Saturday 31 December 2011

Final 8 Hours for *17.5% Off* Any Size Order... :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR 
to you aaaaaaall :)

...'tis the last few hours now to use our fabulous holiday coupon code that gets you 17.5% off *any* size order in our online store, TheRawFoodWorld.com :)

There's also a code for 12% off appliances... :)

...aaaaaaaaand Mr. M put up the "At-Cost Specials" for January early too, so you can enjoy both December's AND January's specials, PLUS 17.5% off everything, all until TONIGHT at Midnight Pacific time...


You can get all the deeeeeets and get in on the discount action over HERE :)))

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2011 has been an amazing year for us and we trust you've enjoyed the ride too - here's to a fabulous 2012 for all of us :)))

I'd love to sign off blogging for this year with the same beautiful quote that I've finished the last few years of blogging with too:



Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.

--Alfred, Lord Tennyson



All love, 
Angelalalaalaaaaaaa. xxx

Wednesday 28 December 2011

17.5% Off Any Size Order + January's At-Cost Specials Came Early ;)

Hey all :)

Trusting the "Holiday Season" is unfolding with grace for you all...

...all is flowing well for us in our daily explorations with our beautiful baby Oria - we have so much to feel grateful for... :)

If you didn't see already, as a holiday gift to y'all, we currently have a coupon code that gets you 17.5% off *any* size order in our store, TheRawFoodWorld.com :)

There's also a code for 12% off appliances... :)

...aaaaaaaaand Mr. M put up the "At-Cost Specials" for January early too, so you can enjoy both December's AND January's specials, PLUS 17.5% off everything, all until Dec 31st at Midnight Pacific time...

You can get all the deeeeeets and get in on the discount action over HERE - enjoy and brightest new year blessings to you all... :)))

All love,
Angela. xxx

Saturday 17 December 2011

Life as New Parents... :)

Hey everyone :)

Well, as predicted, I haven’t been around much online since the birth on 11-20-2011 of our beautiful little daughter, Oria Berry Monarch :)

Everything has been going great so far with our new unfolding lives together, even if we are definitely in a newborn-sleep-deprivation-time-warp much of the time… Thanks so much for all of your kind messages, love and gifts – they are all so appreciated :)

In case you missed any of our recent videos about our new life with Oria, here are some links to check out:

Our Child’s Name is Oria: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfKxTFiolz4
Respect Women & Unassisted Birth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4spZVv6iGwo
How To Avoid Hospital Visits For Children: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w_dDpFNPt8

…and we have lots more to share in upcoming videos, such as which supplies we had ready in advance of Oria’s arrival, answering your top Qs, our Lotus Birth/placenta procedure and so on…stay tuned over at TheRawFoodWorld.tv for updates :)


All love,
A. C. Stokes-Monarch and Oria Berry Monarch. xxx

Thursday 24 November 2011

Welcome To The World, Baby Monarch :)

Happy Thanksgiving to all of the Americans out there...and indeed to all beings everywhere who have gratitude in their hearts :)))

...and today we personally have a HUGE amount to be grateful for - see the video here below...


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


We are feeling so blessed and in a love-bubble of new exploration right now...so, I may not be around so consistently in blog-world in the coming months...thanks for your understanding... ;)

All love and heart-bursts of joy
A. Stokes-Monarch and the Little Bubba. xxx

Saturday 19 November 2011

"Raw Emotions" Course Recordings Available Now :)

I’m excited to say that last week saw the final session of the “Raw Emotionscourse that I just offered through the En*theos Academy for Optimal Living – it was a *wonderful*, fluid, expansive experience to get to share this course through the Academy and the feedback from the participants has been absolutely beautiful to hear – excess pounds released, food addiction patterns examined and released, lives opening to brighter and more vibrant possibilities…we are so blessed :)

If you weren’t part of the live weekly group for this course, you can still participate, as the whole course is now up as a replay series over HERE. You can access the material whenever you like and take your time to absorb and integrate it all… The intention is that the replay version of the course will permanently be available now, so as and when you ever feel the inspiration to dive deeper into exploring your own emotional connections with food, you can access this material and get digging… ;) 


The Raw Emotions course at The En*theos Academy for Optimal Living is available HERE – enjoy :)



On November the 17th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
2 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
2 cups of coconut water blended with fresh nettles
bowl of cucumber salad (cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
mug of herbal tea
2 cups coconut water, chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut “Chocolate”
mug of herbal tea
2 cups water

O.M.GODDESS, as you can see in the next two food logs below, yesterday I put together the most ***AMAZING*** little "snack" concoction that I've tasted in a long time. It was a total recipe download from Spirit, totally *delicious* and just five ingredients:

Sauerkraut
Go Raw sprouted pumpkin seeds
Chlorella flakes
Andreas' pumpkin seed oil
Sea Clear

In a little glass I stirred together abt 1 tbsp of the pumpkin seed oil with a tiny bit of Sea Clear, then dumped lots of sauerkraut into a bowl with a sprinkling of chlorella flakes on top and a couple of tbsps of the Go Raw pumpkin seeds. Then I added the oil/SeaClear mixture on top of that, stirred it all together with a fork and dived in - WOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW :) Sooooooooooo tasty :)))
I LOVE it... Lemme know if you try it, or smthg similar - enjoy :)))

on November the 18th I appreciated:

1 quart water
2 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder and Royal Jelly Powder
1.5 cups intense greeeeeeen juice from the garden
bowl of cucumber salad (cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
mug of herbal tea
2 cups coconut water, chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut “Chocolate”
mug of herbal tea
AMAAAAAZING little snack-bowl blend of sauerkraut, chlorella flakes, Andreas’ pumpkin seed oil, Go Raw pumpkin seeds, Sea Clear – WOW ;O
Mug of herbal tea


On November the 19th I loved:

1 quart water
2 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
2 cups yummmmmers green smoothie: mango, a little coconut water, lots of beautiful fresh greeeeeens from the garden :)
bowl of cucumber salad (cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
mug of herbal tea
2 cups coconut water, bowl of the AMAAAAAZING little snack-bowl blend of sauerkraut, chlorella flakes, Andreas’ pumpkin seed oil, Go Raw pumpkin seeds, Sea Clear :)
mug of herbal tea


Final 36 hours for At-Cost B12 Patches:
Due to popular demand, we are offering our fabulous B-12 Patches 'At-Cost' again, until this Sunday, November 20th, at midnight. We've had countless requests  to offer another discount on these Vitamin B-12 Patches; B12 is a nutrient that people are commonly deficient in and tend to have multiple concerns about. We've found these B-12 patches to be the most effective B-12 supplement on the market...

To get these B-12 Patches at this amazing deal below until Sunday evening, click here.


  • B-12 Energy Patch - Healthy Habits - $14.97, Normally $24.95 – with 7% coup0n $13.92, with TRFW Benefits 13% coup0n $13.02, and for annual members with 14.5% coup0n $12.80

  • [3-pack] B-12 Energy Patch - Healthy Habits - $40.42, Normally $74.85 – with 7% coup0n $37.59, with TRFW Benefits 13% coup0n $35.17, and for annual members with 14.5% coup0n $34.56


  • To enjoy these offers and more, click the link below:

    Click Here For "At Cost" speci@ls

    Additionally, you can redeem this coup0n at www.TheRawFoodWorld.com by typing in - HONEYMOON - in the coup0n number section, to get an additional 7% off your order. This coup0n will be good through November 30th, 2011 and can be redeemed at:
    www.TheRawFoodWorld.com


    To get 13% - 14.5% Off all of your orders, you can sign up for TRFW Benefits Program by clicking HERE!


    All love and resonations of joy,
    A. C. Stokes-Monaaaaaarch. xxx

    Friday 18 November 2011

    B12 Patches and Pili Nuts "At-Cost" + Our 6-Year Connection-versary ;)

    Due to popular demand, we are offering our fabulous B-12 Patches 'At-Cost' again, until this Sunday, November 20th, at midnight. We've had countless requests  to offer another discount on these Vitamin B-12 Patches; B12 is a nutrient that people are commonly deficient in and tend to have multiple concerns about. We've found these B-12 patches to be the most effective B-12 supplement on the market...

    To get these B-12 Patches at this amazing deal below until Sunday evening, click here.


  • B-12 Energy Patch - Healthy Habits - $14.97, Normally $24.95 – with 7% coup0n $13.92, with TRFW Benefits 13% coup0n $13.02, and for annual members with 14.5% coup0n $12.80

  • [3-pack] B-12 Energy Patch - Healthy Habits - $40.42, Normally $74.85 – with 7% coup0n $37.59, with TRFW Benefits 13% coup0n $35.17, and for annual members with 14.5% coup0n $34.56


  • To enjoy these offers and more, click the link below:

    Click Here For "At Cost" speci@ls

    Additionally, you can redeem this coup0n at www.TheRawFoodWorld.com by typing in - HONEYMOON - in the coup0n number section, to get an additional 7% off your order. This coup0n will be good through November 30th, 2011 and can be redeemed at:
    www.TheRawFoodWorld.com


    To get 13% - 14.5% Off all of your orders, you can sign up for TRFW Benefits Program by clicking HERE!


    On November the 13th I appreciated:

    1 quart water
    2 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder and Royal Jelly Powder
    2 cups coconut water
    2 cups greeeeeeen smoothie: mango with strawberries and greeeeens from the garden :)
    bowl of cucumber salad (also cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
    mug of herbal tea
    chunk of Mr. M’s spirulina-lucuma-pili nut “chocolate” with water of a young coconut
    2 cups water


    on November the 14th I was blessed with:

    1 quart water
    1 cup watermelon juice
    a delicious dragon fruit
    2 cups coconut water blended with nettles from the garden :)
    bowl of cucumber salad (also cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
    mug of herbal tea
    chunk of Mr. M’s spirulina-lucuma-pili nut “chocolate” with water of a young coconut
    2 cups water


    Today, November the 18th, is a special day for us: it marks six years since I first emailed Mr. Monarch back in 2005 - the beginning of our connection together… ;) Many of you know our connection story already…if you don’t, you can watch a video we did on this theme a couple of years back, HERE ;) 
    …and what a journey the last six years have been… ;) I feel extremely blessed to be unfolding this path with such a generous, loving, dynamic, beautiful soul… :) Sending dear Mr. M love, light and huge gratitude always, as ever… :)

    Wednesday also marked the second birthday of our little buckskin princess pony, Luchita, who came to us as a “rescue” earlier this year…you may recall she was quite a sight back then – pretty much skin and bones, stunted, riddled with parasites and at the age of 16 months, the same size as our 4-month colt, Cherry…eeeeeeeeeeek…well, take a look at the little goddess here now ;) She is a feisty, delightful little princess, very insistent about massage, loves to sneak inside our house whenever she gets the chance and still happily nursing at the age of two… ;)


    on November the 15th I enjoyed:

    1 quart water
    2 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder and Royal Jelly Powder
    30 chlorella tablets, cup of coconut water blended with fresh nettles
    bowl of cucumber salad (cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
    mug of herbal tea
    2 cups coconut water
    little bowl of Lydia’s apple cereal with fresh diced apple, maca, coconut water
    mug of herbal tea


    on November the 16th I loved:

    1 quart water
    2 cups watermelon/orange juice with Vitamin C powder stirred in
    a yummmmmers dragon fruit
    2 tbsp spirulina crunchies, 2 curry powersticks
    2 cups herbal tea
    bowl of cucumber salad (cucs from the garden :), with avo/sauerkraut, nori, flax crackers, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini, followed by a little yummmmers apple
    mug of herbal tea
    2 cups coconut water
    chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut “Chocolate”
    mug of herbal tea


    As you may have noticed from my daily food logs here, I tend to eat some of Mr. M’s fabulous Pili Nut “Chocolate” creations pretty much every single day at the moment – they are soooooooooooooooo GOOD :)
    You can use Pili Nuts to make “chocolate” without ANY chocolate or even carob involved, yet it tastes, looks and even feels like chocolate – I absolutely LOVE it, plus the fact that these rare little nuts are packed with fabulous nutrition, especially Vitamin E, great for the skin…
    Well, many of you have written in asking how we make this Pili Nut “Chocolate” and unsure how to use the divine Pili in general, soooooo, as the Pili Nuts are actually “At Cost” this month in our store, I thought this might be a sublime time to re-cap our videos here aaaaaall about the joys of Pili – these videos were from a few months back when we were first introduced to Pili and thoroughly enjoying experimenting with them in the kitchen:

    Pili Nuts Are Like Chocolate Consistency: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0MQnZ5w7g
    The Amazing Things Pili Nuts Can Do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq0MQnZ5w7g
    Amazing New Peeled Pili Nuts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCPN0jg2nRA

    You can get your own At-Cost Pili Nuts until Nov. 30th, at this link HERE – enjoy :)))

    All love,
    Angela Stooooooookes-Monaaaaaaarch. xxx

    Sunday 13 November 2011

    Welcome To The World, Sally Joy :)

    :))))

    Our new baby horse was born Friday night :)))

    Welcome to the world, Sally Joy :)))

    She came in with the recent full moon on the stargate, 11-11-11 :)

    She is like a *tiny* little sacred white replica of her dad, our
    palomino Sparkie - she has the same white markings on her face and
    ankles...

    Mumma Barbie and baby both seem to be doing really well...and her
    older brother Cherry Star is being very gentle with her so far... :)

    Sally Joy is feeding a lot already, she is very alert and seems like
    quite a brave little one - as you can see in this picture, she
    already went to meet Mr. M up close on her *first* day here - Cherry
    didn't make contact for about 10 days after he was born...perhaps
    because mumma Barbie's pregnancy was very relaxed this time, this little one
    has very few fears... :))) We hope so :)))

    You can see a photo album of pictures of Sally Joy's first day here Earthside, over on Facebook, HERE - enjoy :)

    The dogs are very curious and also learning to leave her
    alone...Barbie is very protective...she is also still nursing Cherry
    at the same time...

    The picture of the stones on Facebook is where Sally Joy was born and we buried
    her placenta... I laid a ring of eight stones around one
    central white stone to represent her horsey tribe around her,
    protecting her - she is horse number nine now living with us here ;)

    We love her :))))))


    on November the 9th I delighted with:

    1 quart water
    2.5 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
    3 tbsp spirulina crunchies
    1.5 cups coconut water
    little bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori, tahini, SeaClear, lecithin on the side, followed by a little apple
    mug of herbal tea
    chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut Chocolate, 2 cups coconut water
    mug of herbal tea


    on November the 10th I enjoyed:

    1 quart water
    1 cup coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
    2 cups greeeeeeeen juice from the garden
    little bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori, tahini, SeaClear, lecithin on the side, followed by a little apple
    mug of herbal tea
    chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut Chocolate, 2 cups coconut water
    mug of herbal tea
    1 cup water


    The Freeze-Dried Durian is baaaaaaaaaaaack :)))
    Any of you durian lovers out there who have ever tried our amazing Freeze-Dried Durian product will surely be jumping for joy right now – it’s BACK :)
    These little chunks of freeze-dried deliciousness are made freshly from each durian season in Thailand and we JUST received the new batch – YAY :))) Mr. M and I are super-excited to get our hands on some again – it’s soooooooooOOOOoooOoOOoooooo GOOD – like durian “popcorn” or smthg – lol ;) You can also rehydrate it in any liquid, use it in smoothies, ice cream mixes, cereals and so on – endless possibilities :)
    If you’ve never tried durian, this might be a fun new culinary adventure for you – proceed with caution though – people tend to looOoOOOOoooove durian or find it repulsive – lol ;)
    You can get your mitts on some of the fabulous Freeze-Dried yumminess HERE – enjoy :)


    on November the 11th I rejoiced with:

    1 quart water
    1 cup coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
    2 cups greeeeeeeen juice from the garden
    bowl of Berry Good cereal with diced apples, maca and coconut water
    2 cups coconut water
    little bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori, tahini, SeaClear, lecithin on the side, followed by a little apple
    mug of herbal tea
    2 cups water


    on November the 12th I loved:

    1 quart water
    1.5 cups watermelon/orange juice
    2 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses
    35 chlorella/kelp tabs
    Yummmmmmmmers raw lunch at a friends’ place: salads, dressings, amazing stuffed tomatoes, followed by subliiiiiime carob pudding with freshly picked berries – GORGEOUSNESS :)
    Water of a young coconut
    Handful of coconut BBQ chips
    2 cups water


    OoOOOoooooo, we have a *beautiful* RawReform Giveaway Gift to share with one blessed winner this month: one of our GORGEOUS 8” Bamboo Salad Bowls :)

    We looooooooooooooooove our sustainably-produced bamboo-ware selection and have a mass of these bowls, plates, cutlery, utensils and more here at our home in Ecuador – everyone always asks us where we got them from, as they are very aesthetically pleasing ;)

    Well, this month we’re offering one of the beautiful 8” Salad Bowls to one fortunate winner…so, to be in with a chance of winning this gorgeous bowl, just send us in your A to the following Q:


    “What is your favourite salad recipe that you’d love to fill up this bowl with…?”
     

    Send your answers to rawreformcontests@gmail.com by December the 17th and a winner shall be picked at random and with much jubilation shortly thereafter... :)

    In the meantime, if you'd love to order some gorgeous bamboo-ware for your own delight, you can check out our whole bamboo collecti0n HERE - enjoy :)


    All love and resonations of JOY :)

    A. C. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

    Wednesday 9 November 2011

    Raw/Permaculture Retreats in Vilcabamba + Raw Recipes Galore...

    OoOOoooo, how much might you love to come and learn to be a superfood chef, a permaculture genius or simply to enjoy a yummmmmy raw rejuvenation retreat, all right here in Vilcabamba, Ecuador, the beautiful “Valley of Longevity”…? ;) Well, dear raw si*star* Kitzia and raw permaculture teacher/chef Bruce Horowitz have some exciting upcoming programmes here to share with y’all…
    There are three events they intend to host here next January: a Superfood Chef Training course from January the 15th to the 20th, a “Permaculture in Paradise” course on Jan the 21st and 22nd, plus a Raw Rejuvenation Retreat from the 15th to the 22nd of January… You can see all the details for these three beautiful events over HERE and please note that the current “early-bird special” pricing is due to finish next week, so you might want to contact them soon if you intend to come and play… ;)


    On November the 5th I enjoyed:

    1 quart water
    2 cups watermelon/orange juice
    yummmers bowl of mango blended with avocado :)
    2 cups intense greeeeeen juice from the garden
    bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori sheets, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini on the side, followed by a little yummmers apple
    mug of herbal tea
    water of a young coconut
    2 cups water


    on November the 6th I appreciated:

    1 quart water
    3 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
    1 cup greeeeeen juice from the garden
    2 cups coconut water
    bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori sheets, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini on the side, followed by a little yummmers apple
    3 cups water
    mug of herbal tea
    chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut Chocolate with mug of herbal tea
    cup of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea


    Those dear raw love-blossoms up in Camp Rawnora in Michigan would love to let y’all know that they have a gorgeous raw recipe calendar for 2012 available now :)
    Featuring beautiful glossy pics of all the recipes and only $10 each with discounts for bulk orders (great Holiday gift ;) – you can grab your copy now over HERE – enjoy :)


    on November the 7th I was on the road most of the day and I loved:

    1 quart water
    3 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
    3 tbsp spirulina crunchies
    water of a young coconut
    2 curry powersticks, an avocado with flax crackers, 2 little yummmmers apples
    water of a young coconut
    mug of herbal tea with chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut Chocolate
    mug of herbal tea


    on November the 8th I was blessed with:

    1 quart water
    2 cups intense greeeeeen juice from the garden
    cup of nut milk and lots of yummmmmmers raw mango cake at a potluck brunch :)
    water of a young coconut
    little bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori sheets, Sea Clear, lecithin, tahini on the side, followed by a little yummmers apple
    water of a young coconut
    mug of herbal tea

     
    Mmmmmmm, so it’s getting into that “Holiday Season” time for many of you reading this and this is the time of year we tend to get lots of emails asking how to cope socially with eating raw, what to eat at Holiday time events, what to eat in the cold and so on…well, as I mentioned recently, Heather Haxo Phillips just released her 2011 “Healthy Holidays” ebook with over 50 new raw yummmmmers Holiday-time recipes, which you might love to check out, HERE.

    I also recently was inspired to make an amazing raw apple cobbler, as we have some reaaaaally good apples here right now – I poked around on the fabulous “GoneRaw.com” recipe site and found the delicious recipe below submitted by “wanna_B_raw” – apparently the recipe originally came from raw chef Chad Sarno – well, whoever it came from, it’s YUMMMMMMERS and we all loved it here, so I thought I’d share it here for y’all too - you can see the original post HERE– enjoy :)

    Yummy Apple Cobbler

    Servings: 
    Serves 6 - 8
    I found this recipe on the internet, but I don’t remember which site! It is BETTER then any cooked cobbler! You won’t miss the frozen Mrs. Smith pies after this!

    Ingredients: 
    5 medium apples
    ½ cup raisins, soaked in water 2-4 hours or overnight in fridge
    ½ teaspoon cinnamon
    ½ lemon, juiced
    2 tablespoon honey
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    ½ teaspoon nutmeg
    ½ teaspoon sea salt

    COBBLER TOPPING INGREDIENTS
    1½ cup pecans, not soaked
    ¾ cup dates, pitted and not soaked
    ½ teaspoon sea salt
    Preparation: 
    Peel and chop ONE of the apples. Place it along with the drained raisins, cinnamon, lemon juice, honey, vanilla, nutmeg and salt in a food processor or high speed blender. Pure until completely smooth and creamy. Set aside.
    Peel, core and slice thin remaining apples. Place slices in a large bowl and gently toss with pureed mix. Place in a medium sized glass or ceramic dish.
    For the topping, in a food processor pulse the pecans until finely ground then add the dates and continue to grind until evenly mixed. Crumble an even layer of the pecan mixture over the apples.
    Place your pan in the dehydrator at 115 degrees for about 4 hours. Enjoy! Tastes even better after the first day!

    All love, 
    Angelalalaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

    Saturday 5 November 2011

    2011 "Healthy Holidays" E-book Available Now :)


    I am delighted to share with you that this year’s “Healthy Holidays” ebook, compiled by the lovely Heather Haxo Phillips of Raw Bay Area, is now ready :)
    This ebook was HUGELY popular last year, so Heather decided to make a whole new 2011 version for this year too, featuring over 50 new “Holiday Time” raw recipes from people such as:

    Me :), Cherie Soria, Nomi Shannon, Elaina Love, Jennifer Cornbleet, Annmarie Gianni, Russell James, Jason Wrobel, Melissa Mango, Chaya-Ryvka Diehl, Abeba Wright, Chef BeLive, Chef Tina Jo and many more...

    The book is beautifully presented with full-colour photos of the dishes, plus lots of additional info and tips on getting through the Holiday season making food choices you feel good about, travelling raw, eating raw in cold places, speaking to others about your dietary choices and so on…

    Recipes shared include Holiday Nut Nog,
    Fig, Black Olives & Walnut Cheeze Balls, Sweet Potato Yummus, Spiced Carrot Butternut Squash Soup with Pine Nut Cream, TuRAWkey Rolled Loaf with Herbal Stuffing, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Ganache, Berry Crumble and many many more – yummmmmmmmmmmers ;)

    You can check out this new book and grab your own copy over HERE – much love to Heather for sharing this beautiful project and…enjoy :)


    on November the 2nd I enjoyed:

    1 quart water
    3 cups watermelon/orange juice
    2 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses powder
    little bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, plus flax crackers, nori, tahini, Sea Clear and lecithin on the side, followed by two yummmmmers little apples
    mug of herbal tea
    2 cups coconut water, piece of yummmmmmmmmmers raw apple cobbler :)
    mug of herbal tea

     
    Dear raw brother Michael Bedar would love to let y’all know about a survey he is doing in regards to diabetes, live/vegan food and mental attitudes. He is looking for people who have been diagnosed with diabetes to fill out the questionnaire and help with this research. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed as diabetic and might be willing to fill out this survey, just jump on over HERE to participate – many thanks :)


    on November the 3rd I appreciated:

    1 quart water
    3 cups watermelon/orange juice
    2 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses powder
    3 tbsp spirulina crunchies
    water of a young coconut
    little bowl of cucumber salad with avocado, sauerkraut, flax crackers, nori sheets, tahini, Sea Clear, followed by a chunk of yummmmmmers Apple Cobbler :)
    mug of herbal tea
    water of a young coconut


    on November the 4th I loved:

    1 quart water
    3 cups watermelon/orange juice
    2 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses powder
    water of a young coconut
    little bowl of cucumber salad with avocado, sauerkraut, flax crackers, nori sheets, tahini, Sea Clear, followed by two yummmmers little apples
    mug of herbal tea
    samples of amazing raw cake while preparing it ;)
    mug of herbal tea


    OoOOOoooooo, we have a *beautiful* RawReform Giveaway Gift to share with one blessed winner this month: one of our GORGEOUS 8” Bamboo Salad Bowls :)

    We looooooooooooooooove our sustainably-produced bamboo-ware selection and have a mass of these bowls, plates, cutlery, utensils and more here at our home in Ecuador – everyone always asks us where we got them from, as they are very aesthetically pleasing ;)

    Well, this month we’re offering one of the beautiful 8” Salad Bowls to one fortunate winner…so, to be in with a chance of winning this gorgeous bowl, just send us in your A to the following Q:


    “What is your favourite salad recipe that you’d love to fill up this bowl with…?”


    Send your answers to rawreformcontests@gmail.com by December the 17th and a winner shall be picked at random and with much jubilation shortly thereafter... :)

    In the meantime, if you'd love to order some gorgeous bamboo-ware for your own delight, you can check out our whole bamboo collection HERE - enjoy :)


    All love and reonations of wonder :)
    A. C. Stokes-Monarch. xxx

    Wednesday 2 November 2011

    TheRawFoodWorld.com Named "Best National or Online Health Food Store" in VegHealth Awards :)

    A huge THANK YOU to all of you who voted for us in the recent 2011 VegHealth Awards – I am delighted to share that we WON in the category of “Best National or Online Health Food Store”, beating the "almighty" *Whole Foods* themselves ;O
    Wow, what an accolade ;)
    We thank you all for your beautiful support, as we continue to strive to offer the best service we can to y’all – we love you :)
    You can check out all the winners in the various award categories HERE – enjoy and huge gratitude again to all who voted :)


    on October the 30th I enjoyed:

    1 quart water
    1 quart coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
    2 yummmmmmmers little mangoes
    4 tbsp spirulina crunchies
    water of a young coconut
    bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, flax crackers, Sea Clear, tahini and lecithin, followed by two yummmmmmers little apples
    mug of herbal tea
    handful of coconut BBQ chips
    3 cups water


    Dear raw si*star* Kitzia, who lives here in Vilcabamba now and is an amazing permaculturalist, artist, mumma, raw chef and general mover-shaker is looking to release her previous property in Mexico to someone who will take over this magnificent botanical garden paradise and love it in the same way it has been nurtured until now…
    The 11 acre property, named Buena Fortuna, has over 3000 plant species, is located near the Sea of Cortez, and is pretty much a raw foodie paradise with tropical fruits/nuts from around the world such as black sapote, lychees, papaya, mangoes, bananas, citrus, tamarind, passion fruit, guavas, macadamias and much more…all the deeeeeeets about this unique property can be found HERE – brightest blessings to whoever takes on stewardship of this phenomenal land…


    on October the 31st I appreciated:

    1 quart water
    3 cups watermelon/orange juice
    bowl of mango blended with avocado :)
    water of a young coconut
    bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, flax crackers, Sea Clear, tahini and lecithin, followed by a yummmmmmers little apple
    mug of herbal tea
    2 cups water
    mug of herbal tea


    on November the 1st I was blessed with:

    1 quart water
    3 cups coconut water blended with Vitamin C powder
    bowl of sliced apples with Lydia’s Berry Good Cereal, maca and coconut water
    water of a young coconut
    2 cups greeeeeeen juice from the garden
    little bowl of cucumber salad with avo/sauerkraut, flax crackers, Sea Clear, tahini and lecithin, followed by a little chunk of Mr. M’s Pili Nut Chocolate
    mug of herbal tea
    water of a young coconut


    Our dear friend Norm just launched a wonderfully inspiring new documentary DVD called "Heal Your Self", all about people who have taken responsibility for their own health and turned their lives around...and *I'm* in the DVD - fun :)

    Four years in the making, this insightful documentary features healing stories, insights and tips from seventeen different people from all around the world, including:

    Me :), Dr. Bernie Siegel, John Gray, Paul Nison, Dr. Thomas Lodi, John Kohler, Jeffrey Hollender - the founder of Seventh Generation, Aubrey Hampton - the founder of Aubrey's Organics and many more...


    People share their stories in this DVD of reversing all kinds of debilitating conditions naturally, from obesity to cancer to spinal meningitis to IBS and beyond... These healing testimonials are accompanied by powerful discussions about health and nutrition, emotional and environmental stress, the power of the mind, visualisation and meditation, taking responsibility for our lives and much more...

    You can check out the trailer and get the full DVD here:
    http://www.tinyurl.com/healys - enjoy :)




    All love, 

    Angelalalalaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx

    Saturday 29 October 2011

    Why I haven't been around online the last few weeks...


    I’m BACK :)  

    As you may possibly have noticed, I’ve been more or less “absent” online in the last few weeks…today I finally have the energy to connect again, so here I gratefully am :)
    I want to share what has been unfolding for me this end the last few weeks… I basically became uncharacteristically extremely unwell and ended up in bed for almost two weeks. I believe the situation began with some kind of infection or virus, then spiraled from there, leaving me still slowly rebuilding my energy daily right now.
    On the morning of October the 10th I awoke to a sudden very odd sensation in my head and body…a lot of pressure in my head, a feeling of “not being in” my body, vision behaving strangely and so on…after a few hours I laid down again and pretty much ended up in bed for the next two weeks, bizarre symptoms playing themselves out over time…hot and cold flushes, sweating, semi-delirium, complete loss of appetite, pressure in head, extremely low energy, strange vision, huge difficulty moving the physical body and so on…
    This illness was extremely odd for me to experience, as I am *not* used to feeling ill anymore at all… At this point now today, all of the strange “symptoms” have passed and I am more or less back to my usual self, though it definitely feels like I am still rebuilding my vital energy day by day…my sleep pattern had also become completely messed up from being in bed so long, so I am still working on getting back into a more typical flow… 
     
    More than anything, I am left with a deep and clear message once again in my life that *health is the greatest wealth* - trulytrulytruly, without our health, we have so little…health and vitality are such incredible gifts, so often overlooked I feel, when we are used to having them with us… 

    While I was in that semi-comatose state in bed, I would see what other people were doing around me, how fast they moved, how quickly they could think and speak, the number of things they could do in a day and I was just in complete awe…from the place I was in, it all looked *impossible* - in the space of a day it was literally all I could do to drink some juices, eat something and shower – the rest of the time I was just there, in bed, in a daze of symptoms and semi-delirium…very odd to experience…

    When I would connect to Spirit during this time and ask them what was going on, I always got the same response – an overall “blankness”, basically a message to "keep out of it", the over-arcing feeling that everything is fine and being taken care of – I may not understand the process at play now, that doesn’t matter, I am still being supported and carried and at some point it will all make sense, this is a necessary part of the process… The message seemed to be more or less: “you just do what you can to keep the physical body alive right now and we’ll take care of the rest, at some point this will all make sense.” Wow…pretty bizarre to be experiencing…just trusting in the unfolding flow, especially as I pretty much had no option in terms of energy anyway; I could barely move or think, so it all very much felt like a space of surrender and waiting to see what was unfolding…I felt much like I imagine a caterpillar does as it languishes and liquefies in the chrysalis, deconstructing into a mush, trusting the process and eventually emerging on the other side, brighter, stronger and ultimately transformed… :)

    Now that I am more-or-less out the other side of this health “drama”, it is amazing to me to be able, for example, to make a batch of flax crackers, as I did yesterday…I had wanted to do that for about two weeks, yet it literally would have felt impossible for me to do so even a week ago…to note yesterday that there was enough vital energy back flowing through my system to perform such a task without feeling completely and utterly exhausted by the end of it was such a bright blessing and I am so grateful :)

    This experience the last few weeks reminds me of a similar illness I experienced when I was about nine years of age – as I recall it came on just as suddenly and left me totally wiped out on the sofa for more than a week, swirling in symptoms and semi-delirium… No-one ever knew what it was I was dealing with, it just came, did whatever it did and moved on…
    Perhaps my current detox process just finally hit that age of my life and I am reversing back through that curious stage again – who knows… ;) I do recall that after I came through that experience at the age of nine and finally had some vague appetite again, my parents whisked me up to the local corner shop to buy whatever sweets, chocolates and other treats I would eat – lol – while I certainly won’t be taking that approach this time around, I am definitely grateful to be able to eat again…you may notice that there are no food logs for me here in my blog for the last few weeks – there wasn’t much to make note of and I had no energy to do so anyway… we’ll see if I can get back on track now with making my usual notes… ;) 

    For now, I am SOOOOOOOOOOO grateful to still be here in the game, to be feeling more vital life energy in my system day by day, able to walk around again, converse with people, do a few more activities each day, eat and drink with more ease and so on – again, a huge reminder that *health is the greatest wealth* - may you all be feeling truly vibrant and healthy, today and always… :)

    All love, 
    Angelalalaaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx