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TRADITIONAL COSTA RICA: RECIPE FOR GALLO PINTO (AND SALSA ALMOST-LIZANO)

Traditional Costa Rican Gallo Pinto Recipe

Gallo Pinto. Never heard of it? We forgive you, but will you forgive yourself for living so long without it once you’ve tried it? We don’t know, but you’ll definitely thank yourself. To start, Gallo Pinto is the national dish of Costa Rica. This tico (or local, in Costa Rican Spanish) favorite is a hearty…

Blue Osa’s famous Star Fruit Crisp

Blue Osa’s most infamous and frequently requested dessert, Star Fruit Crisp is both healthy and decadent. Blue Osa is blessed with 3-star fruit, also known as carambola, trees that bear fruit 4 times a year. Star fruit is a low-calorie tropical fruit that’s high in Vitamin-C. In this delicious treat, we layer a savory crumble…

Figuring out how to improve your digestive system can be somewhat tricky. And taking a vacation yoga retreat to a place that serves farm-to-table-cuisine can help you improve it. We are a society that is often on the go and travels often, so we can’t plan for every detail of what we consume. With so…

Savory and delicious, this Blue Osa favorite is sugar-free, vegetarian and will leave your mouth watering for more. Packed full of minerals and vitamin A, B and C, eggplants are fat-free and have only 35 calories in a cup. Eggplants make an excellent choice for a healthy and flavorful dinner. From the Kitchen of Blue…

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Marie’s Passion Fruit Pie is always a hit at Blue Osa. Rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber, passion fruit is a powerhouse of health combined with taste. With just one bite, this recipe will make you passionate about passionfruit too! From the kitchen at Blue Osa Marie’s Passion Fruit Pie Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter…

Blue Osa’s deliciously moist banana bread muffins are a guest favorite! There is something about banana bread that just feels like home, and when you’re at Blue Osa, we want you to feel that you are at your home away from home; your jungle home on the sea. Bananas are a perfect source of fuel…

Brown ceramic bowl of reddish orange gazpacho soup with tomatoes and peppers surrounding.

Here at Blue Osa, we love creating dishes that have three main criteria: And our gazpacho with sweet corn definitely meets all three! This special recipe screams summer. We are also in love with this recipe because it came from Blue Osa’s original chef, Chef Marie, who will forever hold a special place in our…

Exotic cocktail with a star fruit garnish and pineapple stems with a green background and orange and purple cocktail umbrellas.

Who says you can’t indulge in a cocktail at a yoga retreat? Welcome to the Buddah Bar at Blue Osa where we offer our guests beer, wine and a daily specialty, hand-crafted cocktail using fresh and local ingredients from our own garden! Our kitchen likes to use as many fruits, vegetables and spices from our…

A glass dish of pineapple jam on a cutting board with a slice of bread with jam, a jar of jam and a pineapple in the background.

As Blue Osa is a renowned yoga retreat and spa, we immerse our guests in ancient yogic traditions and practices in every aspect of the Blue Osa experience. One of these traditions is pranic eating, which is the foundation of why farm-to-table eating is as important (if not even more so) than practicing yoga itself…

Three crocks of french onion soup with a bread in the shape of a star and cheese on top.

You may be thinking . . . why would a yoga retreat in Costa Rica be serving French onion soup? Well, for one Blue Osa’s original chef, Chef Marie was French! Chef Marie helped build the framework for the types of farm-to-table meals we serve to our guests, and of course, she needed to share…

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