Posts by Nissa
Mango Chicken A La Orange
Mango Honey Nectar Mimosas
Mango Lime Buttered Clams
Can Mangoes Make You Go Absinthe-Minded
I find out in this new cocktail recipe inspired by local Absinthe This cocktail is inspired by one of my favorite teas and a bottle of locally made (Marin County) absinthe I was gifted on a recent writing assignment for Edible Marin & Wine Country Magazine. (The Crespo Organic Kitchen creates its magic from my…
Continue ReadingThe Squeezed Squeeze Back
Round Mango Market Difficulties Ahead Weeks 8-12 are the problem. Last Friday there was an early morning surge of mango chatter amongst industry folks. A handful of the bigger conventional players released a series of statements —more like warnings, in the form of internal and external emails, the subject being massive shortages of round mangoes…
Continue ReadingFresh Mango & Coconut Bubble Tea
& The Perfect Amount of QQ Bubble Tea is a Taiwanese invention said to have originated in the 80’s at a well-known tea stand. Randomly some flavor was shaken into tea, the bubbles that formed with the shake essentially named the drink. Milk tea was already quite common, so adding sweet flavors become new way…
Continue ReadingCrespo Organic Sees All Yellow
Mexico revs up mango engines with Ataulfos to start the season Most packing sheds are currently opened, opening or will be opening in the next few weeks in the southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas. Ataulfos are on track to start first – some growers have started picking and others will start picking next week…
Continue ReadingMango Season Starts with Potential
A new, cleverly named, pack house springs up to help Update 2/25: We are a little behind schedule about a week and the packing house is now set to open around the 8th of March, get inspected start packing Crespo mangoes by the 15-20th! Check out the new updated photos of the packing shed at…
Continue ReadingThe Fruits of Crespo’s Labor
Direct trade tends be a quality-centric, mutually beneficial model where the farmer is the expert on production of a high-quality product, and the customer on product distribution to the consumer. The two parties exchange information on the challenges and opportunities, and they strategize to build long-term commerce relationships built on trust, transparency and respect.
Continue ReadingMango Bûche De Noel (Yule Log Cake)
A Christmas Eve Ode to Martha Stewart I have, like so many, have admired her and been inspired by her since I was young. (That’s before the internet.) Her magazines came first, they were the first of their kind and then the TV shows, again the first, she was and is a pioneer and she’s…
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