By Tommy Clarkson from the February 2019 Edition Family Turneracea Also known as Mexican Holly, Damiana, Damiana Aphrodisiaca, Damiana Herb, Damiana Leaf, Mexican Damiana, Mizibcoc, Old Woman’s Broom and Oreganillo (I encourage you to be seated and holding onto something secure as you read the following – quite possibly – most shocking of surprises. But […]
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By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2019 Edition Parsley, Petroselinum crispum Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae  Also known as: Garden Parsley After the first year of looking like this, it will go to seed the next. (Why have I not written about Parsley before? Just didn’t think ads, soups, stocks and vinegars. Having the capacity […]
Continue reading By Tommy Clarkson from the January 2019 Edition Cockscomb Celosia cristata Family Amaranthaceae Also known as Wool Flower, Brain Celosia, Red Fox or Velvet Flower (Yesterday, while stepping away from my regular morning workout as a result of over-actively pushing my aging body and cracking a rib I was walking through an area in which […]
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 By Kirby Vickery  from the January 2019 Edition A Mayan Myth This story is found in the middle of the Popol Vuh but is considered to be a Mayan myth all to itself. In the story of the creation of the earth and the sky, after the stick people were all destroyed and just before […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2019 Edition This is our fourth year volunteering for the children’s Christmas party in the barrio of Santiago. It’s a special event held outside in the school grounds where a whole host of expats, neighbourhood volunteers, and older boys and girls, help us out each year. It’s a […]
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By Yann Kostic and Tom Zachystal from the January 2019 Edition Are you getting close to retirement or have you already retired? If so, it is likely you have more than one retirement plan. You’re not alone. Many investors have multiple retirement plans; unfortunately they believe that having several plans makes it difficult to calculate […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2019 Edition Directed by: Dan Fogelman Starring: Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Annette Bennington, Mandy Patinkin, Jean Smart, Olivia Cooke, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Antonio Banderas, Laia Costa, Alex Monner “As a young, New York City couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2019 Edition Directed by: Otto Bathurst Starring: Taron Everton, Jamie Foxx, Eve Henson, Jamie Doran, Ben Mendelssohn “Robin of Loxley, a war-hardened Crusader, and his Moorish commander, mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown, in a thrilling, action-adventure, packed with […]
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By Manzanillo Writer from the January 2019 Edition This rich custard, named after the small city of Jerico in Colombia, is also popular in Mexico, particularly in the Guadalajara and Puebla regions. Ingredients 3 cups milk 3/4 cup sugar 2-inch piece true cinnamon bark 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise 3 egg yolks Instructions In a […]
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