In a Mexican Garden
Title | In a Mexican Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Gina Hyams |
Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Gardens |
ISBN | 9780811841306 |
Packed with colour photos, In a Mexican Garden captures Mexico's courtyard gardens, loggias, patios and swimming pools. An introduction highlights historical influences and folk art traditions of the distinctive Mexican style.
Gardens of Mexico
Title | Gardens of Mexico PDF eBook |
Author | Antonio Haas |
Publisher | Rizzoli International Publications |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
Edible Mexican Garden
Title | Edible Mexican Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Rosalind Creasy |
Publisher | Tuttle Publishing |
Pages | 113 |
Release | 2000-03-15 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 1462917658 |
Learn how to create a lovely Mexican garden and then create delicious dishes with your produce using this easy-to-use Mexican cookbook and gardening guide. Rosalind Creasy, the grande dame of edible landscaping, has compiled an amazing variety of Mexican herbs and vegetables and has brought them up from south of the border straight to our dinner plates. Mexican food, Creasy tells us, consists not only of crispy tacos and refried beans, but also savory salsas and mole verde, corn-on-the-cob dipped in crema and grated anejo cheese, and winter squash soup. With gorgeous photography and practical growing tips, Creasy takes us on a tour of several of her own Mexican gardens, where authentic varieties prevail and colorful design reigns. She addresses climate concerns, as well as the process for saving seeds and incorporating Mexican flower varieties into the garden plot for variety, for color, and to ward off pests and insects. In addition to gardening techniques, some of the delicious Mexican recipes include: Mole Verde Salsa Fresca Cactus Paddle Salad Tortilla Soup Winter Squash Soup Red Pozole Fava Beans with Tomatoes Pork Shoulder Sandwiches with Tomatillos Melon Cooler And many more!
Nagual in the Garden
Title | Nagual in the Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Lenore Hoag Mulryan |
Publisher | University of California Los Angeles, Fowler Museum of Cultural History |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Frida Kahlo's Garden
Title | Frida Kahlo's Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Adriana Zavala |
Publisher | Prestel |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Artists' gardens |
ISBN | 9783791354569 |
Accompanying the groundbreaking exhibition "Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life" at The New York Botanical Garden, this vibrant book provides a thrilling new perspective from which to appreciate Frida Kahlo's paintings against the backdrop of her home and garden. Fans of botanical art, garden enthusiasts, and Kahlo's many devotees will find new and exciting imagesand information in this elegant, unique presentation of one of modern art's most revered figures.
Mexican Cooking
Title | Mexican Cooking PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Hicks |
Publisher | |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Cookery, Mexican |
ISBN | 9781840922547 |
This title presents over 100 authentic recipes, representing the best of Mexican cooking, and an information text on Mexican culinary traditions, habits and tastes.
Patios and Gardens of Mexico
Title | Patios and Gardens of Mexico PDF eBook |
Author | Patricia W. O'Gorman |
Publisher | Architectural Book Publishing |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2012-12-19 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 158979768X |
An arched stone gate, a millstone path, a blue-and-white tiled pool with a quiet fountain, brilliant marigolds, stone sculptures of playful angels, and stately lions—the Mexican garden is a serene oasis that displays a diversity and ingenuity that is truly astonishing. Mexico’s temperate climate, conducive to outdoor living, combined with its Indian and Spanish heritage have resulted in a unique style of design and architecture. Through more than four hundred magnificent photographs and detailed text, Patios and Gardens of Mexico displays the amazing sense of variety and originality characteristic of the Mexican garden.