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"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein
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How to make chocolate dumplings in mango sauce: exotic recipe
chocolate dumplings in mango sauce
Ready to sneak this onto your dessert menu under a name like "Tropics Lost in Vienna"?
Ingredients
- 🔸 For the dough:
• 200 g (1 ½ cups) all-purpose flour
- • 1 egg
- • 3 tbsp water
- • Pinch of salt
- 🔸 For the filling:
• 70 g (2.5 oz) dark chocolate
- • 3 tbsp heavy cream
- • 1 tsp cocoa powder (optional)
- • 1 tsp sugar (if chocolate is too bitter)
🔸 For the mango sauce:
- • 1 ripe mango (or 150 g mango puree)
- • 100 ml (just under ½ cup) heavy cream
- • 1-2 tsp honey
- • 1 tsp lime or lemon juice
- • Pinch of salt
🔪 Instructions
- ➡Make the dough: Mix flour, egg, water, and salt into a soft dough. Knead, wrap, and rest for 30 minutes.
- ➡Prepare the filling: Melt chocolate with cream over a water bath. Stir in sugar and cocoa if using. Let cool until thick.
- ➡Shape the dumplings: Roll out dough, cut into circles, fill with chocolate, and seal. Freeze for 10 minutes to firm up.
- ➡Cook: Boil in lightly salted water. Once they float, cook 2–3 minutes more. Lift out gently.
- ➡Make the mango sauce: Blend mango, then stir in cream, honey, citrus juice, and salt. Warm gently without boiling.
- ➡Serve: Arrange dumplings, spoon over sauce, and garnish with mint or lime zest if desired.
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Botanical bedhead: curly, crazy, and full of surprises
Epiphyllum guatemalense - Curly Locks
Epiphyllum guatemalense - Curly Locks, leaves
Epiphyllum guatemalense - Curly Locks, fruit
- This wild-looking jungle cactus doesn't grow straight - it spirals, twirls, and twists! Meet Epiphyllum guatemalense Monstrosa - Orchid Cactus, or Curly Locks.
- A natural mutation of Epiphyllum guatemalense, Curly Locks creates a tangled cascade of curly stems that look like botanical noodles!
- Perfect for hanging baskets, it blooms fragrant, orchid-like flowers at night and produces juicy, edible pink fruit.
- It's self-pollinating and thrives in bright, indirect light. Let it get root-bound to encourage blooms, and water moderately.
- A must-have oddity for cactus lovers and collectors!
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📚 More about exotic epiphytic cacti:
Disocactus ackermanni - Red Orchid Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum - Queen of the Night
Pseudorhipsalis (Wittia) amazonica - Blue Flame
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Another Musk from Africa that came before Elon: the true Healer from Zulu
Musk Bush - Iboza riparia, Misty Plume Bush, or Ginger Bush - flowers
Musk Bush - Iboza riparia, Misty Plume Bush, or Ginger Bush - flowers
Musk Bush - Iboza riparia, Misty Plume Bush, or Ginger Bush - flowers
Musk Bush - Iboza riparia, Misty Plume Bush, or Ginger Bush - leaves
- 🚀 This African Musk has less hype and more goodness: it won't buy Twitter but it might cure your cough!
- 🚀 Musk Bush (Iboza riparia) - also called Misty Plume Bush, or Ginger Bush, is a highly aromatic shrub with a long tradition of healing use in African herbal medicine. Its soft, velvety leaves release a sweet ginger-like scent when crushed and are packed with medicinal value.
- 🚀 Medicinal uses
- 💚 Respiratory relief: The Zulu people traditionally use Iboza as an inhalant for coughs, chest congestion, and even malaria. Crushed leaves are often inhaled or made into a steam bath to clear the lungs.
- 💚 Natural relaxant: Often used alongside Psychotria viridis for calming effects, this plant is prized for its gentle sedative properties.
- 💚 Headache and digestive aid: Inhaling the fragrance can ease headaches, and teas or infusions are used to soothe stomach aches.
- 🚀 Plant facts
- 💚 Growth: Fast-growing (up to 3 ft/year), up to 6 ft tall, with a full, bushy habit.
- 💚 Leaves: Bright green, heart-shaped, covered in sticky aromatic hairs.
- 💚 Flowers: showy mist-like white to lilac spikes hang in beautiful, fragrant dense clusters.
- 💚 Fragrance: Leaves are scented like ginger with a musky twist - especially fragrant after light pruning.
🚀 Growing tips
- 💚 Best in full sun or partial shade
- 💚 Likes rich, well-drained soil and regular summer water, drought tolerant once established.
- 💚 Prune hard after flowering to keep it compact and boost future blooms.
- 💚 Grows well in pots in cold climates.
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Mr B knows: the world was here first
Mr B the Cat sleeping in a box
"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." - Mark Twain
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A flavor bomb of sugar and citrus, syrupy when ripe - Mango Sweet Tart
Mango Sweet Tart - tree with fruit on it
Sweet Tart is a Florida-grown mango prized for its rich, sweet-tart flavor and silky, fiberless flesh. Created by breeder Gary Zill, it's known for its dense orange pulp, excellent sugar-acid balance, and juicy texture. The fruit is oval, heavy for its size, and sometimes develops harmless speckles on the skin. Great fresh, underripe or ripe. Tangy when underripe, syrupy when ripe and perfect for containers thanks to its upright growth and high productivity. A standout variety that lives up to its name!
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📚 Previous posts: #Mango_Rainbow - varieties you should try
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What is the most colorful houseplant: Chartreuse Vine of Gold
Philodendron Golden Goddess
🛒 Bring home this golden treasure!
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Rikis educational television
Riki the Cat is watching TV hockey
"I find television very educational. Every time someone turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." - Groucho Marx
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Watch Joy Perfume in fool bloom!
Magnolia champaca, the Joy Perfume Tree is the most desirable perfume tree for Southern gardens and a Signature Plant of Top Tropicals! At our Farm in Sebring, these stunning trees bloom almost year-round, filling the air with a fruity, enchanting fragrance.
This is the flower used to make the world's most expensive perfume - Joy! And it smells like fruity bubble gum... you won't stop sniffing it! With lush, lemon-lime leaves and a tall, elegant shape, Champaka is as beautiful as it is fragrant.
Shop online or visit Top Tropicals in Fort Myers or Sebring and bring home your very own Joy Perfume Tree!
We have beautiful Champaka trees in all sizes:
3 gal pot: 3-4
ft tall - ready to bloom within a year, can be shipped
7 gal pot: 5-6 ft tall - ready to
bloom, can be shipped
15 gal pot: 7-8
ft tall - have already bloomed, pick up or delivery*
25 gal pot: 10 ft tall - have already bloomed, pick up or
delivery*
*Free delivery for qualified orders - contact us for delivery estimate.
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What fruit can reduce your blood pressure?
Q: Can you recommend trees which fruit are beneficial for balancing blood pressure? I have limited space, so I want to be selective and grow a food forest that truly supports my health.
A: You don't need to spend $$$ on doctors and medications to stay healthy and young. By eating right and adding a few powerful plants and fruits to your diet, you can naturally keep your blood pressure in check. If you plant them today - you can harvest your own medicine tomorrow. And don't forget - gardening itself is therapeutic! It keeps you active, reduces stress, and helps your whole body stay in balance.
💚 Top ten tropical fruit that help reduce blood pressure:
🍈 Jackfruit - Contains potassium and magnesium, which help relax blood vessels and regulate blood pressure.
🍉 Guava - Rich in potassium and fiber, supports vascular health and may help lower blood pressure.
🍊 Papaya - High in potassium and antioxidants, promoting healthy blood pressure.
🍌 Banana - Well-known for its high potassium content, which helps counteract sodium and lower blood pressure.
🍍 Pineapple - Contains potassium and bromelain, which may support circulation and reduce inflammation.
🍅 Persimmon - High in fiber and antioxidants, which can contribute to better heart and vascular function.
🍇 Mulberry - Contains resveratrol and other antioxidants linked to heart health and blood pressure support.
Tamarind - Rich in potassium and fiber, may help regulate blood pressure and support arterial health.
🍑 Loquat - Contains potassium, aiding in fluid balance and blood pressure control.
🍒 Tropical Cherry (Eugenia) - Contains antioxidants and supports healthy circulation.