'Fire Your Diet' and Win Yummy Goodies Instead... ;)

I am delighted to say that I am being interviewed tomorrow night by the lovely, lively Joe Kasper of 'FireYourDiet.com' ;) Joe is a fast–talking, no–nonsense New Yorker ex–physical ed teaching, nutrition and fitness coach who is out there spreading the word in his own unique way :)
You can listen in to my interview with him tomorrow night (Thursday July 30th) at 10pm EST (7pm PST). Get on the call by dialing 712-432-1601 and entering the access code 709529# OR visit http://www.FireYourDiet.com for more info...
ENJOY :)

on July the 26th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: cucumber, celery, fennel, dill, romaine, ginger, lime
2 cups energy soup, followed by a little yacon root
1 quart water
1.5 cups goji water with Marine Phytoplankton
pot of pineapple chunks
2 fresh apricots and a little bowl of blueberries with creamy almond butter
3 cups water

Staying with the east coast theme, Mr. M and I are out here at the moment doing talks all over Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and New England for the next few weeks (see our events page HERE) ...and we're very excited that in the midst of all these talks, it also happens to be David Wolfe's birthday and he's having a big chocolate party celebration in NYC next Tuesday, August the 4th from 9pm – and everyone is welcome :) You can see all the details and reserve your space on the chocolate–splattered dancefloor by visiting the website of the gorgeous Gabrielle Brick, who is organising the party...Mr M and I will be there with joy and love – hope to see you there too if you're around :) Check out the details HERE...


on July the 27th I had:

1 quart water
1.5 cups goji water with Marine Phytoplankton
2 cups energy soup with a couple of brazil nuts and sauerkraut on the side
1 quart water
30 chlorella 'nuts'
big bowl of fruits: pineapple, peach, nectarine, blueberries, goji berries, with almond butter
3 cups water


on July the 28th I loved:

1 quart water
1.5 cups goji water with Marine Phytoplankton
pot of pineapple chunks
two peaches and a nectarine with almond butter
3 cups water
30 chlorella 'nuts'
1 quart greeeeeeen juice from Oasis Café in PA (Tiffany, you are my juice saviour ;)
2 cups greeeeen juice
2 cups water

Here's a fun little way to big up some of your favourite raw people and places, while potentially bagging yourself some yummy goodies at the same time: voting for the 2009 Veggie Awards closes this Friday at midnight – you can hop on over to their site HERE right now and register YOUR votes in categories like your favourite snack bar/recipe book/restaurant/website and so on...there are actually quite a few raw foodie places, products and people in there to choose from (and if there is no answer you like, you can usually enter your own choice ;)...aaaaaaaaaand, just by voting, you can win a whole range of fun goodies like a tropical holiday in the Florida Keys, designer vegan bags, books, eco–friendly cosmetics, clothes and much more – see HERE for all the details and ENJOY :)

All love and masterful unfoldings of the divine,
Ms. StoM. xxx

How Much do YOU Chew...?

We were out walking in nature recently and I was struck by the realisation that so many of the plants we were walking past are most likely fantastic food for humans, yet we don't even recognise them as such because we've never had any modelling for eating that way...we can of course take cautious, intuitive and/or educated 'guesses' at what might work for us as food – it just struck me as very odd in comparison to other creatures that we have very little idea what suits us as food out there...I imagine that butterflies, grasshoppers or otters are seldom found scratching their heads in the wild, wondering what to eat – they just seem to know or get natural modelling of what to consume, from their wild kin...whereas most humans in western societies seem to get modelling of how to go to a supermarket and buy cans/boxes/plastic packages...most of us humans are chronically disconnected from nature and this little observation of my own disconnection from what I could potentially eat out in the forest/meadows really underscored this for me...more foraging for the Stokes–Monarch, please ;)

on July the 23rd I loved:

1 quart water
1.5 cups goji water with Marine Phytoplankton
2 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, carrot tops, ginger, lemon
big bowl of blueberries with almond butter
3 cups water
2 cups water with marine phytoplankton, 25 chlorella 'nuts'
fresh fruits: plum, few cherries/grapes, blueberries with tahini
3 cups water

While we're on the subject of the contrasts between wild animals and most humans, I got a very interesting little link in my inbox yesterday all about chewing...now, those of you who have heard me give a talk will know that I often speak about the importance of chewing our food very thoroughly as a key to vibrant health and that most people seem to not chew very much at all (more like inhale ;)...
Well, it seems one researcher, Richard Wrangham, went off to closely study our friends the chimps in Tanzania and imitate their lifestyle and one of the main contrasts he noted was the LARGE amount of time apes pass daily chewing their food. In the article it states that the average person in 'civilised' western societies chews food for around 36 minutes a day or 5% of their time, whereas to match the chimps' chew rate, we'd be chewing more like 42% of our time, or around 5 hours a day... ;O WOW...
Chewing raw food really thoroughly is KEY for accessing the nutrients and assimilating better...you can read all about the 'power' of raw food and the importance of chewing in the classic old raw food text 'Raw Food and Health' by Dr. St Louis Estes...
I think this is smthg that is overlooked repeatedly by all people, raw foodies or not – and it seems it is especially key for those of us who choose to eat raw, so this is one reason why I speak about it so often... ;)
Now, Mr. Wrangham seems to not at all be in favour of eating raw, which is of course his own bag'o'beans to rattle – I do like the chewing stats shared in that article though, so that's why I wanted to share this and I hope it gives you smthg to 'chew' on... ;)


on July the 24th I was blessed to enjoy:

1 quart water
pot of pineapple chunks
romaine wraps stuffed with avocado, dulse, tomato, mixed sprouts, sauerkraut, kim chee
3 cups water
1.5 cups goji water with marine phytoplankton
bowl of blueberries with almond butter
3 cups water


on July the 25th I savoured:

1 quart water
1.5 cups green smoothie from Mr. Tim Van Orden – plum/banana/spinach – yummmmmmm :)
1.5 cups goji water with marine phytoplankton
2 oz wheatgrass juice
1 cup mint/honey water
2 cups water
2 Tbsp bee pollen
2 oz wheatgrass/sunflower greens juice
chunk of AMAZING cultured lemon cheesecake, with fresh blueberries and almond butter
3 cups water
2 curry noriwraps
2 cups water


Un petit reminder, my dears – the current RawReform Giveaway Contest to win a free bag of our yummy chlorella 'nuts' closes on August the 5th...if you'd love to green up your gnashers chewing some chlorophyll–rich greeeeens, then here's a reminder of the contest details:

We're giving away a bag of our SUPER-popular, SUPER-tasty Chlorella 'Nuts' - one of my absolute favourite raw food snacks :) (I usually can't STAND the taste of chlorella, yet these crunchy tasty little tablets of pressed chlorella powder are delicious - to my taste buds at least, lol ;)
Chlorella is a yummy algae with massive amounts of chlorophyll, protein and B vits to share with you...eating it is also a great way to get the classic raw food 'green mouth' look - see evidence to the left.
To be in with a chance of winning a bag of these yummable munchables, we'd love you to send in your best creative raw green mouth picture; yes, get out your spirulina, your blue-green algae, your green smoothies, your wheatgrass or whatever other greeeeeeens you love to green yourself up with and show us your most outstanding green face...here is another favourite from my personal album:


You can send your entries in to rawreform@gmail.com before August the 5th to be in with a chance of winning the chlorella tablets - enjoy ;) The winner will be drawn at random and with a giggle around the start of August. We look forward to seeing your entries...

With love, gratitude and green teeth,
Ms. Sto–Mo. xxx

Feasting Raw and 'Dumb' Laws... ;)

Awwww, we have such YUMMY news for any of you in the Portland area this weekend...a bunch of lovenuggets up there have decided to host a 'Raw Union Re–Union' meal this Sunday, the 26th of July. Using Solla and Chaya's fabulous recipes from the Raw Union Wedding Recipe E–book, they're going to be hosting a luxurious banquet feast, fit for raw–lty ;) Join the fun and check out the details HERE – apparently they do regular events like this, with different raw food themes – enjoy ;)
(N.B.: we won't be in Portland personally for this event - we'll be at the Bliss Fest in Kansas City... ;)


on July the 19th I had:

1 quart water
1.5 cups goji juice with phytoplankton
bowl of raw elixir ice cream
3 cups water
3 cups greeeeen juice: cucumber, celery, zucchini, fennel, spinach, endive, ginger, lemon
romaine wraps stuffed with sunflower seed/dill pate, almond butter, dulse, mixed sprouts, sauerkraut and tomatoes
3 cups water


on July the 20th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups goji juice with marine phytoplankton
2 cups energy soup with pine nuts sprinkled on top – yummmm :)
3 cups water
juice of an orange
3 cups greeeen juice: cucumber, celery, endive, fennel, spinach, ginger, lemon
peach–goji ice cream – blend of avocado, peaches, soaked goji berries and ice, topped with bee pollen and fresh blueberries – YUM :)
3 cups water

Fabulous Rawtographer Jeff Skeirik just uploaded stacks of beautiful pics to his site from the Raw Spirit Festie in Santa Barbara – you can see them HERE – there is a whole album of pics from the Durian Eating Contest between Mr. M and Doctor Wolfe – funny ;)

Thanks for sharing Jeff – methinks you is talented, sir ;)

on July the 21st I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups goji water with phytoplankton
2 cups energy soup with pine nuts sprinkled on top – yummmm :)
3 cups water
3 cups greeeeeen juice: cucumber, celery, endive, fennel, spinach, kale, ginger
romaine wraps stuffed with sunflower seed pate, dulse, almond butter, tomatoes, sprouts
3 cups water


on July the 22nd I welcomed:

1 quart water
2 Tbsp Vitamineral Green Powder
little pot of pineapple pieces
bowl of blueberries with almond butter
3 cups water
2 cups goji water with marine phytoplankton
3 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, spinach, kale, fennel, ginger, lemon
2 cups energy soup with pine nuts sprinkled on top
mug of nettle tea
2 cups water

...and now for something completely different - how abt a little light entertainment, dear folks? The USA is a biiiggggg ol' land I am noticing, as we travel about all over this continent...I also note that there seem to be some very 'interesting' laws from state to state... The charmingly named site 'DumbLaws.com' lists some of the more 'colourful' laws of this land...here are ten of my favourites from their site - enjoy ;)

Alabama: It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
Arkansas: Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.
California: Women may not drive in a house coat.
Iowa: One-armed piano players must perform for free.
Minnesota: It is illegal to sleep naked.
Oklahoma: People who make “ugly faces” at dogs may be fined and/or jailed.
Pennsylvania: It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.
South Dakota: It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.
West Virginia: Whistling underwater is prohibited.
Wyoming: You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit.

...??? I have no idea about the current validity of any of these laws - I know they get me gigglin' though- enjoy...(and stop making ugly faces at dogs - you've been warned... ;)

Blistering joy,
Ms. StoM. xxx

Living Lightly :)

Our 30–Day Weight Loss Programme has undergone a mini make–over and is now known as the 'Live Lightly Plan' (formerly The RevitaLive Plan) – LOVE it :)
The programme was launched 6 months ago and has already helped over 2,000 people release excess weight, get onto a more consistent raw food path and access greater health. Here are some of the comments we've had from participants so far:

“I joined three days ago and am loving the plan!! Love the menus! I'm noticing more clarity in my life and I feel more vibrant. I've lost 5 lbs in three days. Thank you thank you for the plan and for your example.”
Traci

“Brilliant program. Love the videos...enjoying this immensely. Thank you!”
Lynn

“Thank you so much for this wonderful program. I’ve been eating raw for 5 days now and I already lost 10 pounds. Is that possible?! I cannot believe how fast it’s going and how good I feel. I feel like a new person!
This is coming from someone who has been a compulsive overeater all her life. I don't feel like I need to overeat anymore.”
Alexandra

The 30–day programme includes daily instructional videos, four full weeks of recipes and meal planners from Solla (choose either totally raw or intermediate, or mix'n'match), a 250 page exercise manual, access to the Inner Circle online health community, full instructions for an optional mid–programme juice cleanse and a 60–minute in–depth interview with myself on healing emotional eating patterns with a raw food lifestyle.
The investment for the whole 30–Day Programme is $67 – less than the cost of a bagel or cappuccino or raw chocolate bar per day ;) Everything is delivered to you online.
There is no specific start or finish date for this programme, which means you can start whenever you like and finish whenever you like, with the full support of the worldwide ‘Inner Circle’ community to tap into at all times, 24/7/365, for connections and guidance.

You can see more about The Live Lightly Plan and sign up HERE.

on July the 17th I had:

1 quart water
little fruit salad bowl – berries, pineapple, banana, with a cup of 'hazelnut' tea
20 chlorella 'nuts'
salad wraps stuffed with broccoli hummus, cucumber, avocado, sprouts, tomatoes and dulse, followed by a few goji yumballs
1 quart water
1.5 cups goji juice with marine phytoplankton
pot of pineapple chunks
pot of blueberries with almond butter
3 cups water

Many of you have been asking about the 'goji juice' drink we've been enjoying during the last week...well, Mr. M just posted a video today over at TheRawFoodWorld TV Show, showing exactly how we make the goji drink and why – you can see that video below – enjoy :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDbKc9MVQro

on July the 18th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups veggie juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, romaine lettuce, parsley, carrot
2 cups energy soup with okra, dulse and almond butter on the side
cup of soothing tea
3 cups water
2 cups goji soak water with marine phytoplankton
pot of pineapple chunks
pot of blueberries with almond butter
3 cups water

As you can see in that video above, we went to see Beyonce in concert a couple of nights ago – it was a surprise trip that Mr. Monarch took me on in Chicago – WOW ;O
I feel that Beyonce is one of most phenomenal contemporary entertainers out there – she and Alicia Keys are two of my musical heroines :) Beyonce's stage presence and voice are truly powerful, dynamic and beautiful...I loved and admired so many aspects of her presentation, although I'm not sure I'll be incorporating any of these things into my own stage presentations anytime soon...I somehow doubt that sequined leotards, explosive glitter sprayers and wind machines constantly blowing to keep my hair in motion would go over so well at raw food talks – lol ;)
That she is 27 years old and has apparently been named the fourth most influential celebrity in the world blows me away...this gal is an amazing powerhouse of energy :) I also love that she has an all–female band on stage with her, bigging up the goddess energy... At the end of the night she shared a very moving tribute to the late–great Mr. Michael Jackson, with her current single 'Halo'...I doubt there was a dry eye in the house...thank you Beyonce for sharing your passion, talent and beautiful flow...wow, can you imagine what would happen if this goddess went raw...??? ;O

All love and blissful recreation,
Ms. StoM. xxx

Longevity and Bliss :)

Longevity Alert: Mr. M's secret stash of the last available 'Longevity Now' sets is rapidly dwindling down – his 110 packs of Wolfie's newest programme now number fewer than 40...if you'd love to fill your own aural tubes with the soothing sounds of Dr Wolfe teaching you how to extend your stay in the physical, you can click HERE to learn extraordinary tricks for building immunity, reversing degenerative conditions, kicking out parasites, improving your ability to whistle and much more (I probably made the last one up... ;)

Click here to potentially extend your stay...

on July the 15th I had:

1 quart water
1 cup goji berry soak water
2 cups energy soup – see video here, followed by goji yumballs :)
3 cups water
mini fruit salad: pineapple, plum, nectarine, grapes, cherries
2 cups veggie juice: zucchini, celery, cucumber, spinach, carrot
2 cups energy soup, followed by goji yumballs
1.5 cups tulsi tea
3 cups water

Abundant blissings to all the shiny people who have been coming out to play at our recent talks all over the place...how yummy you are, dear community... :)
On Saturday July the 25th we'll be helping to expand the raw bliss exponentially in Kansas City at the delightfully named 'Bliss Fest', being held in the English Landing Park from noon to 7pm. Entrance is just $5 for adults, free for children under 12.
There's going to be live music, food demos, vendors, kids' tent, a farmer's market and raw food speakers, include Mr. M and myself, Tim Van Orden and the outrageously gorgeous Penni Shelton.
Come out and join us in the park as we big up the bliss in the mid–west – all details and sign–up available HERE.


on July the 16th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
bowl of green elixir ice cream
2 cups water
2 cups goji soak water with marine phytoplankton
big bowl of blueberries slathered with almond butter ;)
1 quart water

OoOoOooooo lalalalaaaaaaaaa, we have a new French translation available for you :) The lovely Colette over in France has just completed the translation of the Raw Union Wedding Recipes E–book, to add to my other three e–books she has already translated: How to go Raw For Weight Loss, Revealing the Physical Changes and A Juice Feaster's Handbook. I'm not going to attempt to give those titles in French here, as it will surely result in a mess of accented vowels, curly 'c's and impossible consonant clusters...so, I'll leave the French to Colette and please click HERE to access her fabulous translations ;)

May all dynamic flow and joy be with you,
Ms.SM. xxx

Accessing What You Want... ;)

Here's a handy little tip sent in by the delightful Ricki in Arizona, to help you identify organic produce items in supermarkets from their stickers:

* Any sticker that begins with the number '9' and contains five digits in total denotes the produce is ORGANIC.

* Any sticker that begins with the number '3' or '4' and has ONLY four numbers total means CONVENTIONAL, NOT ORGANIC.

* Any sticker that begins with the number '8' shows that food is GENETICALLY MODIFIED!

Eeeeeek, very good to know – hope that helps y'all out there if you weren't aware of that little system already...I'm not sure if this system spreads up into Canada too, or beyond the USA – it's at least apparently valid here though ;) Ricki suggests it's a good way to quickly check that the items you pick up are genuinely organic and haven't been accidentally misplaced in the produce displays ;)

on July the 12th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
tub of pineapple chunks
2 cups water
little pot of hemp seeds and bee pollen mixed together, with 2 curry powerwrap sticks
2 cups water
2 cups greeeeeeeeeen juice
another chunk of pineapple
1 quart water

Another useful–looking new resource that was brought to my attention recently is the Neighborrow.com site – have you seen that? It's basically a site where people can connect to swap/share things together, either in local areas or through virtual communities...e.g. you want to shampoo your carpets or dig a hole in your garden and don't have the necessary equipment? Check out if there's anyone in your 'Neighborrow–hood' to borrow things from instead of buying/renting machines. You can even join 'virtual' groups based around shared interests, e.g. perhaps a raw food group can be created to share books/dvds/dried foods/other resources...fun, non?

You can check out the Neighborrow.com site HERE...

on July the 13th I had:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/pineapple juice
2 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, kale, chard, green lettuce, apple, ginger
bowl of YUMMMMMY raw elixir ice cream :)
3 cups water
clamshell of blueberries with creamy almond butter
1 quart water


on July the 14th I had:

1 quart water
1 cup goji berry soak water
2 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, zucchini, couple of carrots
big bowl of elixir ice cream topped with bee pollen – YUMMMMM :)
1 quart water
30 chlorella 'nuts'
1 quart water

Oooooo la la, that cheeky Mr. M is up to his tricks again...as you may be aware, Dr. Wolfe recently launched his explosive new 'Longevity Now' programme, which sold out last Sunday night. Well, Mr. M actually bought up over 100 of the programme sets and has around 40 of them left for sale right now...as far as we know, these are the only copies still available, so get in there now if you'd love to invest in this ext–raw–dinary piece of work, learning all about building immunity, reversing debilitating conditions and potentially lengthening out your stay in your amazing physical body...you can click HERE to access Mr. M's secret stash ;)
ENJOY :)

All love,
Ms. Stok–Mona. xxx

See me Singing at Raw Union :)

Wow…it’s three weeks today since Mr. M and I were wedded at the Raw Union festie...we’re feeling so blessed in our lives together, as our journey continues to deepen and expand :) I wanted to send some more shout–outs today to some of the wonderful people who helped co–create our wedding event...

*The Henna Artists – we were so blessed to be joined by the uber–talented henna tattoo artists Pamela and Chele, who both gifted me beautiful bridal henna all over my arms, feet and upper back. Three weeks later my henna has almost totally gone now, the memories will definitely last though ;) Thank you, lovelies :)

*Liv – my wedding dress was made by our dear friend Liv in Ojai, California. Liv is a master seamstress who has been making custom clothes since 1968 ;O. I chose the silk, we worked out the pattern between us and she brought it to life – love it :) She even incorporated a piece of cloth from my grandmother Lily's shawl into the dress, as the under–bust sash. Thank you, lovely Liv :)


On July the 9th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups greeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, lettuce, zucchini, carrot, ginger
big bowl of raw elixir ice cream :)
3 cups water
2 cups greeeeeen veggie juice: celery, cucumber, spinach, lettuce, zucchini, carrot, ginger
shared meal with Mr. M of fresh figs with almond butter – wow ;O
1 quart water


*Time Capsule Contributors – thanks be to everyone who sent goodies in for the Raw Union time capsule – it was so FUN to see all the offerings to the future. Remember to mark your calendars for June 21st 2059 when we have the intention to re–open the capsule with whoever is around and have a half–century Raw Union re–union ;)

*Chaya Ryvka – the creator of our astonishingly gorgeous raw wedding cakes. I’ve sent shout–outs to the fabulous Chaya here before – her work is SO exemplary though and there have been so many comments on the wedding cake pics, that I wanted to honour her contribution here again ;) Chaya runs classes showing you how to make ext–raw–dinary cakes and other creations, in the SF Bay area and beyond – you can see her site, blog and class schedule here – enjoy :) THANK YOU goddess Chaya :)

Remember that you can also get the Raw Union Wedding Recipes Ebook now, HERE, which contains all the recipes used for the wedding celebration, including Chaya’s amazing wedding cakes.


on July the 10th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups coconut water with Greener Grasses and Phytoplankton
shared yummy meal with Mr. M again of fresh figs with almond butter
1 quart water
10 chlorella nuts
3 cups coconut smoothie: coconut meat, lucuma, mesquite powder, cardamom, cinnamon, water, with a curry noriwrap on the side
3 cups water


on July the 11th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeeeeeeen juice
½ cup carrot juice with Greener Grasses Powder
big greeeeen salad with tomatoes, red bell pepper, cucumber, olives and tahini/garlic/lemon dressing
1 quart water
15 chlorella ‘nuts’
shared meal with Mr. M of big bowl of blueberries with Go! Almond Butter
3 cups water


...and if you’d love to see me singing at the festie, on the morning of the wedding, Mr. M just put up a video on TheRawFoodWorld.tv of the first part of my ‘set’ ;) Muchos kudos and gratitude again out to Mr. Maxwell Waker for accompanying me on guitar – great job :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrHbaz5oLFM

All gratitude and unfolding delights,
Ms. Stok–Mon. xxx

See Me on The News Again... ;)

Ooooo, I was on the News on TV today in N. California – on the KCRA 3 Channel, who came to film us in Sacramento recently. You can view the piece below – they were NICE :) It’s abt 1.30 mins long – enjoy :)


On July the 6th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice
big bowl of YUMMY elixir ice cream, slice of raw pumpkin pie
3 cups water
25 chlorella ‘nuts’
water +meat of a young coconut, 3 raw almond butter cookies
2 peaches and a little basket of fresh figs
1 quart water

Get ready to get a greeeeen mouth with this month's RawReform Giveaway ;) We're giving away a bag of our SUPER-popular, SUPER-tasty Chlorella 'Nuts' - one of my absolute favourite raw food snacks :) (I usually can't STAND the taste of chlorella, yet these crunchy tasty little tablets of pressed chlorella powder are delicious - to my taste buds at least, lol ;)
Chlorella is a yummy algae with massive amounts of chlorophyll, protein and B vits to share with you...eating it is also a great way to get the classic raw food 'green mouth' look - see evidence to the left.
To be in with a chance of winning a bag of these yummable munchables, we'd love you to send in your best creative raw green mouth picture; yes, get out your spirulina, your blue-green algae, your green smoothies, your wheatgrass or whatever other greeeeeeens you love to green yourself up with and show us your most outstanding green face...here is another favourite from my personal album:


You can send your entries in to rawreform@gmail.com before August the 5th to be in with a chance of winning the chlorella tablets - enjoy ;) The winner will be drawn at random and with a giggle around the start of August. We look forward to seeing your entries...


on July the 7th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeen juice: celery, cucumber, zucchini, endive, parsley, ginger
handful yummy cherries
2 cups water with Marine Phytoplankton
3 romaine wraps stuffed with pine nut butter, sea lettuce and mixed sprouts, followed by 2 raw almond butter cookies
3 cups water
water &meat of a young coconut, 1Tbsp coconut butter
2 ‘donut’ peaches, a clamshell of blueberries
1 quart water


on July the 8th I had:

1 quart water
big bowl of Elixir ice cream – YUMMMMMMMMMMMY :)
24oz greeeen juice: cucumber, celery, parsley, spinach
3 cups water
20 chlorella ‘nuts’
big bowl of salad: greens, sea lettuce seaweed, grape tomatoes, herbed olives, dressing made of pecan butter and acv, fresh okra on the side, followed by 2 raw almond butter cookies
1 quart water

So many people keep asking for the exact recipe for the elixir ice cream creation we put on the TV show recently that I thought I’d post it here below for y’all... Please DO experiment with flavours/ingredients though – there are no rules ;) Play with what you have/what you like/what feels good to you...I just made this recipe up on the spot on the TV show – you can see the video again HERE if you like...ENJOY :)


Herbal Raw Ice Cream Superfood Elixir Recipe


1.5 trays of ice cubes
3 Tbsp lucuma powder
1 Tbsp mesquite powder
1 tsp maca
½ tsp vanilla powder
1/16th tsp stevia powder
1 Tbsp Vitamineral Earth
½ tsp cardamom powder
½ tsp cinnamon powder
few drops of Icelandic Nature Essences
5 drops pau d’arco liquid
7 drops immune boosting liquid
3 drops raspberry fruit extract
2 Tbsp Go! Almond Butter
½ cup water
pinch of Himalayan crystal salt

Blend everything together in a high–speed blender and ENJOY :)


All Love and Abundant Blissings,
Ms. Angela Stokes–Monarch. xxx

...and the WINNER of the Raw Food Chia Pet Contest is...

ALRIGHTY, the results of last month’s RawReform Giveaway Contest are in and I’m excited to announce the results of who YOU all think would make the best raw food chia pet...ahEM, drum roll pleeeeeeeaaaaaaaase...

*In 3rd place, with his curly–headed ways, is Mr. Kevin Gianni, with 9% of the votes.

*In 2nd place, with his tousled lion’s mane, is Mr. Matthew Monarch, with 20% of the votes

*...and in 1st place, heading up the raw food chia pet party is the corkscrew–headed bishop of cacao himself, Dr. David Avocado Noni Propolis Phytoplankton Wolfe, with 30% of the votes.

(: YAAAAAAAY :)

I’m delighted to say that the winner of the chia seed goodies is the super–talented Eranah, who even sent in this fantastic mock–up version of what a Wolfie chia head might look like – BEAUTIFUL :) Thanks Eranah – your chia goodies are shimmying their way across the country to you in celebration right now ;)
This was such a fun contest :) Thanks for all the answers sent in, which included an eclectic range of suggestions, from Annmarie Gianni or Jonny 5 (lol) to Ann Wigmore, Anthony the Raw Model, Mike Adams and even...me ;)
My personal favourite suggestion though for a raw chia pet model was sent in by a few people and would be a ‘face–off’ model of the durian eating contest between Mr. M and Wolfie, with a durian between their heads – LOL ;)
I would truly LOVE to see any of these figurines made in pottery, if anyone would love to make them professionally – we could even sell them through our webstores ;) So, let us know if you’re a talented raw potter with a passion for chia pets and we can maybe create some classic memo–raw–bilia for all the raw family ;)

On July the 4th I had:

1 quart water
1 cup coconut water
2 cups ‘Green Potion’ ice cream at Erewhon, followed by shared ‘Cookie Dough Ice Cream’
2 cups water
2 cups hemp milk with cardamom, cinnamon, stevia, maca, pinch of salt
25 chlorella nuts
2 Tbsp bee pollen
2 cups energy soup with 2 flax crackers, little handful of yacon slices
3 cups water

Yesterday I was doing an interview and I really enjoyed one of the questions asked – I thought I’d re–post it here for y’all, if you’d like a little extra insight into the patterns of a Stokes–Monarch:

Q: What is in your purse at this very moment?
A: Great question ;) Now that is going to be quite a long answer ;) lol...I have a rather large, abundant bag of tricks (and I'm not even a mother yet ;)... Here we go: Rescue Remedy, seven sacred stones, my pendulum, my timepiece, lip balm, bottle of water, wallet, camera, my organiser (stuffed full of papers and business cards ;), bag of bee pollen, chlorella tablets, yacon slices, ReddRox powder, hairclips, rubber bands, 2 pegs, Tooth Swish, pair of earplugs, MANY pens, MSM lotion, spoons, binoculars, tissues. Quite an eclectic mix ;)

I like that question...this is actually smthg I generally find very endearing about women – the little bags of STUFF they carry around with them everywhere – I can remember being in rooms full of women at meetings and glancing around with a swelling heart as I noticed the little sac of goodies slumped on the floor next to each Goddess – I love women ;) So, what’s in YOUR bag, baby...?

on July the 5th I had:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon juice
3 cups coconut water/GreenerGrasses powder/Marine Phytoplankton
2 cups home–made yummy raw elixir ice cream :) Tasted like TOFFEE – so good – see the video of me making it below.
3 cups water
30 chlorella ‘nuts’
3 durian pods and a clamshell of blueberries
1 quart water

Mmmmmm, so I’ve become uber–excited about raw elixir ice creams after we were hanging out with Mr. Truth Calkins at the Tonic Bar in Erewhon...the ice cream I made myself yesterday was OFF.THE.HOOOOOOOK good :) It tasted like TOFFEE and I’m not really sure why yet – I was just adding stuff to the blender and it turned out SOOOOOOOOOOO good :))) Mr. M caught the whole thing on camera, so you can re–create your own ice cream wonders with whatever goodies YOU have around – see the video below and ENJOY :)

YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9r8xuSAZ0M

All love and ice cream wonders,
Ms. Sto-Mo. xxx

Food Independence Day ;)

Ooooo, looks like there’s some interesting research afoot down at Gabriel Cousen’s Tree of Life Centre... They’re studying the health of vegan, live food babies and they’d love for you to participate in the survey if you have a child aged from birth to five years who is eating a vegan live food diet. The researchers intend to share the results to help support other parents who’d love to raise their children this way.
You can access the survey and read the full participant requirements list by clicking HERE. Please feel free to also pass this info on to anyone else you think may be willing/able to participate – they’re looking for another 100–200 participants at present ;)
I look forward to seeing the results ;)

on July the 1st I had:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon orange juice
2 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, parsley, spinach, ginger
2 cups energy soup, with 5 freeze–dried macadamia nuts
3 cups water
2 cups energy soup, followed by a little ‘yumpot’ of almond butter mixed with carob peppermint maca powder, cinnamon, stevia and water
1 cup reddrox tea
3 cups water

LOVE this high–energy video below from the uber–cool, a capella, amazing singing group from Israel called ‘Voca People’ – big gratitude to the lovely Ricki for sending this link in – with nearly 2.2 million views already, they seem to be a YouTube sensation ;) ENJOY :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6EYrqIn0yI

on July the 2nd I had:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
2 cups greeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, spinach, parsley, zucchini, ginger, lime
2 cups coconut water, 2 cups coconut smoothie: coconut meat, a little coconut water, maca, stevia, vanilla, reddrox water, cardamom = yummmmmmmmmm :)
2 cups greeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, spinach, parsley, zucchini, ginger, lime
2 Tbsp bee pollen
couple of spoonfuls of Mr. M’s outrageous maca ice cream concoction, a whole cup of subliiiiiiiiiiime ‘Green Potion’ ice cream from Truth Calkins’ elixir bar in Erewhon – LOVE it
2 cups water


on July the 3rd I had:

1 quart water
shot of orange juice
3 cups coconut water mixed with Greener Grasses powder and aloe vera
2 cups coconut water
2 Tbsp bee pollen
2 cups greeeeen veggie juice
2 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses powder, MSM and Marine Phytoplankton
1 Tbsp be pollen
2 cups water


Soooo…happy Independence Day tomorrow to all those in the USA ;) I am excited to see that over at the Kitchen Gardeners site, they’ve declared Food Independence Day. The idea is to declare ‘food independence’, by sourcing the ingredients for any holiday meals as ‘locally, sustainably and deliciously as possible’…love it ;)
You can check out the site at FoodIndependenceDay.org, where you can even stick a pin in the map to mark out where YOU will be sourcing local foods tomorrow ;) They also have a cool–looking ‘Why I’m a Victory Grower’ video contest you can enter – YUMMY :)

All brightest blessings to you and those everywhere who are growing food, foraging and connecting directly with gaia :)
All love,
Ms. Sto–Mo. xxx