RAW Living and Learning

Yes another berry recipe, what can I say I have been indulging in the organic berries lately. I also have been hooked on my chia and was looking for another way to make a yummy pudding. I love the rich taste of Raw Maca and try to find different ways to use it in my raw recipes so the other day I decided to combine it with the fresh organic strawberries and bananas that I just bought at the market. I mixed the Maca with the chia and then topped it with some pureed strawberries and banana. The end result was delicious. Here is my recipe: Strawberry Banana Maca Pudding by Elizabeth @ rawlivingandlearning.blogspot.com 1/4 C chia seeds 1/2 C filtered water or more to get desired consistency 1 Tbs fresh squeezed lemon juice 10 organic strawberries, reserve 3 for the garnish (slice into fourths) 1 organic banana 1 heaping Tbsp Raw Maca powder In a medium bowl add the chia, water and lemon juice. Allow to gel for 20 minutes. Stir well and add more water if needed to get pud...

The kids and I carved some pumpkins and then roasted the seeds. It was a really beautiful day and we had a good time carving these designs. The pumpkin above is our 13 year old sons. He wanted just the traditional pumpkin. He asked his sister to draw the face on it and then he did all of the carving. Our 15 year old daughter decided to carve the Rebel Alliance Insignia. When you see how they both dressed up you'll understand. Here is the pumpkin I carved on behalf of the three youngest boys ages 6, 4 and 2. You can see why Mommy did the carving...knives and little ones don't mix. I think I found the picture in the magazine, Real Simple. I just drew the face on there and started cutting. Pretty basic I know, but I am not very artistic. We aren't the most creative pumpkin carvers that's for sure but we have a good time doing it. Next year we want to try doing pumpkin scraping. The results you can achieve are amazing . Here is one done by my dear friend's daug...