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

Little Grandmother on Animal Communication, Crystals and More... :)

OoOOOoOooooo, the next video is up from Little Grandmother, wisdom-keeper Kiesha Crowther, check it out HERE - in this video she shares info on who the wisdom-keepers are, messages from crop circles, UFO sightings, the uses of crystal skulls and other crystals, her crystal-burying missions, how we can use water for global healing, how to communicate with animals, the role of dolphins, whales and elephants here, the importance of knowing how to grow your own food, masculine and feminine roles and more - you can check it all out HERE...

..and if you didn't see yet the other videos of Kiesha in Zurich posted last week, these have been HUGELY popular already and you might want to check them out... ;) The first video has already been viewed over 56,000 times in one week - see that one HERE...and the video on 2012 has been viewed over  46,000 times too - see that one HERE - enjoy ;)


on November the 19th I was blissed with:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
3 cups greeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
bowl of papaya/banana/maca/carob/ashwaganda/stevia
water of a (very) young coconut
four *amazing* fresh figs from our baby fig trees :))))
1 quart pineapple/cucumber juice
2 cups greeeeeen smoothie: mango, banana, greeeeens from the garden, with some dried Incan Berries swirled in :)
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water

We have an exciting new "Healthy Holiday Survival Guide" raw recipe book to share with you, compiled by the lovely Heather Haxo Phillips of RawBayArea.com. Various raw chefs and authors contributed to this beautiful new publication, including myself, Cherie Soria, Elaina Love, Chaya Ryvka, Melissa Mango, Russell James and others...the book is beautifully laid out, with full-colour pics and is packed with Heather's astounding attention to detail and *loving* touch ;) There are 35 Holiday-themed recipes, plus tried and tested guidance and tips for raw foodies at this time of year...Heather even had the books spiral-bound to make them easy to use in the kitchen (she really thinks of *everything* ;) You can get this lovely new book just in time for the Holiday season HERE - enjoy ;)


on November the 20th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
little glass of orange juice
bowl of papaya/banana/maca/carob/ashwaganda/stevia
shotglass of wheatgrass/greenjuice
water of a young coconut
little glass of cucumber juice
shared cucumber salad meal with Mr. M - salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear, followed by a carob "Brownie Batter" yumpot ;)
1 cup water
mug of horchata tea
1 cup water


on November the 21st I appreciated:

1 quart water
3 cups watermelon/orange juice
6 granadillas
bowl of papaya/banana/maca/carob/ashwaganda/stevia
2 cups wild greeeens coconut elixir from Mr. M
shared cucumber salad meal with Mr. M - salad stuffed into nori sheets with homemade basil/cilantro/macadamia sauce, followed by a carob "Brownie Batter" yumpot ;)
1 cup water
mug of fresh mint tea
1 cup water


I *loved* this recent "Gift For Today"email message from Hazelden.org - this speaks very deeply to me:

Going Easy

Go easy. You may have to push forward, but you don't have to push so hard. Go in gentleness, go in peace.

Do not be in so much of a hurry. At no day, no hour, no time are you required to do more than you can do in peace. Frantic behaviors and urgency are not the foundation for our new way of life.

Do not be in too much of a hurry to begin. Begin, but do not force the beginning if it is not time. Beginnings will arrive soon enough.

Enjoy and relish middles, the heart of the matter.

Do not be in too much of a hurry to finish. You may be almost done, but enjoy the final moments. Give yourself fully to those moments so that you may give and get all there is.

Let the pace flow naturally. Move forward. Start. Keep moving forward. Do it gently, though. Do it in peace. Cherish each moment.

Today, God, help me focus on a peaceful pace rather than a harried one. I will keep moving forward gently, not frantically. Help me let go of my need to be anxious, upset, and harried. Help me replace it with a need to be at peace and in harmony.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh, *deep sigh of relief* - thanks Hazelden ;) 

All love,

Angelalalaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. xxx