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Crispy Baked Eggplant Recipe – Healthy, Flavorful & Easy to Make

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Looking for a delicious and healthy way to enjoy eggplant? This Crispy Baked Eggplant recipe is the perfect side dish or appetizer for any meal. With a golden-brown crust and tender inside, it’s packed with flavor, easy to prepare, and best of all—oven-baked, not fried. Whether you’re serving it with pasta, adding it to a…

An Easy To Make Passion Fruit Pie Recipe – A Tropical Dessert

Passion Fruit Pie is a guest favorite at Blue Osa Yoga Retreat & Spa. This delicious dessert isn’t just a treat for your taste buds—it’s packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber, making it a healthy indulgence. With just one bite, you’ll fall in love with the exotic flavors of fresh passion fruit and creamy…

Easy 5-Ingredient Piña Colada Recipe from Costa Rica That Tastes Like a Vacation

Pina Colada on a beach with a white tropical flower, coconuts and a pineapple sitting next to it.

Do you like Piña Coladas? Just like Rupert Holmes’ classic 1979 hit Escape (The Piña Colada Song), everyone knows and loves this iconic tropical cocktail. But did you know you can recreate that blissful, beachside feeling with just five simple ingredients? Here at Blue Osa Yoga Retreat & Spa on the stunning Osa Peninsula of…

Blue Osa’s Banana Bread Muffins: A Guest Favorite from the Jungle

Freshly baked banana bread muffins with a golden, moist texture, topped with a light dusting of coconut flakes and served on a rustic wooden table.

Blue Osa’s deliciously moist banana bread muffins are one of our most beloved recipes. There is something about banana bread that just feels like home, and when you’re at Blue Osa, that’s exactly what we want you to feel. To be your home away from home. Your jungle home on the sea. Why Bananas Are…

The Ultimate Summer Gazpacho: Sweet Corn Twist on a Classic

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

At Blue Osa, we love creating dishes that follow three key principles: Our gazpacho with sweet corn checks all these boxes! This refreshing recipe is perfect for summer. It holds a special place in our hearts and history because it comes from Blue Osa’s original chef, Chef Marie. When Marie gave us her gazpacho with…

Paradise Surprise Cooler: A Refreshing Costa Rican Cocktail Recipe

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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…

Creamy Mango Smoothie With The Spirit Of India

Mangos are juicy, delicious and vibrant tropical fruits. But did you know that in addition to their sumptuous tropical flavor, this superfood delivers a host of nutrients supporting many health benefits including even the ability to lower the risk of certain cancers? Did You Know? At Blue Osa, this versatile and tasty fruit is available…

Easy Farm-to-Table Pineapple Jam Recipe: Fresh, Healthy & Irresistibly Sweet

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.

At Blue Osa, a renowned yoga retreat and spa, we immerse our guests in ancient yogic traditions and practices woven into every aspect of the Blue Osa experience. One of the core traditions we honor is pranic eating—a mindful approach to nourishment that recognizes the vital life force within food. This is why our commitment…

How to Make the Best French Onion Soup – A Farm-to-Table Favorite

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

You might be wondering… why would a yoga retreat in Costa Rica be serving French onion soup? The answer lies in our roots. Blue Osa’s original chef, the beloved Chef Marie, was French—and she brought with her a passion for soul-nourishing, farm-to-table meals. One of her most cherished gifts to our kitchen was her French…

This Star Fruit Crisp Will Be Your New Favorite Healthy Dessert!

Star Fruit Crisp

Healthy and decadent, this exotic star fruit dessert is a Blue Osa original and sure to become your favorite go-to! Topped with a sweet, yet savory, crumble and tangy cream, your guests will beg you for the recipe . . . and seconds.  Not familiar with a star fruit? Star fruit — or carambola —…

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