Here’s the lowdown on what we are having today. It’s a crowd favorite here and a traditional Belize breakfast dish you can find in our restaurant La Ceiba. This tasty platter is built up with layers of handmade tortillas, fried organic eggs, American cheese and re-fried beans. It’s drizzled with a fresh homemade sauce made from tomatoes, basil, onions and garnished with chopped cilantro - all grown here in Ka’ana’s organic garden. So Tasty!
We are all a bit of cocktail nerds here at Ka’ana and even love to infuse our own alcohol (you saw our post about what we like to make in house here http://tinyurl.com/99lk2q2)
You can take a cocktail class with one of our master mixologist, learn about local alcohols or how to improve your own cocktail repertoire. Or hang in our newly renovated Freize lounge and try our variety of bespoke Belize inspired cocktails.
Here at Ka’ana, we love to promote an eco-conscious lifestyle and we encourage you to get inspired to follow suite. Learn about the 8 wonderful products we create in-house using our organic garden and other locally sourced vendors to encourage sustainable living!
1. Interiors, decor and frames
(Examples: our aged metal villa doors, dual mahogany loungers)
Here at Ka’ana we are all about providing eco-conscious luxury to our guests. We believe that keeping the environment clean is important to keep the earth around longer. We have a number of eco-conscious initiatives including our organic garden and our locally sourced building materials for our luxury villas. Below we have a list of some great eco-conscious beauty products that are just as amazing as they are green! Read on to get the details.
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.
It’s Mango Season here in Belize, so we plucked some of these delicious fruits from our grounds and came up with this new cocktail to enjoy with your summer rendezvous!
Manila Mango Infused Vodka Cocktail
Ingredients
1 Oz. Fresh Lime Juice
1 Oz. Elderflower Liqueur
1 ½-2 Oz. Manila Mango Infused Vodka
1 Bar Spoon Sugar (Or 1 Oz. Triple Sec Liqueur)
Preparation
Add ice and liquids into Cocktail Shaker, shake and strain into Martini Glass.
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.
