We talked to Cara Araneta about her delicious meals while at Ka’ana. Here are picks of some of her favorite dishes!
Cochinitas
Cochinita pibil is a traditional slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatán Península. The sweet and savory pork was perfectly seasoned and melted in my mouth! The pineapple chunks added a great balance and a hint of citrus.
Nestled on the white-sanded beaches of Belize, on the shore of the Caribbean Sea, the small fishing village of Placencia attracts visitors far and wide, from Italy to New York City. Our Weekend with the Owners takes us to the Belizean town for a getaway packed with delicious food, drinks and great escapes! Colin and Ronan Hannan spoke to us about their experience in Placencia and shared their itinerary of must-see and must-do happenings while on the coast. Read on for their full weekend itinerary.
Memorial Day marks the start of summer, so we’d like to offer you a special promotion: 10% Discount and Breakfast! Book a Balam, Casita or Master Suite and receive 10% Discount with Continental Breakfast – or – a 1- or 2-Bedroom Villa and receive 10% Discount with Full Breakfast!
Meanwhile, enjoy one of our fave popsicles:
Coconut Mango Popsicle
Ingredients
2 Cups Water
1 ¼ Cups Mile – Whole
½ Teaspoon Kosher Salt
2 Large Mangos – Ripened
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 15-Oz. Can Coconut Milk – Shaken
1 Vanilla (Bean) – Halved Lengthwise
1 14-Oz. Can Condensed Milk – Sweetened
1 Cup Arborio or Grain (Short) Rice – White
Preparation
Whisk coconut and whole milks in saucepan. Scrape and stir bean seeds into milk. Stir rice into milk and simmer – medium. Lower heat and cook for 25 minutes, until tender. Whisk condensed milk, salt, vanilla and water into mixture. Peel mangoes; dice into ½-inch cubes and fold into mixture. Transfer into ice-pop molds, insert sticks and freeze 3-4 hours.
Salt
Pepper
3 Avocados
Chilli Flakes
1 Cup Chopped Cilantro
1/2 Chopped Red Onion
1 Chopped Vine Tomato
1 Chopped Jalapeno Pepper
1-1 1/2 Limes – Fresh Lime Juice
1 Lime – Zest (Depends on how zesty you’d like it.)
2-3 Chopped Garlic Cloves (Roasted, even better!)
Preparation
Mash avocados, using either a fork or masher, in large bowl (Leave lumpy; we’ll mix remaining ingredients – and who doesn’t like chunky guac?). Add chopped cilantro, garlic, jalapeno pepper (Unless you’d like it extra spicy, remove seeds.), lime juice, onion, pepper, salt and zest – stir thoroughly. Top with chopped tomatoes; sprinkle chilli flakes.
Portion: 3-6 Persons. Taste Test: Add cilantro, garlic, lime juice and salt if needed.
Green, prickly skin with soft, fleshy white interior and lots of black seeds. Perfect when scooped out of the skin, served cold with milk and sugar; not overly sweet, but has a distinct flavor.
Custard Apple (Annona)
Size and shape is like an over-sided apple. Skin is a mottled pinkish-red and the actual fruit is whitish-pink with small seeds; sweet, distinct flavor.
Craboo (Nance Cherry)
Small, bright yellow, berry-like fruit with a hard seed inside; sweet when ripe.
Mammy Apple (Sapote)
Hard, brown outer shell while interior is burnt-orange, smooth and sweet; has a large black seed.
