Dark Chocolate Buttercups

A super simple dark chocolate version of the rieces pieces penut butter cups... although this is a variation I've done using almond butter instead of peanut.

1 cup cacao powder

1 cup raw honey

1/2 cup cacao butter melted

1/2 cup coconut oil melted

Vanilla extract

Almond butter

Except for the almond butter mix the ingredients together before the oil and butter start to set and fill your chocolate moulds to just below the half way mark.

Use a pea sized amount of almond butter in the centre of each and then spoon some more chocolate mixture over the top.

Set in the fridge and turn out of the when set.

I believe you can buy silicone pop

out chocolate moulds of all shapes designs and sizes off ebay.

Kamy's carrot cake

Amy and Katy's carrot cake....

(Amy also hand Modelling the henna I just did for her haha)

(Serves 10-12)

These girls are awesome! Taking inspiration from websites, books, my sessions with them and then going full power to make their own cakes and raw treats.

It's such a nice change to have a sweet tasting carrot cake in rainbow city (the community on the hills of portugal where I am living at the moment) as everyone is obsessed with cacao (choccy).

Here is their very own recipe they want to share and it's a goodun so def try it out.

Cake layer (makes x2 layers)

3 large carrots peeled and chooped

1 1/2 cup oat flour

2 cups dates

1/2 cup desicated coconut

1tsp cinnamon

Food process all of the above ingredients

Cream cheese (x2 layers)

1 1/2 cups almonds (soaked and skins removed)

1 lemon juice

2tbs coconut oil (melted)

2tbs honey/agave/date pasts

2tbs water (as needed)

Rainbow city chocolate cheesecake

I literally love having Amy and Katy in the kitchen they are so kean to learn the raw food way and Katy has only recently gone vegetarian two weeks ago and is embracing it all like a super absorbent sponge! 

We invented this together yesterday and all agreed it's the best cake we've had all week. It's very very rich so you only need a little slice (sorry Anth you left the day before this creation was born but here's the recipe for you so let us know your verdict). 

Serves 8

Line a 6" pan with cling film and dust the bottom with desicated coconut.

Base

1/2 cup almonds/pecans

1/4 cup raisins/dates 

1 tbs desicated coconut 

1 tbs oats 

1tbs melted coconut oil 

2tbs cacao powder

Pinch of Himalayan salt

Pulse everything except the oats in the nutribullet then stir in the oats afterwards.

Press evenly into the pan and set in the freezer. 

Tip - if you find your fingers are sticking to the mixture while you're trying to form the base just wet your fingers slightly and then press the dough in.

Chocolate topping

4tbs melted coconut oil

1banana 

2 tbs raisins

5 dates

1tbs agave nectar/date paste/honey

2 tbs Carob powder

3tbs cacao powder

1tbs almond butter

1tsp coconut sugar (opt for extra sweet)

1/4 cup water

Blend everything into a smooth consistency in the nutribullet/vitamix.

Pour over the base quickly before it starts to set and then put in the fridge.

Decorate with a few goji berries! 

We all stood around in the kitchen afterwards licking the appliances in silence mmmm yummy! 

Find your Inner child - rainbow city

When I was in the Himalayas I was sat in the Once in Nature Cafe having lunch and found myself looking around... All I saw was drawing, sketching in notepads, paintings being done on the restaurant walls, poi spinning, dancing, singing, guitar playing, jewelry making, rock stacking, words being written in the sand with sticks, story and poems being shared... You may think I was amongst children but these people were all my age and even some into their 40's and 50's... All tapping into their inner child...

These artistic and creative things are what I used to do as a child, but somewhere along the way it was knocked out of me, or I made these artistic expressions into a means achievement or finding  merit in  rather than just for the sake of self expression and expansion.

I just took a breath in of pure love and thought YES these people are in touch with their inner child and are truly expressing their creativity. Nothing was being suppressed, nobody cared about what anyone else was thinking... It was very inspiring, enjoying life for the sake of it. 

Rainbow city is a place to let people explore their childlike nature and more and more people that come here are embracing this aspect and it's

beautiful.

Nic the artistic genius (and his beautiful girlfriend Anna in the background) designing a tattoo for me.

I just feel to share this ridiculous game that we were playing the other night when we had a power cut... You each suggest an animals body part then pass the paper onto the person sitting next to you who does the same thing...and we didnt stop laughing... and the best part was in the morning no one had hangovers... This is pure divine happiness...love energy flowing like children again. 

The breif was...

Mouth of baboon

Neck of giraffe

Eyes of fish

Crow claws

Punk hair

On a skate board 

Human bottom

Elephant ears... 

Some drawings that came out from the game...

Play this at you're at a house party instead of a drinking game... I guarantee more laughter :) or even last night when the power went out we were in hysterics making shadow puppets on the dome walls... 

One love you beautiful people.

Yes I do...