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Strawberry and chia seeds pudding

Gabriela Lupu

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Yesterday, In Romania , we celebrated „Dragobete’s Day”, which is our Valentine’s Day. We had it even before we knew about  V Day, but most of the people living in the city did not do anything special. After all this V Day fuss started in our country, we also start celebrating our  „Dragobete’s Day”. We try to make it less commercial, but is a lost war.

I don’t celebrate V Day because I think that V day is everyday. You need to show and tell the loved ones everyday that you love them and care about them. Flowers and gifts will make you a better person maybe for one day. This is my philosophy and I don’t expect that everyone agrees with me.

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So it was just a coincidence when I made this dessert. I wanted to put it on my blogg before any celebration, but a stupid cold kept me in bed for almost 1 week. Even now I am not 100%, but I have to keep moving. I have a small boy who doesn’t know what cold is.

So, I made this dessert in the morning, and knowing my son will watch some cartoons, I prepared my setup on the terrace. Morning light in the winter is different  from  morning light in the summer so I needed to move fast.  When I was almost done with my setup, my boy decided that what mom was doing is more interesting, and since he, also, has a camera, he will shoot the dessert like me.

I brought the camera and we start taking photos. Me with my setup and him with a bowl of strawberries. He was so funny trying to do what I was doing. Then he got bored and start eating strawberries.  He got bored again and then he climbed a chair next to my table and start saying „I want to eat dessert!” and keep touching the glasses. I was laughing so hard that I could not  say anything to him.

In the end, I managed to take a few photos and then I gave him the dessert, because I knew I don’t have any chance for other photos. He has a working camera with film and is very happy taking photos. I can’t wait for him to grow and  understand a little about  photography.

The setup for this photos was very simple. Large windows in front of the camera and on the left side.  Glasses on a wooden background with a wooden board in the back.

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So before I leave you to your day, here is the recipe for this dessert:

Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons Chia seeds
  • 200 ml milk or soya milk or almond milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • A hand of strawberries

Directions:

Combine milk with vanilla and  chia seeds, Mix well until combined and the mixture begins to thicken. Store covered in the refrigerator overnight or for at least an hour. Stir well before serving and add a bit of water to the pudding if it becomes too thick.

On the bottom of the glass add pieces of strawberries and then add the mix on top. Ornate with strawberry and serve it cold or at room temperature. I put some more soya milk on top of the pudding to get a little bit of color.

If you think is not very sweet you can add maple syrup or raw honey. Leave it over night with the milk and chia seeds. Because I am using sweet fruits I don’t like to put honey or maple syrup, but this is my choice. Enjoy!

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Published by Gabriela Lupu

Hi. My name is Gabi and I am a professional photographer, a new mom and a wife. I wanna learn to cook healthy food for my little one, so I made this blog to share my cooking experiments with everyone. It's gone be a long and a bumpy ride but a funny one, so stay tune for news and enjoy my ride.

254 thoughts on “Strawberry and chia seeds pudding”

  2. Your picts are beautiful as well your little guy. I gave my oldest son a film camera when he was five… He is now a photojournalist as well owns a commercial photography firm. Purchased a bag of chia seeds last week… Waiting for organic strawberries to appear and I will try this recipe. Thank you.

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  3. Not only does the chia pudding look delicious, but the photo of your son holding the camera is precious!! 🙂 Question from a beginner, do you take your photos on a wooden table or do you have wood boards that you place on top of a table just for your photography?

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    2. Having just gone through the passing away of my precious husband a short six months ago, I have to say that I agree with y’all 100%. I love him more now than I could have ever imagined. Loving him was the best choice I made in my whole life. So, YES! Love them each and every day for as long as you are able. Blessings!

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  8. Reblogged this on Pat's Random Thoughts and commented:
    Thanks for sharing. This looks very enjoyable. Your little one is so cute with his camera. By the way, even though V day is very big here in the west, my husband and I share your sentiment. We don’t celebrate it. We show each other daily that we love each other and it is not dependent on candy and flowers. It is in the little things done for each other. Have a good day.

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  11. Great story! Your photo sessions with your son are just like mine! My son (2 years old). Likes to look, touch, then says, “I want to taste it”, then he says, “it’s so very good!” 🙂 I’m always (unless I can take photos during nap time) trying to click/shoot so quickly while laughing at his pleasure to taste what I’ve made. We will have sweet memories of this time. As for your chia pudding, we’re on the same wavelength today! I just came back from the grocery store with a bag of chia to make chia pudding!

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    1. Great memories indeed. But I miss nap time. My little boy start skiping nap time so is difficult. I will need to find other hours to take photos. He sleeps when outside is raining…. Ha ha ha. With that light, nothing to do.

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  22. Reblogged this on Kentucky Angel for my granddaughter, Anika (Anisoara). She and her twin and older brother were all adopted from Romania as small children, and my daughter has followed Romanian traditions since she brought them home with her. Anika loves to cook, so she will probably love making this dessert. I’ll also love making this dessert, but not as much as I’ll love eating it.

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      1. I’ve had a lot of nice comments on Facebook about it so I think they do. My next trip to the grocery will have chia seeds on the list so I can make this also. I’m hungry just thinking about it.

  26. I think your set up is gorgeous! And the recipe looks simple and delicious. I definitely want to try it.

    Your son sounds adorable. I love how he was trying to help, but couldn’t wait for the dessert. Too cute!

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  36. I’ve never tried chia seeds, but I keep hearing more and more about them. This dessert sounds great. The story and photo of your little boy are so sweet! Thanks for liking my post about my daughter’s lemon bars. Have a great day!

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  37. I am a raw foodist, and chia pudding is the best! I start by making raw cashew milk for it! Your photos are so beautiful! Valentine’s Day here in the USA is so commercialized. Taking it home for a celebration of simplicity is just exquisite!

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  39. I love Chia pudding. The recipe looks fantastic as does the photograpy. Thanks for the fantastic write up! Also as an aside Dragobete’s Day sounds far and away better than valentines day.

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  43. Oh, my God! Your pictures look amazing! I love Chia seeds pudding! So tasty and healthy too.
    How did you make the seeds look blueish on the botom? I couln’t find anything about that in the recipe, or they just look like that in the photos? (a lovely combination of colors!)

    And thank you for liking my gluten free pasta with avocados and kale recipe on http://www.myblissbubble.com – I appreciate that a lot!

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  46. Hi there, thank you for visiting our blog and liking our post on Serbian Apricot Torte – I hope you will make it as it was really out -of-this-world!
    I see you live in Romania, that was the very first country we did on our round- the -world food blog. My daughter made Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, which I’ve always loved – but sadly the rest of the family weren’t that keen.
    Your knowledge about food photography is amazing! Can’t believe you taught yourself! Cheers Mimsey

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