Posts by Nissa
Día de Muertos
Mi padre es tu padre Para una versión en inglés haga clic aquí Una de las cosas que nos conecta a todos en esta vida es la muerte, la comida es otra. Desde que mi padre falleció hace unos años, me di cuenta que me conecto con ciertas personas de manera más auténtica, especialmente aquellas…
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Mi padre es tu padre, celebrate life Click HERE for a version of the post in Spanish One of the things that connects us all in this life is food and certainly thats a big one for me, death is another obvious connector. I noticed since my father passed a few years back that I…
Continue ReadingWhiskey Mango BBQ Sauce
A California power outage miracle recipe……And It Was All Yellow I had intended to post this recipe a few weeks ago, when the weather was warmer in most places around the country. But I think the recipe is still relevant for a few reasons, tomatoes are still flourishing in California and the recipe is not…
Continue ReadingMango Mania 2019
Customers blew our minds with awesome displays of #MuchosMangoes The Crespo Organic Summer Mango Mania #MuchosMangoes promotion is the collision point between Nayarit and Sinaloa peak mango production, happening in the height of consumer demand, SUMMERTIME. For two months, usually starting to build volumes and displays in June, building up to gigantic consumer sales…
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Make vibrant and tasty Thai dishes in a flash This past weekend I re-discovered the beauty of some old recipes I had written years ago for Ger-Nis while re-purposing them for a mango cooking class I taught at the Sacramento Natural Foods Coop, which also happens to be one of my favorite grocery stores in…
Continue ReadingForetelling the Mexican Season Wind Down
It’s complicated depending on who you ask….. Currently Crespo Organic is on the downside of peak of Kent season from Sinaloa. The Nayarit region has finished and all packhouses in that region have closed. Our orchards in Sinaloa, which dot the surrounding area of our hometown El Rosario and encircle our main packhouse, Empaque Don…
Continue ReadingGood Earth Natural Foods Mango Mania
Crespo Organic Summer Mango Mania #MuchosMangoes Demo & Tasting Event at Good Earth Natural Foods Monday July 21st (2 – 4 pm)
Continue ReadingBolinas Summer Mango Mania
#MuchosMangoes are coming to Bolinas….RIDE THE WAVE….. The Crespo Organic Kitchen, the culinary education arm of Crespo Organic Mangoes and part of my produce, marketing and education company- Ger-Nis Culinary & Herb Center is located in the beautiful northern, surf and art village of Bolinas, California. This summer we are celebrating mangoes BIG TIME in…
Continue ReadingA Celebration of Mexico & Mangoes
Bolinas Summer Mango Mania celebrates authentic Mexico cuisine and local organic farmers with Ger-Nis Supper Club, join in…….. During the weekend celebration that is Bolinas Summer Mango Mania ( July 4th – July 7th) we are offering up a special treat as the Crespo Organic Kitchen and Ger-Nis Culinary partner up to host their second annual,…
Continue ReadingSummertime Crop Update
Mexican organic mango season prepares for great peak. We will all be dripping in sweet mango mania. I do a fair amount of writing work in addition to all my other doings…. This article was originally written for and published (in edited form) by Organic Produce Network, to see the edited version on OPN’s…
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