Author Archives: aliceaudrey
Chicken Curry
I’m going to cheat today, and send you all off to some recipes elsewhere in the Internet that look about right for the sort of food I was eating in Belize. The Belizian diet seems to be a bit limited. They typically offer fry-jacks and beans and eggs for breakfast along with a juice like mango or watermelon. For lunch and supper it would be beans and rice then either chicken or fish. We also saw a fair amount of […]
Back to Belize
So. Where was I? Oh yes, thinking about the trip. I’m going to do about half a dozen blogs on it, each focused on the sorts of things you might need to know should you have a setting in Belize, or even on say – an island in the Gulf of Mexico. Probably the first thing that hits you as you get off the plane is the air. It’s warm and moist. Although my sense of smell isn’t too good, […]
Taxes
I’ve been so busy with income taxes I almost forgot to blog. I’m running a little late on the taxes this year. Something about being out of the country messed me up. I was planning on simply doing an extension, but you have to have some idea how much you will owe for that to work, and to figure it out I had to do the taxes. All I can say is thank God for tax preparation software! I managed […]
Suzie’s House 13: Of Duty and Honor
Drew was driving down West Washington about the time Vin was walking into the cab company to pick up his ride. Though Drew knew he’d be sitting a while, he wanted to be sure he was in place before Vin attracted attention. So he found a likely spot near the bottom of the hill on West Washington just past Proudfit and parallel parked. “You like Suzie” echoed in his head about a dozen times. He could still see Vin’s smug […]
Chasing Sharks
Honest, I’m not the sort of person who does stupid things like feed bears, try to pet deer or buffalo, or chase after skunks. I don’t know what got into me! Our second day at Maya Breeze Inn we decided to go snorkeling. We hired a touring company named Nite Wind (yes, that’s how they spelled it) to take us out to one of the cayes that is part of a reserve. Our tour guide’s name was Mark. He wasn’t […]
Belize Highlights
Wow! What an experience. It’s going to take a while for me to sort though my impressions and pass them along, but I’ll try to give you a general idea now. First, I can’t believe I chased a shark. More on that later. I started with a cold, am apparently getting a cold now, got a horrendous sunburn, and won’t remember any of that in years to come. We were very much the minority in Belize. The only other whites […]
Hi! I'm Home
I really, really wanted to say “Hi from Belize” but I’m not surprised it didn’t work out. Not that I couldn’t find any Internet access, but that I never got a chance to use it. At The Maya Breeze Inn I ran out of time while trying to get connected and had to give up. In Belmopan I couldn’t get my mother to stop at the “Internet Cafe” and merely stared wistfully at it as we went past. Several times. […]
Fun Things To Do in Alice's Restaurant While Alice Is Away
I expect most of you will simply stop dropping by. Hey, I don’t blame you. The only time I’ll put anything new up will be when I accidentally run into an Internet connection while in Belize. So, no recipes this coming Monday or the Monday afterward and no Suzie this Friday. For those who will miss me, I have a few suggestions. 1] Use the categories on the right to catch up on stuff you might have missed. 1a] Check […]
Suzie’s House 12: All In A Day’s Work
Vin twisted around so he could sling one arm across the back of his kitchen chair. His other hand toyed with his coffee cup. With a belly full of pancake and what he’d witnessed that morning he was feeling no pain. Suzie had cleared the breakfast table and Miranda gone off to work leaving Vin and Drew still sitting. Vin tried not to smile, but it was damn hard when he felt so good. Still, he managed to keep from […]
New at Alice's Restaurant: Gerbil TV
Gerbil TV is coming soon to Alice’s Restaurant. What is Gerbil TV? It’s what I’m going to call a series of silly pictures taken around the house. There are always silly things going on around here. It might literally be the antics of gerbils or it might be an arrangement of toys, or even the way the refrigerator magnets are stacked up. Frequently someone in the house will set up a little diorama. Someone else will come along and […]
"I Could Be a Writer"
This one is for Nancy. Did you really think this was going to be easy? Just because Nora whips out half a dozen books a year and you can type 60 words per minute doesn’t mean you can write a book in six weeks. Yes, I did it, but it wasn’t as long of a book and I already had one complete and years of experience under my belt. It wasn’t a whole new experience for me. Nor will that […]
Quick Quote
Mr. Al regarding the need to delete scenes from our books: “It’s so hard to strangle our babie.”
Groan
I know I shouldn’t inflict these on you just because someone inflicted them on me, but…. Oh well. 😀 . (1) King Ozymandias of Assyria was running low on cash after years of war with the Hittites. His last great possession was the Star of the Euphrates , the most valuable diamond in the ancient world. Desperate, he went to Croesus, the pawnbroker, to ask for a loan. Croesus said, “I’ll give you 100,000 dinars for it.” “But I paid […]
Quick Pancakes
What? You want the pancakes to go with the quick mix? Fine. 2 c quick mix 2 eggs 1 c milk Mix. Fry on griddle with butter at a medium high temperature. If you can get the temperature exactly right the pancakes should be golden brown on the bottom when the top is just starting to have bubbles that don’t go away. Flip, brown, and serve. Bon Appetite Alice
Quick Mix
This is what Suzie used to make pancakes, in case you were wondering. 10 c flour 1/3 c baking powder 1/4 c sugar 4 tsp salt 2 c shortening Mix dry ingredients. Cut in shortening. Store for later use. Whatever ratio of whole wheet to all purpose flour you wish may be used. Suzie uses 4 cups of whole wheat and 6 of all purpose. Bon Appetite Alice Alice
