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#CelebrateMexico #CelebrateMangoes
The Cinco de Mayo show goes on, despite supply complexities A single mango goes a long way: in recipes and in creating #MangoJoy for consumers. Mangoes don’t have to be dirt cheap or in heaping abundance for a consumer to feel the sweet tropical satisfaction and joy that comes from eating and using mangoes. As…
Continue ReadingStrawberry Mango Bars
Here is the perfect early spring easter dessert, really we can’t stop eating it I adore strawberries. One of my long-standing fantasies is that I will retire in Italy as an organic strawberry farmer. I also fantasize of retiring in Sicily as a mango farmer (believe it or not mangoes grow decently there). This…
Continue ReadingMy Equipo’s Recipe for Success
Those that feast together grow together Someone recently claimed that recipes have no place in buyer-focused produce marketing. That someone doesn’t know my history with buyers or recipes nor does that person connect the dots between farms and tables, like I do. That someone has probably never witnessed the excitement over the vibrant consumer…
Continue ReadingSix Recipes for More Light
More time to enjoy sunlight and mangoes Added sunlight time after the end of a workday is amazing especially for those who work a 9 to 5 job. Try these delicious and easy to make mango-centric recipes for “more light”. These recipes from the #CrespoOrganicKitchen are inspired by Daylights Saving time and with an added…
Continue ReadingCelebrate Fat Tuesday with Mangoes
Étouffée with mango tabasco & mango anise (sugar cube) sazeracs “Mardi Gras” means fat Tuesday, I only learned that a few years back which makes me giggle a little bit! It always falls before Ash Wednesday which signals the beginning of Lent a predominantly Catholic “event” which happens during the lead up to Easter and…
Continue ReadingCelebrate, Know and Feel Mexico with Pechuga
A celebratory mango-milk punch for Christmas I had my first Pechuga, about 30 years ago when I was studying politics in Cuernavaca, Mexico while in college. On one of our outings we visited the then governor of the state of Morelos (where Cuernavaca is located) at his home, to discuss local politics. The governor also…
Continue ReadingMallika Mango French Toast
The silk texture of Mallika’s is perfect for this decadent & easy French toast This is the second season for our Mexican grown Indian Mallika mangoes and The Crespo Organic Kitchen has been buzzing with excitement. It’s so rare for us to have completely fiberless mangoes and these silky creamy delights are proving fun to…
Continue ReadingCrespo Organic Summer Mango Mania Events Calendar – 2022
Are you ready for #MuchosMangoes & #MangoJoy ? Crespo Organic Summer Mango Mania #MuchosMangoes is here and the Crespo Organic Kitchen is going to make it extra special this summer. What is Crespo Summer Mango Mania, you might ask? It’s the collision point between our peak production time in Nayarit & Sinaloa and the…
Continue ReadingBolinas Summer Mango Mania @Smiley’s
#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 was located in the beautiful northern, surf and art village of Bolinas, California for over 6 years. We basically built the Crespo…
Continue ReadingSummer Mango Salads on Zoom!
A Crespo Organic Kitchen Cooking Class Class Description: Learn to make three mango-centric summer salads that will wow everyone this season and beyond. You’ll get refreshed with our everyday mango education, learning about how the Tommy Atkins varietal’s and its firmer flesh works wonderfully for salads. We will teach several different ways to cut mangoes…
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