Mango Cocktails, Music, and Food on the Road
Maria starts off this week’s blog with an excerpt and recipe from her book, The Basic Art of Cocktails.
“…my organic rosemary is still growing heartily in the gardino, the country house today was decorated with fresh rosemary and lavender from the bushes that surround the house. It’s an elegant way to decorate and [create a fragrant atmosphere to pair] with tonight’s cocktails, [which] will be a non-alcoholic, but a flavorful one..”
Mango Passion Cocktails
Ingredients:
- 3 teabags of black tea
- 1 whole fresh mango
- 2 fresh bananas
- 16 oz of unsweetened pineapple juice
- some crushed ice
Instructions:
- Start by bringing 2 cups of water to almost boiling in a kettle or pot on the stove. Before it starts to boil, remove it from the burner & place it in the teabags. Let the tea seep for 2-3 minutes.
- After 2-3 minutes, remove the tea bags and place the tea in the refrigerator to chill.
- On a cutting board, take the fresh mango and begin peeling the skin from the mango. Cut the mango into 4 small slices and set aside.
- Take the mango pulp and any remaining pieces of mango and place them in the food processor.
- In the same food processor; add banana, tea, mango, and pineapple juice. Blend that mixture for a few minutes until a smooth consistency is reached.
- Divide the mixture into four tall glasses over crushed ice and garnish with mango slices.
Serve and enjoy! For more delicious recipes, pick up a copy of The Basic Art of Cocktails anywhere books are sold!
When you are young, you dream of being famous and sitting in the lap of luxury, craving the rock star lifestyle’s experiences with its freedom and multitudinous opportunities. In today’s episode of the Maria Liberati Show, we get a glimpse into that rock star life and learn that it’s not what it cracked up to be with special guest, Anand Bhatt. We’ll learn about Anand’s experience on the road and how he stayed in touch with his body and healthy habits amidst the chaos of rock star life. Stay tuned for a delicious recipe from Maria at the end of this blog post. The recipe is mouthwatering and is perfect for your next summer barbeque.
Anand Bhatt
Anand Bhatt is a recording artist, known for his music and the healthy recipes he collected on his travels across the country with rock legends such as Motley Cru. Anand Bhatt is an Indian American recording artist who has had the privilege of meeting some of the biggest names in music history and used his experiences on the road to fuel his healthy eating journey. Anand amassed a collection of recipes from his mother, grandmother, aunt, and a couple of friends that he met on the road, which he turned into his well-received novel, Rock Star Recipes.
The Rock Star Life
Anand had the opportunity to travel with rock legends that he grew up admiring, and it was a surreal experience. These ’80s and 90’s heartthrobs were a shell of their former selves, with the added weight from their poor diets. Rock star life is chaotic with long hours and almost no time to rest. Rock star life is not for the faint of heart, as it does not promote balance or healthy values that are essential for good well-being.
Rock Star Recipes By Anand Bhatt
Living by the principle you are what you eat, Anand wanted to fuel his body with healthy food to keep him well nourished on his travels. Anand saw the trend with rock stars on the road, who ate fast food, and whatever they could find. Bhatt saw that these rock legends were out of shape and were not getting the nutrients that they needed to stay healthy. He decided to break the mold and stick to his instincts to fuel his body with healthy foods. He started creating recipes with a portable oven in his hotel room kitchens and he would take these recipes with him on the road. The book touches upon fun stories from his rock star lifestyle, as well as the recipes that he collected on the road. He published his novel in 2010, and since then it has been well received that it sparked the creation of an Amazon series. In the Amazon series, he is challenged by chefs to create their recipes given a certain list of ingredients, highlighting the improvising skills that he acquired on the road.
Be sure to check out Anand on:
Twitter: @anandbhatt
Instagram:@therealanandbhatt
Facebook: @anandbhatt
And be sure to check out Maria’s new book, The Basic Art Of Italian Cooking Diaries: Seasons! Available on Amazon, Kindle, or wherever books are sold!