Roots and Fruits...

OoOoooOOoooo lalalalaaaaa, you ARE a wonderfully creative bunch, aren’t you :) Thanks for all the AMAZING chia giveaway contest entries y’all have sent in so far – YUMMY :)
There’s still time to send in YOUR entry for the contest, if you’d like to – here’s a reminder of the details:

This month we’re celebrating all things chia-related: the prize is a copy of our shiny new ‘Chia Cheat Sheet’ chart, along with a 1lb bag of chia and a bag of the delicious new ‘Chia Goodness’ cereal. YUmMMmMmmMMmmm :)

To be in with a chance of winning this chia goodie basket, just email in YOUR answer to the following Q:

What is YOUR favourite chia recipe? (ingredients/description please ;)

Please send in your answers to angela@rawreform.com before July the 31st. The winner shall be picked at random and with love thereafter... ;)

on July the 13th I had:

1 quart water
mug of ginger tea
2 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, greens from the garden, fennel, endive, ginger, sunflower greens, parsley
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with sprouts and a flax cracker, followed by pine nut butter mixed with goji berry powder
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 nori rolls with jalepeno dip, sunflower greens, sprouts & cucumber, followed by pine nut butter mixed with goji powder ;)
mug of ‘choco’ tea
3 cups water

on July the 14th I had:

1 quart water
mug of rooibus tea
½ cucumber, pack of powerstix, little bowl of blended almonds/maca/lucuma/cinnamon, with goji berries stirred in
mug of sweet chili tea
2 cups water
2 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, greens from the garden, fennel, endive, ginger, sunflower greens, parsley
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with mung beans and chopped almonds, plus dehydrated turnip crisps w/cashew dip. Followed by a little round of OUTSTANDING lemon ‘cheesecake’ – amazing :)
mug of choco tea
3 cups water

This quote from Kahlil Gibran arrived in my inbox today from the ever-delicious ThinkArete.com free email service – love it:

“ "You are good when you strive to give of yourself. Yet you are not evil when you seek gain for yourself. For when you strive for gain you are but a root that clings to the earth and sucks at her breast. Surely the fruit cannot say to the root, 'Be like me, ripe and full and ever giving of your abundance.' For to the fruit giving is a need as receiving is a need to the root."
~ Kahlil Gibran, 20th century Syrian-born mystic poet, philosopher, and artist from The Prophet

How amazing is that?!?

Remember we need roots to bear fruit.”

That really spoke to me today and I wanted to share ;) You can sign up for these beautiful, inspiring, uplifting, free daily emails at thinkarete.com (if you haven’t already ;) – ENJOY :)

on July the 15th I had:

1 quart water
mug of ‘sweet chili’ tea
1.5 cups green juice
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with mung beans stirred in and a flax cracker, followed by a little bowl of tahini mixed with goji and yacon powders
1 quart water
mug of spice tea
a red bell pepper, followed by a yummy ‘smorgasbord’ meal of fresh veggies, greens from the garden, flax crackers and dips, followed by a little lemon ‘cheesecake’ & goji powder
mug of ‘sweet chili’ tea
3 cups water

on July the 16th I had:

1 quart water
mug of ginger tea
glass of green smoothie with chia, green powder, water, lucuma, maca
2 cups ‘energy soup’ with mung beans stirred in, with 2 flax crackers. Followed by a little bowl of blended almonds/maca/lucuma/cinnamon/water, with gojis stirred in
mug of sweet chai tea
3 cups water
1.5 cups green juice, with fresh greens from the garden
2 cups water
bowl of sea spaghetti with cashew/coriander sauce, fresh salad from the garden and olives, followed by a little lemon cheesecake yumball ;)
mug of sweet chai tea
2 cups water

Awwwww, just HAD to share this gorgeous pic of Brighton-based, 5-year-old wonder-boy Jem, who recently delivered this classic comment about the upcoming Funky Raw/Space of Love Festie in Sussex:

‘I think there should be a Funky Raw Festival for only people who are NOT raw because they will learn how yummy the food is.’

BEAUTIFUL :) Well, for now, for those of you who ARE raw and would still like to go and play at the festie, you can see all the details on their site HERE... ‘3 days of scrummy and nourishing ‘all raw’ food, Yoga, Massage, Healing, Sweatlodge, Raw Goddess Burlesque, live music and more, as well as Sparkle and her magical yurt full of treasures and surprises to entertain children, both young and adult.’ Sounds sublime...maybe you’ll even have the pleasure of inviting a ‘non-raw’ person to join in the fun there ;) LOL...

All love,
Angela. xxx