It was such a blessing and honor to have the chance to go out to New England and Boston, meet the raw enthusiasts on the East Coast and share some Living Decadence with such lively folks!
Above is a picture of Leah and her two younger boys Ben and Daniel
It was in the merit of Leah the Woman in the picture above that this trip and events happened in the first place. I give so much honor and respect to her for all she does and all that she did to make this tour happen. Thank you Leah!
I wish I had more pictures to share, and if you are one of the people who attended the workshops please, by all means email me with copies of your photo’s! What I can tell you is that I shared some brand new recipes and the folks of New England and Boston , MA were the first to taste or learn these new sweet treats.
What were they???? Well there were a few old favorites like Lemon Meringue Pie, Tiramisu, Coconut Cashew Whipped Cream…we went deeply into the art of using Irish moss and I certainly hope everyone left feeling confident of their ability to work with this phenomenal gift from the sea. But what I unveiled for the first time was a number of Petit Fours that I have been refining for a while.
What is a Petit Four you ask? Well the name means “Small Cake” and that is precisely what I was going for. Throughout the trip we covered 4 flavors Including; chocolate halva, lemon chiffon, orange spice, and maple pecan….yummmm! Sadly we didn’t have time to complete the maple pecan in the 5 hour marathon on Sunday, but with all the technique shared the folks seemed well equipped to go home and try it out on their own. Below is a picture of the first Halva Petit Four I made…I have the recipe in pics so perhaps I will post a series of pictures walking you through the steps.
The other new item I got to teach was an off-set tri layered mousse. The flavors are Chocolate, Cherry and Amaretto, here’s a pic of that one:
What a lively and fun crowd it was. We had a lot of fun, ate way to many sweets and I’m sure have all spent a couple days balancing out with some deep greens! If your ever in the Boston area please stop in at Rawbert’s Organic Garden Cafe. Rawbert hosted Sunday’s class and has a beautiful raw cafe with a full menu of savory, sweet, smoothies, juices and more. You will satisfy every part of your being at this colorful and inviting raw foods restaurant!
Now that I’m back in the bay, I thought it would be time to slow the pace. Well, the pace is still somewhat of a speed train (I’ll call it a “light” rail) moving right along – but I am going to settle into the bay as my baby is growing and needing a little more of a settled environment for this time in it’s evolving. I think I need the settled environment to be more present with the process. Some pics of my pregnant body will be coming soon….growing and growing and growing!
Stay in touch for upcoming events, classes, and more. All of the recipes above will be made available for purchase on the website soon. If you would like to purchase them before I have it posted just shoot me an email! Sending you love and light of the highest caliber!
Chaya
