Considering that the world did not end on December 21, we have continued to create festive martinis that bring fruit, sweet and vodka to your holiday party and dinner. Jamaica is a favorite flavor that is a great compliment to any turkey, ham or lamb dinner. Check your grocery store for dried jamaica flowers so [...]
Is it the end of the world as we know it? and do we feel fine?
This REM song has been in our heads all day…did they know something that we did not? Is today really the end of the world? According to our neighbors here in Tulum, Mexico, a mayan community and home to the Tulum ruins, the world is not ending today, but it is the birth of [...]
Mayan Monday – Mayan Chamoy Martini
Chamoy is a unique flavor to Mexico that can be addictive due to the combination of sweet, salty, sour and spicy. Sold as a bottled or jarred salsa, Chamoy is fruit based and used for dipping or as a condiment on foods. In Tulum, many homemade chamoys are made with a mango base, making local [...]
Mayan Monday – Holiday Martinis using Mayan local ingredients
This is a super cool way to bring in the new Mayan calendar after December 21 and to celebrate the holidays around the world on December 25th. We are always looking at different ways to show off the local ingredients that we use on a daily basis. This month, considering that the world is SUPPOSED [...]
Mayan Monday – a great description of Mexico and its gifts
We stumbled up a wonderful statement from the Tourism Board of Mexico, describing all things that we love about Mexico and the Riviera Maya. We already know all of this, and with our little piece of paradise, share what we know in Tulum. What we love about this description is the eloquence, the pointed descriptions [...]
Mayan Monday – The end of the world as we know it?
December 21,2012 is fast approaching. For those who are not quite sure about the significance of this date in 2012, it is the final day of one of the Mayan long calendar that some people feel represents the end of the world….no continued calendar from the ancient astronomers , the world will end. That is [...]
Mayan Monday – The secret to Copal and the many uses of this tree resin
During a dinner at a local restaurant that uses copal to keep the mosquitos away, a visitor asked what copal was and where it came from. Our answer, embarrassingly, was incomplete. ‘It is a natural resin that keeps mosquitos away’. (eyes rolled and forks went into the plates of food) This prompted an investigation of [...]
Mayan Monday – Handmade Tortillas food or art in Tulum?
seeing these beautiful photos taken by Christina Holmes in Tulum, I am not sure if tortilla making, hand-made tortillas is an art or a food, or both. Few Tulum restaurants are making handmade tortillas any longer, machines and tortilla shops now supply homes, restaurants and businesses as the demand for this staple Mexican food has [...]
Mayan Monday – Day of the Dead recipe Pan de Muerto
If you want to contribute something a little bit different this year to a Halloween part, think about making some Pan de Muerto for your guests or as a Halloween party gift. This is a historical sweet bread recipe (pan = bread) and is only served during Day of the Dead rituals. The bread is [...]
Mayan Monday – Coconuts are a staple in this Tulum diet
The Mayas have been doing many things right for centuries, but their use of coconuts as a staple in their diets is more than just delicious it is down right healthy! If you look at where Mayan communities have settled throughout Mexico, Guatemala, and South America, they are surrounded by coconut trees. Was this by [...]
