Japan

Japan (#22) Miso Glazed Salmon

I saw this recipe on Jacque Pepin's Heart and Soul cooking show and decided to make it.  I researched other versions of the recipe and settled on one from one of my new favorite websites called "Just One Cookbook".  The salmon is marinated in a mixture of miso paste, sake, mirin, soy sauce and sesame oil for about an hour then broiled for about 10 minutes.  I served it over sticky white rice sprinkled with black sesame seeds and sea salt.  This was easy, healthy, inexpensive and delicious.  There was a leftover piece of salmon which I'll use for onigirazu for an easy, healthy lunch.
https://www.justonecookbook.com/miso-salmon/

Onigirazu is popular in Japanese bento lunch boxes.  They're easy to make and the fillings are endless. 

Belize

Belize (#21) Johnny Cakes

I love biscuits so I when I stumbled across this recipe I knew I had to make it.  Johnny cakes were originially called Journey Cakes because they were a staple for travel and stay good for weeks.  In Belize they are a breakfast staple and eaten as a sandwich with ham and cheese, or served warm and drenched in butter and honey.  There are just a few simple ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, butter and coconut milk.  The dough is mixed and then balls are formed and flattened on a baking sheet, then pricked with a fork and baked for 30 minutes or so.