Posts by Nissa
Mangoes on the BBQ
A sweet & tropical blaze for your Memorial Day Cookout Every year in late spring, on the very last Monday in May, Americans celebrate Memorial Day. It’s a day where we honor serviceman who sacrificed their lives in American military operations. It’s a holiday that falls on the cusp of summer, and, for most, a…
Continue ReadingStrawberry- Rhubarb, Mango Compote
Rhubarb meets mangoes in this perceivingly exotic and versatile compote! In the old days, the processes of canning and jarring were essential to preserving the harvest well past winter. Today, as the world has access to most ingredients most of the time, preserving has become less essential and more of an exciting culinary trick. Making…
Continue ReadingSummer Mango Mania #MuchosMangoes
Summer Mango Mania, A Hands on Cooking Class Come with Questions, Leave with Mango Expertise! Summertime screams mango. As the Mexican mango season blossoms in the peak of summer, providing us with abundance, we begin to crave more and more of this sweet perfumed fruit. Despite the mango being the most widely consumed fruit in…
Continue ReadingHands on Higher (Mango) Ed
Bring creative mango centric fun into your produce circle. As a by-product of the partnership between Crespo Organic Mangoes, the Crespo Organic Kitchen and Ger-Nis Culinary & Herb Center (a sustainable, organic and fair-trade food education and marketing company), a Crespo Organic Mango Seminar was born. The seminar experience was designed to educate and inspire mango…
Continue ReadingI don’t like to be called “Honey”
…and neither does the Ataulfo Mango I can’t tell you how many times I have been called Lisa, Melissa, Alissa, and, even, Carissa when various adults have had to read my name, Nissa, aloud. The very existence of the name Nissa (pronounced Niss like kiss with the soft “a” pronounced like uh = Niss–uh) baffles…
Continue ReadingMango Lemon-Lime Ginger Puree Soda
When life gives you ripe mangoes, make healthy soda…. We have a lot of recipes happening each week in the test kitchen for both Crespo Organic Kitchen and the Ger-Nis Culinary & Herb Center. Lemons and limes are a staple item for us, but they can often turn wrinkled or hard (limes) or moldy…
Continue ReadingMango Toum
Lebanese garlic sauce with mango…. Toum is a Lebanese garlic sauce, made by emulsifying raw garlic into oil. It’s a sharp, bold alternative to mayonnaise that is traditionally served over meats and vegetables. The idea for this recipe came about because of a bad garlic purchase I made where about 4-5 heads started to go…
Continue ReadingHerbaceous Mango Mustard Sauce
No need for added sweetener, the mango give this a honey-mustard feel.. This is a super versatile sauce that improves everyday simple weeknight meals substantially. It uses up ANY kitchen herbs you might have laying around, and it tastes great. Brush it on baked chicken breasts or roasted fish fillets, use it as a salad…
Continue ReadingMango Ginger Sauce
Sweet or savory applications! Having access to fresh ginger has changed the way we flavor our food and what we often eat—from healthy morning smoothies to everyday meals, drinks and desserts. Most of the organic ginger on the market comes from Hawaii, Peru, and Mexico. It has to travel pretty far and moves by sea…
Continue ReadingFresh Mango-Turmeric Tabasco
Earthy tumeric and sweet-tropical mangoes in a hot sauce, c’mon….. We had a big bag of mini peppers laying around from a class that got canceled, some old cherry bombs and a bunch of bits and pieces of fresh turmeric root left at the bottom of a bag that seemed worthless at first glance. Of…
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