Who will YOU vote for as "Hot Raw Chef" of 2011...??? ;)

It's time to vote for who YOU think is the new "Hot Raw Chef" for 2011 :)

Voting is open NOW for this year's contest from the Living Light Culinary School...click HERE and choose whose entry you are most inspired by among the *49* recipe videos shared, all showing how to make delicious raw food dishes with 5 ingredients or fewer, in under 5 minutes :)
Just for voting, you'll receive a free ebook containing all the recipes shared by the chefs, PLUS you get entered into a drawing to win a class for yourself and a friend at the Living Light Institute, plus a 2-night stay at the beautiful nearby Stanford Inn hotel. Just click HERE to vote before July the 15th - enjoy :)))


on July the 1st I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 cup mandarin/passionfruit juice
½ a yummmers papaya
2 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of The Lake
bowl of energy soup fresh from the garden with nori/avocado/sauerkraut/fresh pistachio butter on the side, followed by leftover carob yumballs :)
2 cups water
a yummmerrrrs mango
water of two young coconuts

Dearest raw si*star* Kate Magic would love to let y'all know that she is holding a very special course in Goa, India next January - nice :)
This four-day, 20-hour "Raw Magic Accreditation" course is set to run from January 17th-20th 2012 at a beautiful raw-friendly centre in Goa. The course investment price right now is £275, set to rise to £300 on August the 1st - jump on over HERE now to see all the details and get booked in - enjoy :)


on July the 2nd we were on the road aaaaaaaaall day and I loved:

1 quart water
1 cup mandarin/passionfruit juice
1 cup coconut water mixed with Elixir of The Lake
2 tbsp spirulina crunchies
bowl of chia pudding with fresh fruit salad: banana, papaya, mango
2 cups coconut water
little handful of macadamias with green raisins, a green apple
1 cup horchata tea
2 curry powersticks
1 cup water


on July the 3rd I was blissed with:

1 quart water
1 cup mandarin/passionfruit juice
2 cups coconut water blended with Elixir of The Lake
a yummmerrrrrs mango, chunk of papaya
bowl of energy soup fresh from the garden, with avocado/sauerkraut/SeaClear/nori on the side, followed by a few *amazing* dried longans :)
2 cups herbal tea
water of a young coconut
a yummmmmmmers mango
2 cups herbal tea


Sometimes I could use some inspiring upliftment...maybe you too...smiling and laughing make all the difference...I'd love to share today three online video clips that really get me gigglin' - perhaps you'll enjoy them too - here they are:

Animal Voiceovers: http://www.wimp.com/animalvoiceovers/

You're My Wife Now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2F4ZWTjwTU

I'm Hysterical - The Producers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ERAV57bqaU

Tee-heeeeeeeeeeeee-heeeeeeee ;) 

Much love, upliftment and joy to you all today and always, especially those of you celebrating some concept of independence on Monday... ;)

Win a FREE Anastasia Study Group Scholarship :)))

OooOooooo, those lovely raw chicas Casey Lorraine Thomas and Marlena Torres have a very beautiful new project to share with y'all...the "Anastasia" Book Study Group :)

Most of you probably know by now just how much I LOVE the "Anastasia"/"Ringing Cedars" book series...they have had a HUGE impact on my life in recent years...and now these lovely maidens have set up a 10-week online Study Group to explore Book 1 of the series...you can check out all the details for this new group, which is set to kick off on July 7th, HERE.
...aaaaaaaaaaaaand these generous lassies have very kindly offered to gift one of YOU, dear blog readers, a FREE scholarship for this new Study Group :))) This is a very time-limited giveaway - if you'd love to be the recipient of a FREE Anastasia Group scholarship, just send us an email to angela@rawreform.com by midnight Pacific on Monday June 13th, telling us what inspires you most about the message of the "Anastasia" books...a scholarship awardee shall be picked with joy shortly thereafter :) In the meantime, if you'd love to sign up for this Study Group, join up over HERE and enjoy :)


on June the 7th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 cup mandarin/passionfruit juice
3 cups greeeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
cup coconut water blended with blue-green algae
3 cups coconut water
bowl of yummmerrrrs energy soup from the garden, with a little sauerkraut/nori/Sea Clear on the side, followed by a yumpot bowl of carob powder/almond butter/raisins :)
mug of herbal tea
water of two young coconuts


If you'd love to check out some more great pictures and a very sweet little personal account of the recent 2011 Raw Food Gathering here in Vilcabamba, hop on over to the blog of the lovely Tanya Alexseeva where she has two beautiful new posts on her experiences here - one HERE on her top ten experiences/memories here and another post HERE on the potluck at our house :) ENJOY :)


on June the 8th I was on the road for most of the day and I appreciated:

1 quart water
cup of mandarin/passionfruit juice
6 granadillas
3 tbsp bee pollen
2 tbsp spirulina crunchies
water of a young coconut
handful of BBQ Coconut Chips
bowl of energy soup with sauerkraut on the side, followed by a yumpot bowl of carob powder/almond butter/raisins :)
mug of herbal tea
water of a young coconut


on June the 9th I loved:

1 quart water
cup of mandarin/passionfruit juice
chunk of fresh papaya
3 cups greeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
bowl of energy soup from the garden with sauerkraut and nori on the side, followed by a little handstirred yumpot of almond butter, local honey, orange flavour extract and carob - wow :)
mug of herbal tea
handful of yummmmmy curry coconut chips
2 cups water


Would YOU love to be recognised as the next "Hot Raw Chef"...??? ;)

The fabulous Living Light Culinary School just launched the next round of their Hot Raw Chef contest and YOU have the opportunity to submit your demo video and become the next rising star in the raw chef-ing world ;)
This time around, Living Light are looking for your best "5 in 5" recipe demo video - using up to 5 ingredients in 5 minutes or less, this is your chance to show off YOUR raw culinary skills and potentially bag yourself some very cool prizes at the same time, including courses and gift vouchers for Living Light Institute - check out all the details and get involved over HERE - enjoy :)


All love and reverberations of contentment,
A. Stokes-Monarch. Xxx