Time flies...

Spring has Sprung and now Summer is upon us!

What a joy it is to share the passion of creative foods...

Pure Joy has new ownership ans still carries our Chocolates and desserts, The Art of Food has opened celebrating it's 3rd week with Pan Pacific foods. Finally I have started my personal blog to share my Health Journey with the world, synergychef.blogspot.com is just getting started.

Thank You to everyone for all your love and support building this big crazy dream. Look forward to sharing and learning more from each of your radiant spirits.

Joyfully in service to our community!

Time for a celebration!

Oh the Joy that Is Life!

2009 is here and feel like the last 20+ years have been a blink in a big crazy Dream!

It Feel Good to see the Collaborative Growing into the new year and celebrating 2 years of Joy!

The Economy being on the brink has really shed light on the value Food! Knowing where your food comes from and getting the most for your $$ Supporting our Local Economy comes to light. We live our lives buying what we want based on the pitches of consumer madness! Lost to our True Human Spirit and Purpose.

Speaking of Growing...

Anyone having the desire to participate at any level of Food Growing is welcome to send mail to farm(at) synergychef.com We have a 5 acre parcel in the N SAC, Elverta area made available for the use of our food production. Many trees off the 5 acres already started all virgin land.

I urge everyone to take a moment to vote for Healthful food in schools.

http://www.change.org/ideas/view/vegan_school_lunch_options

If the lines close before you vote check it out and think about the BEst Food in every school accross america. The time for Change is NOW!

Holy Days of Appreciative Giving - Menu

Holy day menu! Pre order and prepay by November 18 and receive a FREE half dozen macaroons.

e-mail your order to raworders(at)synergychef.com we will send you an invoice:which you can pay by phone, mail or person at Pure Joy 450 N st 95814 or SCC central kitchen 2135 Dale Ave 95815

Collaborative Members receive

an additional $5 per person savings!

#1 - $25 per person - Dinner

Mock Turkey slices 4oz

Buckwheat, walnuts, golden flax, garlic, onion and spices

Parsnip Mashed Potatoes 8oz

Parsnips, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil & spices

Dragon Mushroom Gravy 4oz

Shiitake mushrooms in a sweet and tangy sesame cream sauce

Cranberry Pecan Stuffing 6oz

Buckwheat bread, celery, onion carrot garlic and traditional spices

Broccoli and Cauliflower Mélange’

Thinly sliced broccoli cauliflower and carrots tenderly marinated in citrus, mild spice and herbal blend.

#2 - $30 per person - Dinner

All of the above then ad in choice of:

· Candied yams

· Extra mashed potatoes and gravy

· Dense and rich fruit cake slice

· Candied Walnut & Pomegranate Salad spring greens, crisp romaine, electric onions, candied walnuts and pomegranate dressing

#3 - $35 per person - Dinner

Includes all items from #1, choice from #2, choice of dessert and beverage

Desserts

• Pumpkin Pie slice
• Chocolate cream pie slice
• Caramel Apple Crumble

Beverages

• Chai mate’ with sweet hemp cream
• Chai roobios with sweet hemp cream
• Hemp Nog

Also available:

Whole Pies $35 ea including $10 refundable credit for 9” glass pie plate

• Pumpkin Spice
• Chocolate Cream
• Sweet potato
• Caramel apple crumble
• Chai Nog macadamia cheesecake

Call today 916.370.6100
e-mail raworders(at)synergychef.com
Orders will be ready for pick up Tuesday and Wednesday November 26th and 27th 10am - 6:30pm

Wholesale First up and bench warmers!

For the Love of : Chocolate!!!

Chocolate assortments –

Filled:

Nut Butter Cups (assortment)-

Coconut Mountains-

Coco Nutty Mountains-

Banana Bites-

Nutty Banana Bites (butter, whole nuts)

Macadamia – coconut – banana blasters!

Caramel – Nutty! date pecan (Raw Chocolate Love)

“XXX - Go round.” HOT! Habanero, Chipotle & spices (Add to anything we make)

Truffles:

Lavender & Vanilla

Orange & Almond

My Mint Madness

Hazelnut Cream

Pure & Clean

Bark Assortments:

Macadamia

Goji

Almond

“Pure Joy”

XX Dark (85% cacao)

Seasonal – (Truffle, Filled or Bark)

Hazelnut Pecan – Nog

*Cinnamon spice

Spring Mint

Summer Spice – (cayenne, candied lime, tamarind)

For the Love of: FOOD!

Savory items:

Wraps/Breads-

*Tortillas Soft 7” & 10”

Tortillas Crunchy

Taco Shells

Sandwich bread

Pizza Crusts

Snack items-

Crackers

Seasoned nut mixes-

Almonds:

*Mole

*Cinnamon Caramel

Chipotle Spice

Lemon Garlic herb

Tomato Orange Basil

Sunflower mixes-

*Indian Curry

Thai Coconut curry

*Synergy Spice

Synergy Sweet

*Plain Salted

Dips/Pates:

*Eggplant Olive Tapenade

*Raw Raw: Ganouj

All Prices set to be at 10-20% below market to inspire a great flow of Food for a reasonable price to the people!

Joy be with you!

Where we Shop!

The Joys of Life!
Today was the best shopping trip!

The aroma of the Fresh Tomatoes and peppers truly grabs my senses. This is this time of year I love the most! Forget about Birthdays. I appreciate seeing the smiles of familiar faces sharing what they love.
These are my favorite places to exchange for the Best Local produce! I feel blessed to have this wonderful opportunity to support local quality produce. I believe that the vote We do with our dollar is The most important one we do everyday.

The Farmers Market on Wednesday is my favorite only because the largest one is on Sunday.

Here are some of our favorite farmers with web sites.


Patrick's Mountain
He has the widest selection of Organic Food grown with Love.
Best Blueberries!



Soil born Farms
Marco and the family of interns grow the most beautiful array of Heirloom Tomatoes and sweet pungent garlic. Sticky Sweet!


Wood song Herbs
My favorite place to shop for medicinal and flavorful herbs. Ladies ask Steve the teddy bear about the one that looks like hemp.


Smit Orchards

We make the Best Green drinks using their crisp delicious apples and peaches. They also have incredible fresh frozen juice ready to drink! Sweet!



Olinda Ridge
The Best Local Olives Ever! Whether you Love brine and flavored or the simple Sun & Oil cure. Great prices for artisan quality products



See Ryan for sweet treats Delicious dried fruits sulfured and not sulfured not certified but clean and sweet. Ask him to use agave!

Manifesto la vie!

Thanks for checking back "Hot minute" is here!

Thank You Family for your continued Love and support!!!

Where to begin? This task has been haunting me since posting over a month ago. Many drafts have been started and revised and tossed out.

Well, here it is. I have been exploring the Live Food world or THE FOOD World for about 5 years now. I jumped in full speed ahead with less than 3 months of research. I knew that all the things I had been consuming and considered to be "Food" were in deed the cause for many discerning or is it disconcerting conflicts in my life.

Now after these few years of cleansing and creating I had realized about a year ago I have been depressed for over 23 years of my life now. If you put a shrink in the same room with me and a DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) they could tell you I have many cases to take a a few different prescription drugs. Each one to "help" me feel better or see things "clearer". I have had severe "Social Anxiety", Depression, Bouts of mania, Anorexia? (I eat 3-4 thousand calories in a day sometimes but the weight does not stay on, FAST metabolism). So that is off the top of my head. I gave my copy of DSM-III away last year, which included many titles of "disorders" I had many qualifications for.

So, here we are NOW! 2008 is nearing it's 3rd quarter. I am preparing to turn the "ancient" age of 34. I have committed to myself that this my 33rd year of life is the year of pure change for me. Christ was 33 when he died, I must at least realize my purpose and move towards the dreams I seek in this lifetime. Oh kay, so I have been working to do this for a few years now. Others around me have an easier time of seeing the progress than I do at times.

I realize that I have a LONG back log of verbal commitments, so many that my head swirls at night thinking about what I have left unfinished, who I may have forgotten to connect with. So, I hope and pray that all whom read this and even those who do not have let go and know it is nothing person. I just want to save the world. This I realize is a big part of what created the core of my depression in 1983. I feel the True beginning was feeling like the weight of the world was on my shoulders, wishing that the world was a more joyful place where all humans got along and cared about the wellbeing of each other. Now I understand this as the abundance mentality.

Recently I have moved into a new home space which allows me a 5 minute walk to work/play at the kitchen. This adventure of moving in with new people has created a wonderful learning facility. Each day I am confronted by others who are not living in the abundance of life but have the power of the world in their hands. Each day I seek to share some positive insight which may have a positive impact on the lives of those around me. Our home is beautifully developing to a space where I look forward to bringing my children soon!

I realized recently the True Catalyst for the depression was denying Christ as my personal Savior and owning my actions. WE can keep repairing the roof and the walls but with out a solid foundation of Faith I am no thing. AT teh youthful age of 8 I made a True commitment to Christ to Do My Best Always and to seek first things which are praiseworthy. Around my 9th Birthday I feel is where I was challenged and failed to communicate my commitment. It has been a crazy tumbling road ever since feeling ungrounded. Just after turning 10 I was a "victim" of bizarre sexual abuse, this was a big step in the shaping of my world. Guilt, Sadness, Frustration and Low self esteem are just a few of the effects.

All of this in addition to what I realize now were the effects of "Immunization shots, Mercury, DDT and any other chemicals present in my environment like Lead and asbestos.

The purpose behind sharing all of this is reach out to anyone and everyone who may have had similar experiences. I am here. I am Joyful to be a listening ear. I know it feels GOOD just to say things and get them out in the open. I know writing this blurb has been very therapeutic.

WOW! Overwhelmed with JOY!

Thank You Family each of you who are participating actively in our Collaborative Efforts to put FOOD into schools. This is our Soul Purpose in creating the Chef's Collaborative. We seek to participate in creating abundant health in all who seek as we do the Light that burns within each of us.
That Light in My Life is Christ my Elder Brother. He showed me the way I wish to live my life. I wish to give always of my self to all who will ask. I am free with myself and can drain. I am overwhelmed with Joy from the responses in the foods you have tasted.
The goal is making our foods save You time and Money. WE can make as much or as little food as you need to feed you or 8 of You. We Love to cater our foods for your special occasions. Weddings, Corporate, Religious Holidays.


NOTE:
I always appreciate it when I find another human being I can hold the highest respect to. I appreciate the Joy that is shared at this link.
DHannah

NOTE: We have our First & Second official Synergy Chef Trainees.

Do you wish to Master the art of Food?

Come Learn Kewl tricks used in a commercial kitchen. Cut time and Save $$

For all Collaboraive members, work 16 ours each month for owners mark up 10% and 25% off all orders of prepared food items. Meals included during internship. If you seek to create a "Job" doing what you LOVE, come play with the Collaborative. All Lifetime members are invited to participate at our dessert tasting, Sponsored by:(TBA)