Sunshine, smoothies and pumpkin pie

Today was a gorgeous, sunny day in Grenoble. Two day's worth of clouds and rain cleared away to unveil the newly snow capped Swiss Alps.  It was the perfect weather to sit outside and enjoy the view with a green smoothie...and so I did, beneath a big tree in my front yard, facing the mountains.  Shoes and socks came off, and I practiced some "grounding" by placing my feet right on the earth, skin-to-skin so to speak.

smoothie and sun below the tree

view of the Alps..not to shabby, eh?

apparently  I wasn't the only one enjoying the sunshine :)

Later this afternoon I met up with some of the other exchange students and brought my pumpkin pie.  It was fun to share and see their reactions.  And as far as I can tell, the pie was well received.  As Jeffery said, "it tastes like Fall".  I used chia seeds to give it a thick consistency since I don't have sunflower lecithin or irish moss around, which worked quite well.  The only thing I would change next time is to go easier on the ginger.  What a perfect pie for a raw Thanksgiving :).  Thanks Tara for the recipe and inspiration!

pumpkin pie topped with "candied" Grenoble walnuts