Next Week:

Raw Food Potluck
Tuesday: September 15, 2009 • 6:30 - 8:30
Where: Joanne's House, please e-mail for address & directions
3 Simple Requirements: 1-Plate 2-Fork 3-DISH!!

Thursday: September 17, 2009: Raw Food Reasoning
Raw Food Instruction 4 Part Series:
Class 1: Raw Food Reasoning; Enzymes, Proteins, Alkaline/Acid and What Raw Foodists DO Eat. Answering the question, "Why Raw."
This class will empower prospective raw foodists with the scientific reasoning behind the raw food diet while teaching basic raw food preparation fundamentals (i.e. why would you soak something?).

Mikelle's Chia Pudding Recipe!

Holiday Chia Pudding
By Kristen Suzanne of KristensRaw.com
Yield 1 1/4 cups
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup dried coconut, shredded & unsweetened
1 cup water
1/4 cup raw cashews (soaked 1 hour, drained and rinsed)
4 soft medjool dates, pitted
2 cloves
1 teaspoon lucuma powder
1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
Place the chia seeds and coconut in a small bowl, briefly stir to mix, and set aside. Blend the remaining ingredients until smooth. Pour the blended cashew mixture into the bowl with the chia seeds and coconut and stir. Wait a few minutes and stir again. (You’ll notice the chia seeds beginning to take on a gelatinous texture.) Wait a few minutes, again, and stir. Do the “wait and stir” once more, and then place the Holiday Chia Pudding in the refrigerator for about 15 - 20 minutes (or longer, if desired). Then, enjoy.

mikells's notes:
***TROPICAL CHIA PUDDING FOR POTLUCK - quadruple recipe; omit cloves, ginger, vanilla, cinammon; add 1/4 banana, 2 mangoes, agave to taste; blended in small batches before serving for optimal texture
***this recipe can be made a billion yummy ways. chocolate and banana is my next project. blueberry too!