal. The church made sure the cooks washed everything in water that was safe for us drink there by removing the threat of parasites. Our first meal was grilled
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