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Masha with Raspberry and Lemongrass Tiramisu
Well, hello there. Another round of warm gratitude to the wonderful guest bloggers, who have been holding down the fort.
This post is dedicated to my dear friend Masha, who you might have seen on Golubka before, as she is a big and important part of our life. She is a serious yoga girl and loves the warmth of the beach and the great outdoors more than anything. Taking all that into consideration, Natalie came up with the idea of organizing Masha’s birthday party around all of her favourite things.
The celebration took place at our beloved beach, with an hour of yoga and plenty of nourishing food to follow. The day before, we had a bit of a weather scare and had to reschedule to early morning in order to avoid a spring storm. Doing yoga while hearing the waves and breathing the salt air was a truly transcendent experience. Our instructor, Laura, captured everybody’s heart with her wonderful program. For anyone in the Tampa Bay area, she teaches yoga at the Dali Museum on a regular basis.
When thinking of yoga in food terms, Ayurveda immediately comes to mind. Ayurveda is an ancient Indian medicine, which is quite complex and includes physical and spiritual components. I decided to make a meal that reflects some principles of Ayurvedic cuisine and present it according to doshas or body types.
Each guest was provided with a questionnaire that helped them determine their dosha. Every dish had a sign indicating what dosha the main ingredient is especially recommended for. We were all a bit too curious to only stick to our doshas, but it was fun to learn new things.
Baked eggplant with herbs and spices and turmeric and sesame crepes
Natalie wrote the names of dishes and doshas on river stones, and her banana leaves worked so well as simple plates.
Today we’re sharing the recipe for this colourful mango salsa (thanks to Zhenya for the recipe) that can be served with so many things. I loved it with my garbanzo crepes the most. The rest of the recipes are part of a different project, bear with us and we’ll share them soon.
Big thanks to Anastasia for help with the photos.
Mango Salsa
2-3 ripe mangoes – peeled and cubed
5-6 medium tomatoes – cubed
1/2 medium yellow onion – minced
1 bunch cilantro – chopped
1/2 jalapeno or more to taste – seeded and minced
juice of 1 lime
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper – to taste
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Gently stir to incorporate all the juices and serve right away.
Ayurvedic Menu:
Pistachio Crusted Falafel
Garbanzo beans: Vata, Kapha – moderation, Pitta – excellent
Mango Salsa
Mango: Vata – excellent; Kapha, Pitta – moderation
Cilantro: Vata – neutral, Pitta – good, Kapha – excellent
Baked Eggplant with herbs and spices
Eggplant: Vata – moderation, Pitta – good, Kapha – avoid
Beets in Citrus
Beets: Vata – excellent; Pitta and Kapha – reduce
Minty Yogurt Sauce
Mint: Vata – reduce; Pitta and Kapha – excellent
Saag Paneer
Spinach: Vata – reduce, Pitta – moderation, Kapha – excellent
Gluten-free Naan bread
Buckwheat:Vata – good; Pitta and Kapha – moderation
Turmeric and Sesame Crepes
Vata and Kapha – good, Pitta – neutral
Lemongrass and Raspberry Tiramisu
Lemongrass: Vata – avoid; Pitta and Kapha – excellent
Cardamom: Vata – good; Pitta and Kapha – excellent
Thyme (Sarah) says
How lovely! How very love! This was such an inspiring post. The photographs are wonderful and the pistachio crusted falafel balls have me so intrigued. What a fabulous article.
alina_who says
How gorgeous is this? It looks like Masha had a great birthday.
Tanya says
You got me so hungry for that tiramisu. Lemongrass?! Recipe pleeease… Gorgeous post!
Nicole says
That’s great, Ayurvedic medicine and diet are very cool, I wish you all the best with it! Another book that you might like is caleld The Only Diet There Is . I know at least two people who’s life changed after reading it and putting into practice it’s exercises.The main thing with diet is to enjoy whatever you are doing, don’t make it a struggle Rohan.
glutenfreehappytummy.com says
what delicious and gorgeous plates of food! i love the use of those leaves for the dishes! how creative! thanks for sharing!
Jay says
The food looks wonderful served on the banana leaves.
Amanda says
beautiful!!
Haptic Sweep says
so perfect ;)
RawGuru says
If i could i would eat every meal from a banana leaf. Gorgeous photos and gorgeous food! Thanks for the inspiration.
Zhenya says
I was fortunate to be part of this experience! The food, the weather, the yoga practice, the energy of people were so “organic”… and the tiramisu at the end was an exquisite Grand Finlay with a lot of voluptuous moaning.
Mark says
Yoga on the beach, surrounded by great friends and delicious food…sounds like a wonderful way to celebrate a birthday! Love the banana leaves as plates, and the photography really seemed to capture the zen atmosphere. Nice post!
Daiva says
wau beautiful :)
Penni says
Beautiful & Inspiring
Colleen says
what a beautiful celebration and an incredible feast…i too would have trouble staying in my dosha and would be sampling everything! thanks for your inspiring creativity and for sharing!
Heather Pace says
Wow, what a party! Would love one exactly like that. So beautiful!
anda says
This is such a wonderful idea – an Ayurveda inspired party. I’m a Vata dosha and fall out of balance very easily so I try to follow the rules but it’s pretty hard.
Lisa K says
Just phenominal,happy birthday to
Masha, What a great way to celebrate a birthday!The ladies,the yoga and the food so much in balance.The photography was fantastic. I could smell the sea air.
We await the recipes especially
the lemongrass taramisu. We need all of your grace and charm in
Washington. Come on up all of you!!!
Bistro MD Coupon Codes says
Doing yoga on the beach with friends. And eating a little bit of food. That’s quite nice.
Elle Beautiful says
I love the leaf bowl! So clever & eco!!
xo
Elle Beautiful says
Love the leaf bowl! so clever & eco!!
Anonymous says
So beautiful!
April says
What a wonderful birthday!
sports live says
veru nice
Golubka says
Thanks so much for your comments, everyone!
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Loretta says
It’s beautiful!!! Thank you!! Kisses from Italy
ayurveda life tips says
Beautiful and Inspiring!
Thanks for sharing