This will be a brief post as I race out the door to pick up supplies for my Raw Basics Workshop I’m conducting on Sunday. Really looking forward to it!

But first of all check out the pics of the beginning of the storm that hammered us up here on the coast last night!

The sky almost looks green here, but this was before it turned completely black at 2.30pm and the rain did not stop all night! Flash flooding occurred almost within half an hour of the downpour and public transportwas halted and delayed.

Yep, life in the tropics. Beautiful all morning, stormy in the afternoon.

I always know when it’s going to storm here as Cassie, the weather dog starts snorting and panting and becomes really clingy even when the skies look completely blue and you wouldn’t even think there is a storm on the horizon.

So today the skies look gorgeous, but who knows what’s in store for tonight!

Today I started my day off with a Chia, apple and cinnamon porridge, recipe care of the lovely lady Ames of Raw & Peace at Northey Street Organic Farm Markets.

If you are in Brissie on Monday nights you have to check out her raw food menu at Cafe Checocho at West End. Details here.

1 apple, grated
1/4 C chia
1/4 C pepitas and sunflower seeds
1/2 – 1 T cinnamon
A knob of ginger, as much or as little as you like, grated finely
1 T hemp seeds (optional)
1 – 1 1/2 C water or your favourite nut milk

Halved this bowl with mother.

Then chased it with this:

Strawberry Seduction with extra add ins: 1 T hemp powder & 1 t spirulina powder. I would have put a handful of spinach in but had none left.

I’m outta here! Happy Friday What are your plans for this last weekend before Christmas?

Don’t forget about the Robins Kitchen giveaway for Australia based readers only. It closes this coming Friday so if you haven’t entered yet, here’s your chance!

Last Sunday I was invited to give a brief demonstration on a few of my favourite ‘Raw’ food dishes, following on from a friend of mine’s talk on ‘Taking Back Your Health’. Dr Slagjana is an advocate of Living Food and gives a very informative talk on how you can prevent disease by removing animal proteins from your diet, and guess what? She comes from a medical background so has so many facts to back her claims up with.

As I was very short on time and had little preparation, I showcased my simple Green Smoothie which was a great way for people to see (and taste!) that yes, spinach can actually taste delicious in a drink form and is a great addition to your diet to introduce more raw greens into your diet, (and got to brag about my new Vitamix Blender at the same time, what a showoff! Ok Ok, it is the boy’s, I bought it for his birthday but it hasn’t yet been to his house!)

I also had prepared a variation on Kristen’s Raw recipe for marinara sauce with zucchini angel hair pasta which was so popular no one left me any leftovers for lunch the nextday….that’s a good sign!! I topped it off with some marinated raw mushrooms. Delish.

And the final dish that has been my favourite these past couple of weeks was my Jicama Rice and ‘Save the Tuna Pate’ Sushi as featured on Fitness Sista’s site here. Yumbo! As I didn’t have time to make these on the day, I was able to show off photos of my recent attempts.

It was a lot of fun, and I was amazed to see how many people in this region are showing an active interest in their health and the planet with a lot of interest in having Raw Food Classes which I am aiming for after summer so stayed tuned.