Casa Della

10/30/2021

We are happy to announce we have moved our center to Costa Rica creating a sustainable community soon to be open to all our guests new and old friends.
It has been a joy hosting those who we shared so many mango smoothies and poolside chats.
Thank you and see you soon in Costa Rica!

10/18/2021

I love every single one of my guests. So thank you all.

08/24/2021

CASA DELLA CLOSES HER DOORS AND REOPENS IN COSTA RICA.
LOOK FOR US THERE ON AIRBNB.

THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE AMAZING GUESTS WHO GRACED OUR HOME AND WE WELCOME YOU DOWN IN THE TROPICAL JUNGLE PARADISE THAT IS PURA VIDA.

05/24/2021

05/24/2021

05/24/2021

This recipe for awesome mango Vegan cupcakes 🧁 is a winner from veganRucha.

One Bowl Vegan Mango Cupcakes
One Bowl Vegan Mango Cupcakes. Easy Mango Cupcake Recipe. Whisk up the dry ingredients. Add in mango puree and bake into cupcakes or Cake. Easy tropical cupcakes. Frost with frosting of choice. Add some nuts and mango chunks to make these into muffins. Vegan Recipe. This recipe uses baking soda for leavening. Old baking soda can cause flat cakes as it loses its leavening. If not sure about your baking soda, use 1.5 tsp baking powder.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanServings: Calories: 139kcalAuthor: Vegan Richa

Ingredients
Dry:
1 cup (120 g) whole wheat flour or pastry flour or Spelt flour
1/2 cup (62.5 g) unbleached white flour or all purpose flour
1 tbsp starch cornstarch or arrowroot starch
3/4 tsp (0.75 tsp) baking soda
1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) salt
Wet:
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cup (331 to 397 g) mango puree more if the puree is really thick
2/3 cup (133.33 g) or more raw or vegan sugar or other sweetener depends on sweetness of the mango puree
1 tsp vinegar regular white or apple cider
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp vanilla or 1/2 tsp ground cardamom or both
1/4 tsp (0.25 tsp) turmeric optional for color
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F / 180ºc. Line a muffin pan with liners.
In a bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients really well.
In a blender add the mango puree, sugar, vinegar and blend well. Add a 1/4 tsp turmeric for color if needed and blend into the puree. (I generally use sweetened mango puree from a can or a combination (some fresh mango and some sweetened puree blended in) and use 1/2 to 2/3 cup sugar. If you use all fresh mango, use a very juicy ripe mango, puree them really well until smooth (with 2 to 4 tbsp water for blending and measure the blended puree). and add a bit more sugar if the mangoes are not very ripe (about 3/4 cup).)
Add oil, vanilla and 1 1/4 cup of the puree and mix in. Add more puree if needed to make a smooth flowy batter. Mix for at least 15 seconds so the batter is smooth.
Spoon the batter into prepared muffin pan to 2/3 full.
Bake for 26 to 28 minutes. Cool completely and frost with frosting of choice.
Notes
Make a Cake: Bake the batter into a 8 inch cake pan for 33 to 38 minutes or until a tooth pick from the center comes out clean. For a layer cake, divide the batter into 2 cake pans to make thinner layers. Add preserves (like raspberry) between layers. Frost with frosting of choice.
Easy Mango Frosting: Blend 1/2 cup soaked cashews with 1/3 cup or more mango puree, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp salt and sugar to taste. Add 2 tsp or more coconut flour to thicken if needed.
Fresh Mango troubleshooting: With fresh mango, depending on the mango, the batter is more muffin like batter. If you add more mango puree then there is more mango moisture in the batter creating an imbalance in the dry to wet and it will either take longer to bake out or will not bake out at all. Some what like what happens to a brownie, too much moistness keeps them fudgy and not an airy baked good.Use very juicy very ripe mangoes for best results. When you puree the mango, add 2 to 4 tbsp water and blend. The puree should be a smooth flowy puree. If it is thick, add in a bit more water and blend. Measure 1 1/4 cup and use. Add more water or non dairy milk to the batter if it is too stick, dont add more mango puree.

05/05/2021

Life springs eternal

05/05/2021

Trees
By Joyce Kilmer

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

04/28/2021

Even After
All this time
The Sun never says to the Earth,

"You owe me."

Look
What happens
With a love like that,
It lights the whole sky. Hafiz

12/18/2020

Where the wild things are. at 3am

12/18/2020

It’s that time of the week again!

12/18/2020

Meals are meant to be shared around a table where everyone is welcome. Let’s always.

12/18/2020

12/18/2020

Set Peace as your compass and all things will guide you in that direction.

12/18/2020

We are loving our Sprouts on a Shelf!! Cant wait to start our onions! Now offering our guests homegrown greatness

07/23/2020

Il faut cultiver notre jardin. In the best of ways a walk in the fruit forest replenishes

06/21/2020

Il faut cultiver notre jardin... @ Miami, Florida

06/21/2020

Home is where the heart is. In the middle of the jungle. @ Miami Beach, Florida