During the winter, my thoughts travel south to the Caribbean and I remember all our great trips and the recipes we collected. Recently I’ve been adding articles about these trips, including one by Nancy Gerlach. Belize, 1988, here. Trinidad & Tobago, 1992, here. British Virgin Islands, 1995, here. Barbados, 1996, here.
Expedition to Belize: A Travel Retrospective, 1988
By Dave DeWitt and Nancy Gerlach Recipes: Habanero Hot Sauce Ceviche with Habaneros Coconut-Chile Rice Grilled Snapper Fillets with Red Chile Butter Spicy Salbutes It’s tough work traveling to paradise to study chile peppers and taste exotic hot sauces, but somebody has to do it. Over the last Christmas holiday, the over-worked editorial staff journeyed to Belize (formerly British …
In Search of Hot Stuff in Costa Rica
By Dave DeWitt and Nancy Gerlach Recipes: Spicy Sweet Potato Soup Gallo Pinto Avocado Herb Omelet with Hot Chutney La Junta Jalapeño Steaks Picadillo de Chayote Cinnamon-Spiced Dessert Plantains with Natilla Cream In September, 1992, your editors joined forces once again to invade a Central American country–ostensibly for a vacation, and this time Costa Rica was the target. …
Holiday Articles
Here are some articles and recipes to spice up your holidays: "Red and Green for the Holidays"–Nancy’s classic article, here. "A Deep-Fried Cajun Turkey for Christmas," here. "A Multicultural Holiday Feast," here. "Christmas Latin American-American Style," here.
Even More New Content!
We continue to add new content at a record rate: Learn how to grow the Capsicum baccatum species, here. Everything we know about grilling chicken, here. Back in 1990, Mary Jane and I visited Sonora for the chiltepin harvest, here. Have a martini with your steak! Dr. BBQ’s "Retro Grilling, here.




