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Mexican Wedding Cake

February 1, 2020May 29, 2020Manzanillo SunLeave a Comment

By Manzanillo Sun Writer on the February 2020 Edition Ingredients Recipe serves 40 ✓ 350g unsalted butter ✓ 100g icing sugar ✓ 3/4 teaspoon salt ✓ 220g finely ground almonds ✓ 4 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract ✓ 375g sifted plain flour ✓ 5 tablespoons icing sugar for rolling Directions Prep:45min › Cook:15min › Extra time:1hr […]

Dwarf Dracaena- I Planted Roots in Mexico

February 1, 2020March 7, 2020Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the February 2020 Edition Dwarf Dracaena Dracaena compactaFamily Agavaceae Also known as Pineapple Dracaena or Dwarf Dracaena The Dracaena compacta is a rather compact (Gee, ya’ think?), somewhat, slow-growing native from South East Africa. Though it’s been an indoor favorite of many homeowners for years (though, at times, difficult for some to […]

Mayan Magical Munchies

February 1, 2020May 29, 2020Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the February 2020 Edition I love Mexican food. I have always loved Mexican food. Not so much all the Southwestern American versions, but good Mexican food. I was surprised as a child that the food I got in Barcelona, Spain, didn’t come close to what I thought it should be after growing […]

Mexican Fence Post- I Planted Roots in Mexico

February 1, 2020March 7, 2020Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the February 2020 Edition Mexican Fence Post Pachycereus marginatus, Cereus marginatus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, Marginato-cereus marginatus, Stenocereus marginatus, Cereus gemmatus or Stenocereus marginatus var. gemmatus Family Cactaceae Also known as Central Mexico Pipe Organ, Organ Cactus or Órgano (Some plants’ common names seem to fit them perfectly. Such is the case for the […]

Gelatina de Cilantro – Coriander Mousse

January 1, 2020May 29, 2020Manzanillo SunLeave a Comment

By Manzanillo Sun Writer on the January 2020 Edition Make the perfect snack with this simple recipe of cilantro mousse with cream cheese. It looks great! Time: 25 min. Servings: 10 Ingredients ✓ 2 tablespoons of gelatin powder or 1 packet ✓ 1/4 cup boiling water ✓ 1 bunch of washed and sanitized cilantro ✓ […]

Cascada Palm-I Planted Roots in Mexico

January 1, 2020March 7, 2020Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the January 2020 Edition Cascada Palm Chamaedorea cataractarum Family Arecaceae Also known as Cat Palm or Cataract Palm While having our specimen happily thriving as a potted, shade-appreciating, interior palm in the lower living room for perhaps ten years, I’d never gotten around to properly identifying it. It seemed somewhat obvious […]

MESOAMERICAN CONNECTIONS

January 1, 2020March 7, 2020Kirby VickeryLeave a Comment

By Kirby Vickery on the January 2020 Edition When people talk of the Mesoamerican Societies and their culture, we have a tendency to skim a little (actually a lot) and for-get what was here in Mexico and further south before Sr. Hernán Cortés took it over in the name of the King of Spain and […]

Yellow Ginger- I Planted Roots in Mexico

January 1, 2020March 7, 2020Tommy ClarksonLeave a Comment

By Tommy Clarkson on the January 2020 Edition Yellow Ginger Hedychium flavescens Family Zingiberaceae Also known as Yellow Ginger-Lily, Cream Garland-Lily or Cream Ginger Walking through our gardens this morning, I pondered about which of my tropical plant family I should next write. As I do every time I walk down into them, I strolled […]

Rip Currents, Not Rip Tides

January 1, 2020March 7, 2020Terry SovilLeave a Comment

By Terry Sovil on the January 2020 Edition While in Manzanillo, what is better than to sit on the beach, or on your deck, and watch the ocean. So big. So beautiful. So mysterious. So great for a swim. Don’t let a rip current turn a fun beach trip or swim into a problem. What […]

Celebration Under the Stars

January 1, 2020January 31, 2020John ChalmersLeave a Comment

By John Chalmers on the January 2020 Edition Complete with shepherds, the Three Wise Men, angels, and King Herod, along with Mary, Joseph and the Christ child, the performance featured dozens of the children from Casa Hogar. They appeared in appropriate costumes for the staging produced through the Expressive Arts program of Casa Hogar. Beginning […]

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