Southampton Pot Luck [Archive] - Page 2

Jax

30-08-2010, 11:03 AM

This week we had an American influence and this incorporated the whole of America :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8691.jpg Mexican Stuffed Peppers http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8689.jpg Sweetsheep's New Mexico Nachos – corn chips layered with guacamole, marinated courgette, corn, grated carrot, savoury cheese, sweet cheese and salsa

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8690.jpg Gaucomole and spicy nut dip http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8687.jpg Salad with marinated mushrooms

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8686.jpg Cabbage tacos and gaucomole http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8688.jpg Onion bread produced by Health Ecetera residents

If anything has been described wrongly or you recognise your dish and there's no name to it, please let me know and I'll edit the post - it gets a bit hectic at the meets to be able to keep up with who brought what ;)

Jax

30-08-2010, 11:11 AM

We were treated to some divine drinks today;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8695.jpg Almond nutmylk with vanilla and lime http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8694.jpg Crushed fruit cocktail with mint

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8685.jpg ani's divine chocolate crunch cake!! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8684.jpg Karen's Keylime Pie

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8682.jpg My American Cheezecake http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8692.jpg Pineapple pie produced by residents of Health Ecetera

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8696.jpg

Jax

30-08-2010, 11:23 AM

And this just has to be posted, Te randomly chucked her wheatgrass pots on a plate............as she cleared them away she got a nice little greeting;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMG_8693.jpg

How cute is that! :D:D

karen @rawchocolateheaven

30-08-2010, 05:13 PM

lol
you missed saying we had a musician entertaining us xxxx

Jax

30-08-2010, 05:31 PM

lol
you missed saying we had a musician entertaining us xxxx
Ah yes D'Artagnan the aerial musician! :peace:

SweetSheep

31-08-2010, 12:44 AM

Many thanks, Jax! I’ve taken some of the photos for Facebook. My dish was called New Mexico Nachos – corn chips layered with guacamole, marinated courgette, corn, grated carrot, savoury cheese, sweet cheese and salsa. A variation of the recipe on Page 70 of “The Art of Raw Living Food” by Doreen Virtue and Jenny Ross.

Jax

01-09-2010, 02:22 PM

Brilliant cheers for that SweetSheep, I've updated it now http://www.rawinuk.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Ruth

04-09-2010, 12:39 PM

Sorry i missed last week's pot luck. The food looks amazing. See you all at the next one!

karen @rawchocolateheaven

08-09-2010, 03:06 PM

Whoopie next pot luck coming up
Theme is Dehydrate everything...what happens?
An opportunity to dust of those dehydrators and get creating!
or
are you a raw foodist who believes that once food is no longer in it's natural state it looses some of its nutritional integretity and like cooking dehydrating does indeed remove the foods natural water and quoted from Tonya Zavasta once a plum is dehydrated to a prune no matter how much you add water you never have the plum back!

Where do you stand?

Do you have a favorite raw cracker you want to share or have found dehydrated in your local shop?

Or do you like those sweet dried fruits found everywhere xxx

open to debate a issue rarely talked about, an element of the raw diet that is both loved and somewhat confusing if you want to really be healthy, how much dehydrated or and lets be honest processed food is good for us?

ani

09-09-2010, 09:05 PM

for Jax sorry it took so long to appear on here

cacao super cake

1tbs mesquite powder
1tbs hempseed (no shells & crushed to powder)
1tbs maca powder
2tbs cacao powder - heaping of course
2tbs almond butter - and again heaping
2 chinese cup size cashews crushed to powder
4 chinese cup size raisens
1 1/2 chinese cup size grated cacao butter - melted

mix all together thoroughly
blend or process if you want for a smoother finish

flatten in a loose bottom tin
put in fridge

to make cream for spreading over the top:
cashew & water blended with one drop ORGANIC orange essential oil
or any other thing you fancy

decorate with your favourite edible flowers
dandelion, borage, marigold, sage etc.

this is quite a heavy cake so you may only want a small slice
or maybe a larger one :)

eat & enjoy with chocolate love <3

Jax

09-09-2010, 09:07 PM

Mega thanks ani!! :victory:

SweetSheep

12-09-2010, 10:22 PM

Thank you Karen and everyone for another wonderful Pot Luck today! I’m glad you liked my pizza. Here is the recipe:

RAW-KIN LIVE PIZZA WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, MARINATED MUSHROOMS AND MACADAMIA PARMESAN

CRUST (can also be made into flax crackers)
2 cups golden flaxseeds, ground
1 cup water
1 large red onion, coarsely chopped
2 large yellow tomatoes
1 clove garlic
¼ bunch fresh basil
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp honey or other sweetener
½ tsp Himalayan Crystal salt
Blend all ingredients except ground flaxseeds in food processor, and then add ground flaxseeds. Spread onto dehydrator trays and dehydrate at 110 degrees for 16 hours. Flip pizza base and continue drying at 110 degrees for a further 5-7 hours.

CHEESE TOPPING

1 cup cashews
¼ cup lemon juice
1 tbsp olive oil
1-2 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
Blend until creamy and spread onto pizza crust.

TOMATO TOPPING

½ cup sundried tomatoes, soaked in water for 10 minutes
1 large ripe tomato, chopped
¼ bunch fresh basil
½ lemon, juiced
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp honey
½ tsp Himalayan Crystal salt
Blend until creamy, and pour over cheese topping.

CARAMELIZED ONIONS

2 large onions, thinly sliced (use mandoline if you have one)
½ cup soft dates
1 1/2 tbsp tamari
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp water
Blend all ingredients except the onions in a high-speed blender, until smooth. In a bowl, hand-mix the date mixture with the onions until they are thoroughly covered. Dehydrate on a Paraflexx sheet at 110 degrees for 2-3 hours, so they soften and take on a cooked appearance.

MARINATED MUSHROOMS

1 cup mushrooms, sliced
Toss mushrooms in a little olive oil and tamari and let marinate for at least 1 hour. Dehydrate on a Parflexx sheet at 110 degrees for 1 hour.

Top the pizza with the caramelized onions and marinated mushrooms.

MACADAMIA PARMESAN
1 cup macadamias
1 ½ tbsp lemon juice
¼ tsp Himalayan Crystal salt
1 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
Grind all ingredients in a food processor until you have a fluffy consistency. Sprinkle onto pizza and decorate with sprigs of parsley.

I’ve also included the recipe for the Brazil Nut Spread:

Brazil Nut Spread
2 cups Brazil Nuts
2 TBSP Miso
1 TBSP Nutritional Yeast Flakes
1/2 cup Parsley
1 TBSP fresh Thyme
2 TBSP Olive Oil
1 TBSP Tomato Concentrate (optional)
Add all to a food processor and blend. Cheese should be thick and creamy.

Sorry you couldn’t stay, Ruth. It was lovely to see you though, and thank you very much for making the yummy biscuits! They were delicious!

Look forward to seeing you all soon!

karen @rawchocolateheaven

13-09-2010, 05:47 PM

Brilliant pot luck Loved everything
Thank you Sweet Sheep for sharing your brilliant Pizza

Next pot luck is
Melons, how many are there, what can we do with them
I love melons, however there is a lot of controversy surrounding them....
Are they to be eaten on their own
or 20 minutes either side of anything else?
or not on the same day as protein!
the list of when not to eat them seems to go on & on....
So having a pot luck dedicated to one of natures finest foods removes all these problems and leaves us free to just enjoy them.

Have you tried dehydrating slices of melon and making shapes?
or melon smoothies or juices
how many are there?
can a great savory dish be made?
how neat can you make melon balls?
I don't drink but I knew someone who used to make a small hole in a water melon & over a period of weeks fill with vodka!
can another drink be done the same?

well I hope you get the idea just because it's a pot luck dedicated to one fruit doesn't mean it will be boring!

ani

17-09-2010, 07:06 PM

i cant believe i never saw the thanks before i always wondered how you did that :) :) :)

Jax

18-09-2010, 10:06 PM

Ha ha well now you've found it, get thanking ;););)

ani

25-09-2010, 03:28 PM

i will

SweetSheep

01-10-2010, 02:23 PM

I've just had a refresher course in Photobucket! These photos were taken at our Pot Luck on Sunday 26th September. The theme was "Melons".
Sorry they're so big - still learning! :o

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Karen's watermelon juice with Udo's green powder.

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Carrot Top's organic green leaf salad.

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Carrot Top's sprout, pine nut and grape salad.

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Karen's dehydrated Piel de Sapo melon, and juice.

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Sweetsheep's fig, cantaloupe and wakame salad.

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Ani's nettle, thyme, sage and honeysuckle.

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Jax's breakfast toasts.

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SweetSheep's melon and pineapple pie.

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Ani's coconut cakes.

SweetSheep

01-10-2010, 02:29 PM

And here are some more!

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Sweetsheep's delicious plateful!

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Preparing the table.

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"The Candy Floss Tart" from Margaret, with beautiful card from Ruth and Phil.

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Here we are, making the most of the autumn sunshine!

Looking forward to seeing you all again soon! xxx

SweetSheep

12-10-2010, 12:36 PM

Here is a selection of photos from our Pot Luck in Sunday 10th October 2010.
The theme was "Soups".
A few of us stayed afterwards, for a very enjoyable wild edibles walk!

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/SweetSheep21/Raw%20Pot%20Luck%20-10th/101010_PotLuck102.jpg
Karen's mango, basil and avocado soup, with ginger on the side.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/SweetSheep21/Raw%20Pot%20Luck%20-10th/101010_PotLuck11.jpg
Martine's carrot and sweet potato soup.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/SweetSheep21/Raw%20Pot%20Luck%20-10th/101010_PotLuck06.jpg
Sweetsheep's spicy green soup.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/SweetSheep21/Raw%20Pot%20Luck%20-10th/101010_PotLuck14.jpg
HelenB's coconut, banana, pineapple and vanilla smoothie.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/SweetSheep21/Raw%20Pot%20Luck%20-10th/101010_PotLuck052.jpg
SweetSheep's satay sauce.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/SweetSheep21/Raw%20Pot%20Luck%20-10th/101010_PotLuck04.jpg
Sweetsheep's essene bread and mung bean sprouts.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/SweetSheep21/Raw%20Pot%20Luck%20-10th/101010_PotLuck082.jpg
Helen's seaweed, cucumber and spring onion salad.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/SweetSheep21/Raw%20Pot%20Luck%20-10th/101010_PotLuck092.jpg
Helen's spaghetti bolognese.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/SweetSheep21/Raw%20Pot%20Luck%20-10th/101010_PotLuck182.jpg
Marieme's kale and sultana salad.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/SweetSheep21/Raw%20Pot%20Luck%20-10th/101010_PotLuck122.jpg
Karen's salad of young sorrel, sprouted chickpeas and mung beans, and spring onion, with pollen, honey and hemp oil dressing.

SweetSheep

12-10-2010, 12:39 PM

And some more pictures of this wonderful day!

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/SweetSheep21/Raw%20Pot%20Luck%20-10th/101010_PotLuck07.jpg
The table prepared.

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/SweetSheep21/Raw%20Pot%20Luck%20-10th/101010_PotLuck192.jpg
Sweetsheep's delicious plateful!

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Marieme, Karen and Jax under a guelder rose tree, during our wild edibles walk.

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Unexpected sun in October!

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Red berries against a beautiful blue sky.

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Beautiful woodland!

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A magic mushroom!

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Zoned Rosette mushroom (Podoscypha Multizonata).

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Zoned Rosette mushroom (Podoscypha Multizonata) in closeup.

SweetSheep

12-10-2010, 12:46 PM

And now the last 3 pictures!

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Lactarius Piperatus mushrooms (peppery milk caps).

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Marieme, Jax, Karen, James and Sweetsheep, after a mouthful of peppery milk cap!

http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab334/SweetSheep21/Raw%20Pot%20Luck%20-10th/101010_PotLuck35.jpg
Karen and Jax playing the piano.

Thank you very much for another wonderful Pot Luck, Karen.
The impromptu wild food walk was a great idea, and it was such a beautiful day for it!
I hope you and Dave have a lovely anniversary.
Look forward to seeing you all on Halloween Sunday :emot-spooky:!
xxx :o

karen @rawchocolateheaven

15-10-2010, 09:44 AM

Just a quickie
There will be the normal pot luck on the Sunday 24th the is themed
ICE CREAM and is a great opportunity to pig out on the sweeter things in life xx

We are putting an additional pot luck on that has been requested on the
Sunday 31st October as a impromptu Halloween Party feel free to make orange things

maybe make masks or we could have a fire bowl and do Sweet Chestnuts (any left!!)
For those not vegan Hugh Fernly-Whitingstall has a great recipe for marsh mallows we could make (not raw I know but a fab treat)

Feel free to invite family & friends and we will have a great day no matter what the weather....remember dress warmly

p.s Please remember my little boy is totally freaked out by strange things and we would appreciate consideration extended to him, making masks then putting them on would probably be better than arriving in strange costumes.

karen @rawchocolateheaven

15-10-2010, 09:47 AM

Wild food Walk
Monday 25th October
Meet Lepe beach upper carpark 12 noon
bring a picnic
Mitch doing a beach Yoga class
expect to spend hours looking at things, it's so beautiful down there I've easily spent whole days down there.

There are public toilets.

karen @rawchocolateheaven

17-10-2010, 05:12 PM

:(
We are sad that our beautiful Fire bowl has been stolen from us...
Travellers stopped not far from us and when I was out with my little man I saw a Scrap metal van driving round...only after our Stainless Steel Fire Bowl had gone did we realise that they must have taken it .....
Probably checked out the house & saw nobody home and peeked over our back gate and thought that it looked shiney & worth something!
now it has gone and we are sad:(:(
So the up & coming Halloween party that was going to feature roasted chestnuts & homemade marshmallows now wont
We will try & look on ebay cause they did leave the not so shiney base!!!!

karen @rawchocolateheaven

22-10-2010, 09:06 PM

Who's coming & who's not
I have a feeling this Sunday might be a really quiet one...could be wrong have been before!
If your coming please let me know....
If nobody is....I have to eat all my icecream myself....lol!

Jax

23-10-2010, 02:38 PM

I am now, but struggle with making ice cream so will be concocting something else.

Maybe everyone is saving themselves for the Halloween one which I can't wait for!
:bat::43::42::emot-spooky: :bat::43::42::emot-spooky: :bat:

helenb

25-10-2010, 03:19 PM

Hi Karen, Jax and everyone
Sorry not been on since I met you all on Sun 9th Oct, but been rather busy. Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed my first visit and meeting you all. I hope to come again soon but I cannot make the Halloween.

So sorry Karen you have lost your Fire Bowl, hope the police can do something.

Take care
Helenb.

Jax

25-10-2010, 04:57 PM

Hi Helen, know what you mean about busy!!!! ;)

Don't worry, just make it when you can because we'd love to see you again, glad you liked the experience :tea:

***** Note to all, I'm going to make a seperate thread for the Halloween party so that we can co-ordinate better*****

karen @rawchocolateheaven

25-10-2010, 07:41 PM

Sadly we rang the police & told them about the Fire Bowl all they could do was agree that it was the travellers!! There is no way we will be getting it back!!

Carrot Top

01-11-2010, 04:37 PM

Just checked the theme for this coming Sunday & think it is "The Humble.... jazzing up the most basic veg" so I'd better get my thinking cap on!

karen @rawchocolateheaven

02-11-2010, 03:36 PM

Yippee
Halloween was great we had pumpkin carving and Jax did a spectacular Michael Jackson Thriller carved pumpkin,
We had a great selection of foods even Jax's pumpkin pie was nice for breakfast the following day

Yes the next pot luck is this Sunday
Themed "The Humbe..Jazzing up the most basic veg"

My mum had an idea as well for a "Sunday Un Roast"
now i reckon this would tie in nicely with the theme as how boring are turnips carrots & roast potatoes or whatever has been boiled to within an inch of taste vanishing and served warm! in the old days of the Sunday roast!
There are so many possibilities for this theme it's unbelievable so here are just a couple
using carrot
carrot cake
carrot chips
carrot pizza base
carrot crisps
carrot sweets
mmm you get the idea just go for it xxx
and see you all Sunday xxxxxxxxx

SweetSheep

10-11-2010, 02:18 PM

Thank you Karen and everyone for a lovely Pot Luck on Sunday. I'm glad you all enjoyed my "Chocolate Rice Pudding"! Here is the recipe:

CHOCOLATE RICE PUDDING, MADE FROM THE HUMBLE…CAULIFLOWER!

Ingredients:

For the Almond Milk:
Handful almonds, soaked
1 tbsp honey/date syrup or sweetener of choice
1 tsp vanilla or almond essence
1 tbsp cacao powder
Just under 1 litre water

For the Cashew Cream:
1 cup cashews, soaked
½ cup almond milk, above
1 tbsp honey/date syrup or sweetener of choice
1 tsp vanilla or almond essence

For the Pudding:
1 large cauliflower
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
1 tbsp honey/date syrup or sweetener of choice

Handful pecans, soaked and finely chopped
Handful raisins
A few Medjool dates, finely chopped
Sprinkling of cinnamon
Sprinkling of nutmeg

1. Blend together ingredients for Almond Milk, OR make in milk maker and then blend with rest of Almond Milk ingredients, including pulp, and pour into a large jug.

2. Blend all Cashew Cream ingredients together, and add to jug.

3. Process cauliflower in food processor until rice-like, and add to jug.

4. Add coconut, sweetener, pecans, raisins, dates, cinnamon and nutmeg, and stir well.

5. Leave overnight in fridge.

6. Pour into serving bowls and enjoy!

I've also attached a few photos of all our goodies!

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Carrot Top's carrot and apple juice.

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Karen's Kale Chips.

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Jax's coleslaw.

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Carrot Top's salad, made with cucumber, spirulized courgette and broccoli.

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Ani's vegetable dip.

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SweetSheep's delicious plateful!

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SweetSheep's Chocolate Rice Pudding, made from the humble...cauliflower!

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A closeup of SweetSheep's Chocolate Rice Pudding.

See you all soon! xxx

Jax

12-11-2010, 01:14 PM

HA ha thanks for the recipe for the cauliflower rice pudding...........bizarre concept that totally worked! I never thought I'd ever be happy to guzzle down a rice pudding that had cauliflower in it - Mrs Cropley from the Vicar of Dibley comes to mind!!! :Dhttp://www.rawinuk.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

karen @rawchocolateheaven

20-11-2010, 08:59 PM

Morning approaches and another pot luck

Tomorrows theme is a recipe from your favorite book and if you like a review of your favorite author

I have chosen to make a dish from a photocopy of a book that was given to me by Ruth, it sums up Raw food for me,

I was going to make cookies & mylk from Julianos UnCook book as that was the first book I got on raw.
Many years ago before I even knew there was such a lifestyle as Raw! I ate a high raw diet and found the book, fell in love and began a journey into raw that continues to this day.
Then I looked through Mathew Kenneys book and Matt Amsdens Rawvolution, by far my favorite book....but the trouble was I love all the recipes, I checked out Kate Magics, Raw Magic and Ani Phyo Raw Desserts, again with the same problem and Chad Sarno Creations all the books I have led me to the same point.
I bought the books because they are my kind of food, they are all my favorites.
So the book I have a photocopy of I dont even know the name of...I just love it like all the others.

So I hope you all have a wonderful reason for choosing whatever recipe you have chosen and that we all get to eat alot of cakes......

See you all tomorrow xx

haverawcake

10-12-2010, 08:59 PM

Karen, have you thought about dates for your 2011 pot lucks yet, if you are still happy to open you house to host the events? We plan to visit the area in May again as we did last year (off to the same Isle of Wight campsite again) and it would be lovely to see you again if it is possible.
Annette

karen @rawchocolateheaven

13-12-2010, 04:50 PM

will be posting the coming years dates and themes any time soon xxx

karen @rawchocolateheaven

14-12-2010, 01:58 PM

Getting Festive

Our Christmas Party, Welcomes Everybody :party0007:

Usual time 12 until 3pm

An opportunity to really push the raw boat out.....make whatever you fancy

Mince pies or Christmas pudding
rich warming food to really treat the tate buds xxxx

Savory or sweet it really makes no difference.

Dates for the coming years pot lucks will continue every 2 weeks from the last listed date and I will post hem all with themes very soon:victory:

helenb

16-12-2010, 11:52 AM

Hi Everyone
Sorry I will not be able to come to the Christmas Party.
Have a great time, and I will see you in the New Year.
Have a lovely Raw Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year.
helenb.

Jax

16-12-2010, 02:51 PM

Dates for the coming years pot lucks will continue every 2 weeks from the last listed date and I will post hem all with themes very soon:victory:
In a new thread for 2011 ;) :D:D

karen @rawchocolateheaven

18-12-2010, 12:45 PM

SNOW GLORIOUS SNOW
Our road is quite icy, if you are coming to pot luck please let us know...

If we could have some ideas of numbers it would be great.

I appreciate many people will be waiting to see what the snow does

So please text me on my mobile if you are coming.

As the snow could get worse feel free to bring hot food, just because its a raw food group does not exclude eating hot food or comfort food this time of year.

Hope to see you all tomorrow xxxx

Jax

21-12-2010, 11:02 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMAG0849.jpg Karens lovely new lights!!! :D:D http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMAG0850.jpg ..........and her Cacao Rocks!

Mince pies http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMAG0852.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMAG0858.jpg Christmas pudding truffles

Karen's Chrstmas cake http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMAG0856.jpg Marieme's Frosty the Snowman http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMAG0865.jpg

My eggless nog :xmas-smiley-010: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMAG0869.jpg

Jax

21-12-2010, 11:11 PM

Tineke's flax crackers http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMAG0854.jpg and houmous http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMAG0861.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMAG0851.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMAG0864.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMAG0855.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/IMAG0862.jpg

Apologies, I can't remember who did what..........it was so busy I didn't get to make notes!! http://www.rawinuk.com/images/icons/icon11.gif :icon_cheesygrin: :xmastree: :xmassign:

SweetSheep

22-12-2010, 12:37 PM

Great photos of our wonderful Christmas Party, Jax! Many thanks to you all; it's been a perfect year of pot lucks! I have enjoyed every single one and feel privileged to be part of such a fun and inspirational group. Thank you so much Karen, for making it all possible.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all. I look forward to seeing you in 2011 for the New Year Party! xxx :wave:

haverawcake

23-12-2010, 08:53 AM

karen @rawchocolateheaven

23-12-2010, 04:06 PM

Cake was my giant christmas cake that i put the recipe in Funky Raw magazine, in a nutshell its like a giant mince pie with raspberry jam sauce all over the out side!!! the light picked out a rather bright shade of pink!!! seriously there is nothing unnatural in it and it was 100% raw !!XXXX

Jax

24-12-2010, 12:47 PM

Karen, the pink cake looks amazing. What flavour is it?
Thanks for letting me know about the dates. We are going to be in Southampton on Sunday 29th May so now I need to count them up from the last one and see if it is on then!
Edit - just counted.
Never mind - counted it all up and it seems like 29th May won't be one.
One day I will make it to a pot luck!
Happy Christmas to you all,
Annette
Aww that's a shame Annette http://www.rawinuk.com/images/icons/icon9.gif it WILL happen one day http://www.rawinuk.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

:xmassign: to you and yours too.