Cilantro Purslane Pesto
Cilantro/Purslane Pesto to try Ingredients 1 cup cilantro 1 cup purslane leaves and small stems 1/2 cup olive oil 1/4 cup cashew nuts 1/4 cup sunflower seeds 5 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or minced spicy peppers salt and pepper to taste Try adding the olive […]
Purslane Basil Pesto
Our Purslane Basil Pesto Recipe This is a wonderful, super-healthy raw vegan pesto that’s very inexpensive because it’s primary ingredient is purslane, which is perhaps the easiest food to grow on the farm. It’s so easy in fact that we never plant it or take care of it. It grows all over by itself since […]
What’s Growing at Rancho Delicioso
Gallery of Edible Plants That Will Grow in Costa Rica Finally I’ve been able to find the right way to display most of what we’re growing here at Rancho Delicioso. I was guessing that it must be up to 100 different edible plants, but it’s far more than that. As of this writing, many of […]
Lacewing Insect – A Friend to the Tropical Gardener
An Insect Predator of Aphids and Caterpillars If you’ve lived in Costa Rica for a while, and you’re paying attention to the little things around you, then you may have noticed some tiny eggs on little hairs around your house or garden. I had seen them a few times and wondered what they were, but […]
Seeds for Tropical Climates
In general, we think it’s a good idea to buy seeds from sellers in the hottest regions of the United States, and the farther south the better. These sellers have local clients planting in the climate most similar to the tropical conditions of Costa Rica. Here is a list of companies we’ve been using that […]
Beets – How to Grow Them
How to Grow Beets in Hot Tropical Areas of Costa Rica Spanish Name: Remolacha Seeds: Each seed is a cluster. Soak in water 12-24 hrs before planting Soil Type: Sandy, high phosphorous, raised beds Ph: 6-7 (Neutral) Germination Time: 5-10 days Spacing: 1/2″ deep, Very Close: 2-4″ between plants and 12-18″ between rows Water: Daily, keep soil moist […]
Liability Release Form
All guests and volunteers at Rancho Delicioso must sign our standard Liability Release Form, shown below, upon arrival. Please don’t sign up to stay at Rancho Delicioso if you have a problem with signing this:
Pasion de Tres Photo Shoot – Three New Dresses
Yasmin Tobon, modeling her newest dresses at the farm. Photography by Geoff McCabe. These dresses are available, hand made by her on the farm in various fabrics.
Beet and Carrot Carpaccio with Homemade Pesto Goat Cheese
Every morning the goats get milked on the farm and every other day we will convert the raw milk into delicious cheese crumbles. For this recipe we decided to flavor the cheese with pesto made from freshly picked basil leaves. This recipe was first made by Fanny, also known as “Sweden”, and she is one […]
Avocado Salsa with Mango
I’ve never been a peculiar fan of sweet salsas, but when being in the tropics it is the time to think outside the box, play with new ingredients and enjoy the dynamic flavor of Costa Rica. Yesterday, we decided to make a avocado mango salsa, seeing as most of the ingredients were in abundant availability […]
