pushing the envelope

one of the smoothies of the week is made of spirulina, kiwi fruit, apple juice, and gojiberries. deep green and grainy, it is full of the sharp biting sensation that kiwi seeds give as you crack them open between your teeth. raelene's pistachio bundt cake was out at lunch. it had the friendly colour of good chartreuse and a slightly lemony icing sugar frosting. next to it was an enormous bowl of softly-whipped cream and a plate of cacao nib cookies, each such a deep brown it was almost black, and with a sparkling line of sea salt down the center.