Category tropical fruit

Agua Fresca

Agua fresca is hands-down the best drink of summer. So refreshing!

Tropical Icebox Cake

An icebox cake is the ultimate indulgence on a hot summer day.  It’s an easy, no-bake dessert, and it gives you an excuse to stick your head in the freezer.

Grilled Mango & Arugula Salad

This salad was inspired by all those grilled peach salads I’ve envied on Pinterest and Instagram lately. I finally tried one at Row 34 in Boston, and it was every bit as good as I imagined. Thick slices of firm-ripe peaches, char-grilled, served over arugula with some other tasty stuff mixed in. As I finished it… Read More

Mango Coconut Chia Pudding

Every year we defend our mango trees from squirrels and raccoons, but this year we have an even more despicable pest lurking about. Human mango thieves.

Hibiscus Cooler

Florida summer brings so many good things:  Mangos drip from the trees. Frangipanis perfume the air.  Rain pitter-patters on the metal roof. Snowbirds have all gone home.