YEAR OF THE DRAGON

Hello Everyone,
Monday was a rainy cold day for the Chinese New Years Celebration. It is the year of the Dragon. I was born in the year of the Dragon and this is my year . The Oriental Dragon is regarded as a divine beast. The Dragon is a deliverer of good fortune and a master of authority. They are flamboyant and creative creatures. The Western Culture has a different view of dragons. Our view - Noble hero hunts to slay the evil dragon to save the village.
This very colorful Dragon in the above picture was posing with all the children.

The Dragon Dance Parade was fun. The ceremony began at 11:30am. Two different Dragons come out and greet each other. It is tradition that lettuce is place in the mouth and discarded as a sign of fortune. Then the two Dragon's dance up the street blessing every store front businesses that allows them in. I notice the banks had there doors wide open for the two Dragons to dance in.

I was following these two dragons the length of the parade route.


There was confetti every where. It was fun to be covered and sparkling in the rain.

When I got home from the Parade a warm cup of tea and a Sandwich hit the spot. I make sure to have a batch of flax seed crackers to make a quick sandwich. I will make a combination of banana with orange or banana with raw almond butter to spread on top. This time I made a vegetable version from the Alissa Cohen's book. "Living on Live Food"

TOMATO, ONION AND AVOCADO SANDWICH

1/2 tomato
2 large slices onion
1/2 avocado, sliced
2 large crackers
Sea Salt (optional)

1. Place slices of avocado on one of the crackers.
2. Top the avocado with tomato and onion.
3. Eat as an open face sandwich or top with another cracker.
Enjoy.