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 15^th to the 20^th, a “Permaculture in Paradise” course on Jan the 21^st and 22^nd, plus a Raw Rejuvenation Retreat from the 15^th to the 22^nd 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 5^th 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 6^th 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 7^th 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 8^th 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

Submitted by wanna_B_raw on August 13, 2007 - 6:50pm

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

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 2^nd 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 3^rd 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 4^th 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 17^th 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