Mangos y passiflora Nos tomamos el postre y una infusión!
Esta mañana bajé a echar un vistazo a los mangos que hay cerquita de casa, y de camino me fijé en nuestra recién plantada y espléndida passiflora edulis que echa flores como si no hubiese mañana, pero por despiste botánico nuestro no nos ha regalado ni una fruta este verano! Esta historia la dejaremos para otra mini entrada. Y lo tuve clarito, hoy mango de postre y passiflora de relax!
¡Passiflora una infusión para dormir como un tronco!
Mi trío favorito en la lista de infusiones relajantes son la Tila, la melisa ( melissa oficinalis) y la pasiflora. Los flavonoides y alcaloides en la pasiflora tienen efectos calmantes e inductores del sueño por lo que forma parte de mi colección "RELAX" para días de estrés o simplemente cuando quiero garantizar un buen apagón por la noche.
Como andaba escasa de tila y por la noche me gusta mi infusión para relajarme opté por mi otra favorita, la pasiflora, así que corté unas de las preciosas flores, unos poquitos tallos para probarlas en infusión.Y de paso, con su belleza efímera que no alcanzará la noche, nos plantamos un centro de mesa espléndido para acompañar la comida con los peques.
Normalmente las hojas para infusiones en las tiendas y herboristerías suelen ser de passiflora encarnata y passiflora edulis. La nuestra es la edulis con unas frutas ( cuando las echa!) deliciosas que duran una eternidad, con su piel gruesa de color morado cuando maduran y su corazón jugoso refrescante con toques dulces y cítricos. al pasar los días la piel se va arrugando pero el interior conserva su frescura y sabor.
Infusión en seco o en fresco.
Hasta ahora siempre me he tomado la infusión de pasiflora de hojas secas y pensé que en fresco tendría otra dimensión, la verdad es que no tenía tanto aroma y el sabor era a hierba, haré una actualización cuando las tenga secas a ver si mejora la cosa, y si no pues la mezclaré con mi mix de tila alpina.
Centro de mesa passiflora y mango
When a friend of mine calls with a shopping plan, I would generally skip. Slowly crawling between shops, trying out dresses and waiting to evaluate the looks of other´s trials and experiments, sounds like endless torture to me. That being said, I have a confessed weakness when I find myself face to face with a window shop like that of Annabel Keatley Espacio Creativo.
You know that moment, when your mind is desperate yet powerless trying to drag you away, while you are completely abducted by what in my case was the beauty and uniqueness of the handmade treasures, singing to me like mermaids to lost sailors in the sea. At that moment, monthly budget miraculously stretches a bit and makes room for a newly born whim. With a naughty smile tickling the corner, back home … No regrets!
Annabel Keatley Espacio Creativo. A souvenir from Almuñécar?
I´m sure your camera and smart phone are full of selfies and otheries (sorry, inventing words is a tick of mine) documenting all ice cream flavors you had at Heladería Daniel, the sweet mangos you bought at the local market, the decadent mini cakes you had at Maritrini´s, and loads of tapas that came with your beers. But then, you want to bring back something home, some sort of magic object, that would allow you for mental time travel when you are not in Almuñécar anymore. You might get a made in china scarf, or a flamenco dancer fridge magnet with, the one you can find at all over souvenir shops in every Spanish city. Or, or, or. You might want to take home something unique, a piece of art you cannot order on eBay or Amazon, an elegant colorful painting reflecting the light of the sea, an earring that has no equal, a sculpture, a bowl, or an un-cloneable ceramic spoon.
If you are in Almuñécar, I am sure you will be going up and down Calle Baja del Mar almost every day. There it is, number 14, Annabel Keatley Espacio Creativo. A small, neat gallery shop, where arty crafts of local authors share the space. In my dictionary, a definition of heaven. I live in Almuñécar and I still promise myself a monthly visit, to check what´s new, and maybe when my little ones allow it, to get us signed up for one the workshops that Annabel Keatley organizes every once in a while.
So who´s at Annabel Keatley´s creative Space?
On my visit, some of the treasures on the shelves were:
Sculptures and ceramics by Eva Jünger, whose art we saw in a previous visit Kitty Harri´s sculpture garden (I promise an entry on that one as well).
And of course the beautiful paintings by Annabel Keatley.
I was in a hurry, so most definitely more names are missing, but no worries, I will be back soon. If you are in Almuñécar, make sure to pay Annabel Keatley Espacio Creativo a visit. Be sure to hear the story, it is part of a true souvenir. And while you´re there, click another selfie and share it with us.
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