It is time again for a Food ‘n Flix, movie inspired post. Food ‘n Flix is a group of bloggers who like to find inspiration from the movies. It can be a totally food centered movie like Julie & Julia or a documentary like Jiro Dreams of Sushi. It matters not; we will find culinary inspiration in almost any film.
Heather from Girlichef is hosting this month’s Food ‘n Flix feature, Monsoon Wedding.
Thanks, Heather, for a great pick.
As I watched the frantic father-of-the-bride rush around to make things perfect and as I watched an extended family converge on the home, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the opening few minutes of Steel Magnolias.
Family is family…no matter what continent one is on. Family will aggravate and terrorize. Family will support and love.
All families are dysfunctional… it is just the degree of dysfunctionality that one could argue.
I enjoyed this film of a father trying to make the perfect day for his little girl while trying to keep his family together, welcome a new son-in-law, and keep up traditions. It is also about a daughter, perhaps caught between tradition and the modern, who must break ties with her past.
Some of the most poignant scenes come from the wedding planner and the maid.
Dubey and Alice find their own destiny in all this chaos. As Dubey, the marigold chomping wedding planner, says, “Life is such a comedy.” Not long after that, he also calls himself a supreme a**hole or something to that effect. Dubey (coupled with the father-of-the-bride) becomes the comic relief in this film.
Some of the most dramatic scenes involve the character Ria Vermai, a close cousin, as she tries to deal with secrets involving an abusive uncle while trying to protect a young relative from reliving her suffering.
My inspiration for this recipe, however, came from Aditi, the conflicted bride. She uses an excuse of getting a popsicle as she tries to contact her ex-lover, a married man. Later in the film, she confesses her sins to her future husband, Hemant, over chai.
What better creation than a chai popsicle?
Mango-Chai Yogurt Pops
1 1/3 c. plain non-fat Greek yogurt
1/3 c. honey
4 oz. frozen mangoes (or one small fresh mango peeled, pitted and chopped)
1/4 c. chai tea (Use ¼ boiling water and one chai tea bag and let steep. Cool.)Place all ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. (I did leave a few frozen mango chunks.)
This concoction makes about 16 oz. (depending on the size of your mango if using fresh). That is perfect for my small popsicle molds.
Freeze and eat.
Before freezing these, I thought I might need to add more cardamom and cinnamon to the mix next time. Not so. These are delicious and after they sat in the freezer a while, the chai flavor became more infused. I really cannot tell you how delicious these are. The mango and the honey and the chai spiciness work well together.
I couldn’t leave without one more morsel from Dubey: “The Peacocks are not dancing, it will not rain.”
I am also linking this to Heather’s Summer of the Popsicle 2.
Can I make a confession? I have been eating popsicles for breakfast. Thanks, Heather! 🙂
Please join Food ‘n Flix for the August feature: When Harry Met Sally hosted by Caroline Makes. I for one am excited. Another confession: I have never seen it. (Just check out the Food ‘ Flix site for more details on how to participate.) For all my previous Food ‘n Flix posts, click here.
Abigail, I found two more box turtles in the yard but Izzy didn’t find them yet. 🙂 Here are some virtual flowers today from my mother’s garden. She definitely has a green thumb.
This is a rose among some lamb’s ear (from my mother’s garden). I love growing lamb’s ear because it is so fuzzy and soft.
I’d be eating popsicles for breakfast too if I had these. You just about made me swoon with the cardamom addition. I love that spice. You’ve never seen When Harry Met Sally? Wow. Such a fantastic film. You’re gonna love it.
I know…I can’t wait to see it. What was I doing in the late 80s that I missed this? I am off to have one of these for breakfast!
We ate lots of pops last two weeks…..actually just had one made with peach and German Quark cheese.
Love your chai pops too…you should watch When Harry Met Sally…it’s pretty fun.
Hmmm. That sounds pretty interesting—-peaches and quark.
These look like a lovely summer treat! I need to find some cardamom…
Nope, just some chai tea bags is all you need. Thanks for stopping by, Ashley.
You’re welcome! Lovely blog 🙂
Mmmm…looks like a delicious way to beat the heat! And perfect for breakfast, too…fruit, dairy and tea…quite reasonable!
Thank you for confirming they are OK for breakfast. That helps me rationalize as well. 🙂
I love homemade popsicles and having them for breakfast is okay in my book! 🙂
The votes are in. Popsicles for breakfast is OK! 🙂
I have had popsicles for breakfast before and I can’t wait to have these!
We can rationalize breakfast because of the yogurt and fruit. 🙂
These turned out to be such a pretty color in addition to sounding so refreshing and delicious!
Thanks, Chris.
Have never heard of that movie, but the sound of it reminds me of Father of the Bride with Steve Martin, but it probably had more comedy than drama. Obviously the movie was great inspiration for this wonderful pops! Great idea to add the chai!!
I applaud Heather for picking this film. It is pretty comedic.
I’m gonna have to make these because we all love chai tea and mango around here. I made mango lassi’s this morning for breakfast. I added a little tofu just to up the protein and sugar for more calories for Abigail. She’s lost weight and they had to lower her chemo dose because of it. Thanks for the flowers friend.
I hope you can get her to eat lots of high calorie Popsicles. Adding tofu is a great idea. Thinking of you all.
I love these! The mango-chai combo is wonderful. Too funny–I made Coconut-Chai Fudge Pops last week inspired by the movie and ran out of time to post it due to a crazy couple of weeks and house full of relatives, etc. Heather let me be a day late though so I just posted them. We were definitely on the same chai-ice pop inspiration page this month!
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Ooh, those sound delicious. Am checking them out now.
Yay, popsicles for breakfast! I am SUCH an amazing influence ;P. But seriously, these sound fantastic, I love the flavor combo that you chose, and I would be eating them for breakfast, too…no doubt. I’m happy that you enjoyed this pick, Debra!
I have been trying to catch up on reading and you just reminded me I have not had breakfast. Going to grab a pop! And, yes, you are a good influence!
I want to make these! They looks so flavorful and my favorite flavors too!