Recipes of Summertime Loves: Limeade, Papaya Mint Breakfast & a look at my lunch

Things I've been loving lately:

IN LIFE:

Summer

Sun

Sun (again! I'm just too excited)

New Birthday Sunglasses (Polarized, for safe eyes)

My 2010 Birthday Hat (from Anthropologie - love! plus, safe skin)

Great cookbooks: Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone especially for easy short recipes

Rose Water Spray (as my moisturizer & throughout the day, makes my feel beautiful)

Aloe on my skin when I'm in the sun too much

Being inspired by wise women: Ashtangini Dena, Dr Claudia Welch

IN THE KITCHEN:

Limes

Aloe

Mint (Tea & On everything)

Coconut Oil (in food & on my body)

Coconut Juice after yoga & jogging

Kale! (looooving my kale: see below)
Maple Syrup

Pearled Barley

Fruit (especially berries!)

Aloe + maple syrup + water = a drink to cool my Pitta

RECIPE: Limeade

juice of 1/4 to 1/2 fresh organic lime

1/2 tsp maple syrup (more to taste)

1 pint fresh water

In a pint glass, squeeze juice of lime and then stir in maple syrup. Add water. Stir and enjoy. 

*Note: In Ayurveda, drinks are almost never served chilled, and definitely never iced. That said, I added on small cube of ice to my limeade and did not drink this with any food, to minimize any disruption to my digestion. 

• V: Good. Drink warm. Can substitute lemon for lime.
• P: Excellent!
• K: Substitute lemon for lime and honey for maple syrup. Do not drink chilled, in excess or at meals. 

RECIPE: Papaya Mint Fruit Bowl (great for breakfast!)

juice of 1/4 lime

1/2 tsp maple syrup

1/2 a papaya, peeled and chopped into bite-size pieces

chopped fresh mint to taste

In a bowl, combine lime juice and maple syrup. Add chopped papaya and a heavy sprinkling of mint. Use clean hands to mix all the ingredients together. A feast for the eyes and the tastebuds. 

• V: Great. Use Lemon instead of Lime. Be sure fruit is not cold. This best suits vata in the summer months. Could also be made with peaches, plums, mango, oranges, cherries & all kinds of berries.
• P: Ok. Best if using other fruits: peaches, plums, grapes, mangoes, melons, pears, cherries, all berries, and apples. 
• K: Good. Best in small amounts. Better with raw honey and lemon juice. Can also use: apricots, prunes, peaches, pears, cherries, berries, apples, pomegranates, dried figs, raisins

Wonder what I eat for lunch? This is a good picture of a regular lunch for me. I loved when I was raving to a friend about how delicious my lunch was that day, she said, "You eat kitchari even when you're not cleansing?" :) lol! I eat kitchari all the time; I love it! 

pictured: 

Kale sauteed in coconut oil with fennel seeds, 

mung bean & brown rice kitchari with cilantro and ghee, 

chopped avocado 

and organic mango chutney