Did You Vote Yet...? :)

Tis the last day of January and today we have a range of "last chance" reminders for your dear selves to explore:

First up: last chance to get the Daniel Vitalis Radio Interview from last week for free, from HERE, before it shimmies into the archives over at TheRawFoodWorld Benefits Programme. You have until midnight Pacific time tonight to access the call or download it...
There were also a number of special offers from that call that are ALSO available only until midnight Pacific time tonight - check those out HERE...


On January the 29th I loved:

1 quart water
3 cups orange juice/coconut water mixture
3 cups cucumber/pineapple juice blended with Ormus Greens
a yummy mango
water of a young coconut
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and a little leftover sunflower seed pate, followed by some leftover carob-maca yumballs :)
2 mugs of reishi/shilajit/ormus tea
1 cup water


Today is also the last day for grabbing up some of the fabulous January "At-Cost" specials from TheRawFoodWorld.com - Mr. M actually put up the February deals early, so until Midnight Pacific tonight, you can get both January and February special deals from HERE - enjoy ;)


on January the 30th I appreciated:

1 quart water
1 cup orange juice
3 cups greeeeeeeeeen juice mixed with pineapple juice
a yummy mango
water of a young coconut
shared cucumber salad with Mr. M; salad stuffed into nori sheets with Sea Clear and a little leftover sunflower seed pate, followed by some leftover carob-maca yumballs :)
2 mugs of horchata tea
1 cup water

Today is also the last day to vote in the wonderful Best of Raw 2010 awards - voting closes tonight, so if you didn't already choose all YOUR favourite raw people, places, media and products from 2010, hop on over to BestofRaw.net to show your thumbs up ;)

<3, love, LOVE,
The Stokes-Monarch. xxx

Best of Raw Awards 2009 Open NOW :)

OOOoooOoOoOooo, it's that time of year again – nominations are now OPEN for the 2009 Best of Raw Awards, hosted by the ever–lovely Laura Fox :)

This is a two-stage process: first, nominations are open from now until December the 2nd, when they'll be announced on Laura's radio show, THEN from December the 3rd, everyone gets to VOTE for the winners, from all the selected nominees in each category.
The 'winners' will be announced and honoured I believe on December 31st on Laura's radio show – though of course we all know that ultimately ALL of us in this delicious community are winners ;)
There are around 25 categories to vote for in the awards in this year, including your favourite raw book, film, restaurant, website, educator, event and so on – you can choose up to THREE nominations in each category... It's totally free to participate in this community event, so hop on over to BestOfRaw.net and share the love ;)

on November the 10th I loved:

1 quart water
shotglass of orange juice
2 cups greeeen juice: celery, zucchini, kale, cucumber, ginger, lime
bowl of energy soup with fermented seed cheese nori crackers on the side, followed by a hand–mixed yumpot: lucuma/mesquite/cinnamon powders with orange oil, almond butter and water – yummmm :)
mug of spicy tea
3 cups water
3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton and goji powder on the side
little plate of desserts at a raw potluck (pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, apple pie etc), with fresh apples and berries
3 cups water


on November the 11th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
3 cups coconut water blended with Greener Grasses powder
2 tbsp bee pollen, 30 chlorella tablets
1 quart beet/celery/apple juice
2 cups water
3 Tbsp bee pollen, 30 chlorella nuts
1 quart greeeeeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, parsley, spinach, apple
3 cups goji juice with marine Phytoplankton
2 Tbsp bee pollen
3 cups water

Today is World Diabetes Day – November 14th

Have you experienced diabetes reversing from eating raw, or do you know someone who has? A request came in recently from the UK to find someone with this background, who is willing to be a 'case study' for an article going out to people who have diabetes or are considered 'at risk' for developing it. If you or someone you know has experienced reversal of diabetes from eating raw, please get in contact with info (at) gourmetraw.com to share your story - you do NOT need to be in the UK to participate. THANK YOU for spreading this healing message :)

on November the 12th I loved:

1 quart water
1 cup beet/apple/carrot juice
1 quart greeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, spinach, parsley, ginger, lime, apple
2 cups grrreeeen juice: celery, spinach, parsley, ginger, apple
4 Tbsp bee pollen, 30 chlorella tablets
3 cups water
3 cups veggie juice: celery, cucumber, beet, apple, ginger
3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton
2 cups water


on November the 13th I enjoyed:

1 quart water
1 quart greeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, fennel, spinach, parsley, ginger, apple
½ tsp kamut powder, 2 Tbsp goji powder
box of pineapple chunks
1 quart fresh spring water
box of papaya chunks with 2 persimmons
3 cups goji juice with Marine Phytoplankton and Merlin's Elixir
3 Tbsp bee pollen, 30 chlorella tablets
2 cups water


ALSO as it's World Diabetes Day today, those lovely people over at SimplyRaw and The Movement To Reverse Diabetes Naturally are doing a special 50% OFF sale on their dvds, Simply Raw and Raw For LIfe (I'm in the latter ;) For the next 6 days you can get either or both of these inspiring DVDs from HERE for half price – nice :)
You even get a STACK of generous freebies along with any purchase, including the whole of my 'Revealing the Physical Changes' ebook (usually $19.99) and the whole of Mr. M's 'Raw Success' ebook (usually $15.95) - maybe it's worth getting into this deal just for these freebies alone ;) Get your copies HERE...

Enjoooyyyyyy,
All love and healing yummies to you all,

Ms. Stokes–Monarch. xxx

Crossing the Boundaries of Time...

Mmmmmm, the end of another year, eh? Thank you, sweet people, for all your jolly interactions this year...it’s been a wonderful journey, as ever…
I will say though that it feels nothing like New Year’s Eve to me here in Mexico ;) LOL...not quite sure why...I suspect it has smthg to do with time seeming to speed up constantly – it could just as easily be May or June to me...the end of December already? Well, ok, if you like... ;) I seem to have passed another year without living in any one place for more than a few months again...I would guestimate the number of places I stayed this year as at least 80 or so...HOPEFULLY all that will shift soon though, as and when our US Visa process moves along...breathing deeeeeeeeeeep for that ;)
As for New Years Eve, well, we have the honour of having the delightful Mr and Mrs Gianni over to visit for this auspicious occasion, so I’m sure we’ll have some fun footage to share with you soon ;) You can catch up with recent episodes of TheRawFoodWorld TV Show HERE on Mr. M’s blog...yesterday we went to visit the five–star, raw food healing hospital Sanoviv here in Mexico and...they didn’t seem very excited to see us – was it the shoes, was it the hair? ;) Hmmmm, you can find out more HERE ;)

on December the 29th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups greeeeen juice: tatsoi, lettuces, dandelion, spinach, kale, lime
2 cups energy soup with kale chips on the side, followed by a wedge of homemade raw coconut ice cream
2 cups water
water of 2 young coconuts
3 tbsp Sproutein powder
2 cups energy soup with kale chips on the side, followed by a hand–blended yumpot of hemp butter, lucuma powder, carob powder, maca, cinnamon, vanilla, stevia, water
2 cups water

Tomorrow (31st) is the last day to vote in the ‘Best of Raw 2008’ Awards – have you cast your votes yet? If not, you can boogie on over to bestofraw.net and vote NOW – the winners will be announced live on the Raw Inspirations radio show from 7pm tomorrow evening – New Year’s Eve – a fun way to celebrate the changing of the years, with the raw family tribe ;)
You can only vote from any computer once, SO, if you haven’t submitted your choices yet, go for it HERE and enjoy :)


on December the 30th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups veggie juice: lettuce, kale, radish, dandelion, little carrot
2 cups energy soup with kale chips on the side, followed by a wedge of homemade raw coconut ice cream
2 cups water
water of 2 young coconuts
2 cups energy soup with kale chips on the side, followed by a hand–blended yumpot of hemp butter, lucuma powder, carob powder, maca, cinnamon, vanilla, stevia, water
2 cups water

Puppy Update: thanks again for ALL the amazing guidance, love and suggestions people have been sending in about feeding/raising our rescued puppies raw. (If you don’t know about our new canine companions, you can see more about them HERE.)
Today my heart sang as Sandy, the mumma dog wagged her tail for the very first time since she came to us. :) :) :) ahhhhhh, SO beautiful to see. Imagine being around a child who you’ve never seen laugh or even smile and then they suddenly grin ;) It was so delightful and I’m so grateful to see her getting stronger each day, slowly slowly. Please do keep sending them all love, light and healing thoughts if you feel drawn to do so – it makes all the difference...
As for us humans, well, I’d like to sign off here below with a sweet little stanza that I first posted on my blog way back on New Year’s Eve 2006. I like it. I hope you do too...and moreover, I hope you have a WONDERFUL New Year, of joy, enriching connections, love, happiness, surrender to the flow, dancing, squeaking randomly and hugging spontaneously...
May all blessings be yours.
All love,
Angela. xxx

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

Who are YOU going to vote for...?

OOOOOOoooOooooo, very EXCITING – nominations are in and the VOTING is now OPEN for the ‘Best of Raw 2008’ Awards...who and what will you be expressing some gratitude for...? I just went and voted on their site HERE – it’s fun to see ALLLLLL the many choices there are to vote for – what an ABUNDANT, flowing, creative community this is :)
Voting is open until New Year’s Eve, when the ‘winners’ will be announced and there are many yummy giveaway prizes on offer, such as books, raw snack foods, event passes, even raw toothpaste ;)

So, hop on over HERE now to cast YOUR vote and…ENJOY :)

on December the 16th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups green juice: celery, zucchini, cucumber, fennel, dandelion, parsley
2 tbsp bee pollen
2 cups energy soup with kale chips, followed by a crunchy goji bar
little cup of spicy tea
2 cups water
water of a young coconut
2 cups energy soup with kale chips, followed by a little raw ice cream
2 cups water

We are very blessed to have Mr. Gianni visiting us here in Mexico at the moment to share sombrero moments, west coast sunsets and kelp noodle concoctions ;) As those of you who are familiar with Kevin’s site will know, he posts a video blog (vlog) DAILY to renegadehealth.com and so the last few episodes have been filmed here in Baja, with some Stokes/Monarch action thrown into the mix...
Here’s our first appearance with Mr. Gianni, discussing ideal eating times and what we’d feel joyful to receive as Holiday gifts... ;)


on December the 17th I had:

1 quart water
2 cups green juice: cucumber, celery, romaine, fennel, red bell pepper, lime
2 cups energy soup with kale chips, followed by a little bowl of hand–blended yum: almond butter, lucuma, carob powder, cinnamon, goji berries
2 cups water
1 cup leftover energy soup, a nori roll stuffed with avo/veggies/sprouts and a little pile of kelp noodles with sauce made from macadamia butter/lemon juice/dulse/garic/cucumber, followed by a little bowl of hand–blended yum: almond butter, lucuma, carob powder, cinnamon, goji berries
2 cups water


on December the 18th I had:

1 quart water
little mug of spicy tea
2 cups greeeen juice: cucumber, celery, fennel, kale, ginger. lime
2 cups energy soup with kale chips, followed by a little bowl of hand–blended yum: almond butter, lucuma, carob powder, cinnamon, goji berries
2 cups water
water of one young coconut
about 40 chlorella ‘nuts’
2 cups energy soup with kale chips, followed by a little bowl of hand–blended yum: almond butter, lucuma, carob powder, cinnamon, goji berries
3 cups water

...and HERE is another adventure with Kevin, as we visit a local coconut stand in Baja – mmmmmmmmmmm, COCOS – love, love, LOVE them – what an incredible gift from nature...we are SO blessed...Click HERE to watch:


All love,
Angela. xxx

Best of Raw Awards 2008 :)

OOOOooooo, I have smthg SO fun to share with you today :)
A bunch of raw yumsters have come together to create the ‘Best of Raw 2008’ awards :))) FUN :)))
NOMINATIONS are open now – you can go to http://www.bestofraw.net, scroll down a little and click on the durian to enter YOUR suggestions in the boxes for the 10 different award categories, which include:

*Best Raw Vegan Educators of 2008
*Best Raw Vegan Restaurants of 2008
*Best Raw Vegan Company of 2008
*Best Raw Vegan Book and/or Film released in 2008
*Best Raw Vegan Website of 2008
…and more…

Nominations for the categories are open from now until Wednesday Dec. 17th. The nominees will be announced that evening and VOTING will then begin and go on until New Year’s Eve at noon. The winners will be announced on New Year’s Eve on raw radio stations and the partner sites. The yumsters behind the fun include Laura Fox, Giselle Tarres, Steve Prussack, Revvell Revati, Give It To Me Raw and The Raw Games – WOW :))) Thanks SO much for pulling out some party fun games for the raw family at Holiday time, everyone ;) Love it...

SO, just CLICK HERE to go and make your nominations now...ENJOY :)

on December the 10th I had:

1 quart water
2 tbsp Sproutein powder
3 cups veggie juice: bell pepper, celery, cucumber, parsley, dandelion, spinach, romaine, carrot
2 cups water
2 apples with 3 tbsp sproutein powder
AMAZING gourmet raw meal hand–made by the delicious Monarch – a blissful combination of greeeeeeen kale/broccoli/zucchini salad with Ani Phyo’s chutney and zucchini/macadamia stuffed coconut wraps, followed by a little raw ice cream – WOW ;O
3 cups water

If you’re looking for raw recipe inspiration, I’d love to suggest you hop on over to Facebook and befriend our DEAR deardear friend Solla from Iceland (if you’re not friends with her already that is). Solla is a truly ext–RAW–dinary woman – love her SOOOOO much – and she is like a raw recipe ‘machine’ – it’s amazing – every single day she posts gorgeous new free raw recipes on Facebook (often multiple times a day – and in both English and Icelandic ;) So, if you’re looking for an antidote to the fact that Stokes never seems to know the recipe for anything and wants to just eat Sproutein straight from the tub, you might find some yummy rewards via befriending the uber–lovely Solla ;) Click HERE to go and meet Solla on Facebook. (BTW, if you want to thank her for the recipes in Icelandic, you can say ‘Takk fyrir’ = ‘thank you’ ;)

on December the 11th I had:

1 quart water
3 cups veggie juice: bell pepper, celery, cucumber, parsley, dandelion, spinach, romaine, carrot
1 fuyu persimmon, little handful of strawberries and raspberries
2 tbsp sproutein powder with an apple
2 cups energy soup with okra and ‘gourmet’ leftovers, followed by a goji crunchy bar – yummmmmmmmm ;)
2 cups water


on December the 12th I had:

1 quart water
3 tbsp sproutein powder with 2 apples
1 tbsp bee pollen
1.5 quarts greeeeeeeeen juice: celery, cucumber, kale, broccoli, dandelion, romaine, ginger, lime
2 cups water
2 cups energy soup with okra and kale chips on the side, followed by a little raw ice cream
2 cups water

Mmmmm, are you in Holiday–gift–buying mode at the moment? I am dabbling my fingers into it today via my computer keyboard... ;) Eeeeeeeeek...it’s a bit prickly out there in ‘purchasing world’ methinks... THANKFULLY there are many outlets available to invest in presents that have yummy, loved–up, caring energy embedded in them...as previously mentioned, over at RawFu.com, beautiful Bunny Berry has a wonderful ‘Holiday Craft Market’ of members’ creations – see HERE.
Delightful Dhrumil over at WeLikeItRaw.com also recently posted a wonderful list of Holiday offers from raw–friendly companies – ‘keeping it in the family’ ;) nice...you can see that list HERE.
The ’15 for 15’ Sale is also still on in the RawReform Store – here’s a reminder abt that:

I decided to pick 15 of our products that are either new and shiny OR that I feel would make great Holiday gifts - and we've put them all at 15% off for you... :)

Here's the list of what's on offer (in no particular order):

'Anastasia' book set
Lucuma powder
Dry skin brush
4-quart enema bag
Raw Foods for Busy People 2 - Green Magic
Sprouted cinnamon cereal
Macaforce vanilla spice
Hemp protein 50%
Luna nori crackers
Wild Power tea
Sproutein
Chia moon drops
Brazil nut protein powder
'Birth as we Know It' DVD
The Raw Revolution Diet book

CLICK HERE for the 15 FOR 15 Sale

Furthermore, if you’re looking to get some beautiful eco–friendly clothes for any loved ones this year, I’ve mentioned these sites before, yet I’ll add them in again here as a little reminder ;) In the US, I’d recommend whiteapricot.com (HUUUUUGE selection and fantastic discounts) and in the UK/Europe, adili.com.
Hope that helps ease any possible shopping frustrations ;)

All love and gentle jingle bells,
Stokes. xxx