My New Raw Kitchen
My
Valentine Pressie: My Awesome Bamboo Cutting Boards
My slightly used Vitamix,
but new to me!
My Leaf Painting:)
My Raw Food Paradise Kitchen!
My Edamame no V.O.C. paint wall
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Missed You!
Hey loves. I missed you guys. What have I been up to that I
haven't even had the time to write for over a month? Well,
making my dreams come true!!!! As of Feb. 9th I moved in with my
wonderful amazing guy of 1 year. We moved to this beautiful
apartment and have really been spending a lot of time making it
ours. We basically started from scratch because we had so little
to begin with. It was such a grueling process because of
starting with nothing but now that we are settled in, it has
been well worth it! It has been so much fun decorating the place
and setting up my raw kitchen has been a dream come true. Where
I lived before there was limited counter space and I wasn't able
to to have out my dehydrator, food processor, or other raw
friendly kitchen gadgets. Now I'm in paradise:)
My honey got me some
bamboo cutting boards for Valentine's day. I love them, they are
so hard and durable. I also tried to buy bamboo bowls, bamboo
silverware dividers, bamboo mixing spoons, and anything else
bamboo I could get my hands on. I love that bamboo is a
renewable resource.
Then as a gift to myself I finally bought
myself a Vitamix. I bought a used one but it came with a brand
new carafe and it looks and works great. This last year I went
through 4 blenders! I burned out all 4 of the carafes. Once the
blade came loose and my blueberry smoothie dripped through the
bottom of the blender and got everywhere. It was horrible.
Finally, I have my very own Vitamix and I am sooooooooo happy.
I've been making green smoothies and blended soups like crazy.
To learn more about why I like the Vitamix
go to
http://www.rawglow.com/rawfoodappliances.htm
I like the Vitamix so much that I am now
an affiliate. As an affiliate I am able to offer anyone who orders
the Vitamix FREE Standard Ground Shipping!
Also, if you order a Vitamix through
the link below e-mail me
at
glowingraw-info@yahoo.com
I will send you a FREE raw salad
dressing e-booklet filled with over a
dozen salad dressings that
you can make with your new Vitamix blender!
Click here to
order a Vitamix with Free shipping.
Eco Design
Moving was so stressful
but definitely worth it. I think I had a mini nervous breakdown
though due to all the stress and busyness but luckily that is
all behind me. Anyways, moving really had me thinking about the
environment and the amount of things we consume as American's. I
tried really hard to either donate, give away, or recycle
anything I wanted to get rid of. I also reused an entertainment
center by painting it a new color and painting some wooden
frames that had been given to me as a gift. We also tried to
have a healthy home environment as well. We chose to paint the
inside of the place with no VOC paints which have virtually no
unhealthy fumes. We used a brand called Harmony at Sherwin
Williams. Our living room color is called Edamame and our
kitchen color is called Ground Nutmeg, and out bathroom color is
called Sprout!
I was frustrated with the price of good quality art so I decided
to take matters into my own hands. I painted three canvases
green and then painted leaves on them. I was inspired by another
artist who did something similar. It turned out pretty good. You
can see it to your right.
Composting in an Apartment
My next big purchase is
going to be an automatic composter. Since I live in an apartment
composting isn't as easy as it once was. My honey has never
lived with a raw foodist and I'm sure he was shocked to see how
much vegetable waste we actually produce! My friend told me
about this awesome product called the naturemill.
http://www.naturemill.com It actually composts and churns
your vegetable waste for you. It fits under your sink, uses very
little electricity and takes up to 4 pounds of food waste a
day!!! I can't wait. It really is going to come in handy with
all the juicing we have been doing. I juice for us in the
morning and he juices for us at night and on the weekends.
Usually I juice orange and carrot in the morning and at night I
have a green juice with cucumber, celery, lemon, apple and kale.
The other day he made me this pineapple, kiwi, orange, young
coconut water juice. It was awesome.
Love and Food
So I've been living and loving a guy who is not
raw and probably will never be 100% raw. A lot of raw people
comment on this fact and ask me about it. I was surprised to
find that there is a raw support group about it. Here is an
article that was posted on
http://www.giveittomeraw.com about couples who do not eat
alike. It is called
I Love U but U Love Meat. I think if you enter a
relationship with with a spirit of compassion I think most
things can be negotiated and worked out. Fortunately for me, my
guy is very open minded and loves all the raw food I make for
him. We juice for each other, there is always fruit around for
him, and I almost always make him a salad at night. He's
actually been loosing weight. And he's agreed upon a no meat
house which is really important to me. I also don't judge any of
his food choices and feel fine cooking for him cooked Vegan food
once and awhile. He supports my lifestyle as well so we are both
pretty accommodating to each other. In the end love, not food,
prevails! For all you raw singles out there I wouldn't limit
yourself to dating raw foodies only. Considering we are probably
.0001% of the population you might limit your options a little.
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Pineapple, kiwi, orange and
young coconut water juice
The First Petaluma Raw
Potluck!
Spirulina Pie, the best pie I've ever had!
Roxanne's in Whole Foods launching her
new line of raw packaged food
Sinfully Delicious Roxanne's Chocolate Ice Cream
Cafe Gratitude is now at the Marin
Farmer's Market!
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My Very Own Raw Food Potluck
A dream of mine has been to host my own raw food
potluck. I co hosted one for a few years in Santa Rosa but now
that I live in Petaluma it just made sense to start my own. I
held it in the state of the art Rec. room at my apartment complex
which is huge, comfortable, and modern. It has a kitchen,
tables, and big comfy sofas. Perfect to host a potluck. About 13
people showed up. Half were my raw friends and the other half
were new comers who had a lot of enthusiasm. I started a web
page about it:
http://www.rawglow.com/potluck.htm. I also started a brand
new mailing list for those who live in Northern California. I
sent out a potluck announcement on my regular e-mail list and I
got about 5 e-mails from people all over the country wondering
if they could come!!! I'm also offering a free 14 page raw
resource guide for those that live in Sonoma or Marin Counties
(California) of all the raw food friendly places, practitioners,
restaurants. . .(etc.) in my neck of the woods. Some of the
pictures of the potluck are to the left.
I made a cauliflower rice dish with a ginger
lime sauce look for the
recipe below. It was a real hit. Some other dishes that were
brought were raw chocolate balls, almond raison cookies, and the
most amazing pie I've ever eaten. My friend made it and it had
cashews, honey, coconut oil and at least 4 tablespoons of
Spirulina. It was so creamy and cold and had the best
consistency. I'm definitely going to experiment with it and try
to make my own version.
So happy I'm spreading the word about raw food
again and now that I have an awesome kitchen I'm thinking about
having some small classes right from my place. First though, I'm
going to allow myself to rest from all the moving craziness. Raw
food or not if you don't rest, it's not good for your body!!!
Since Christmas I've been going going going and I look forward
to relaxing a bit.
Roxanne's Fine Cuisine
Finally Roxanne's Raw Cuisine is available in
Whole Foods in a special refrigerator just for raw food in Marin
and Sonoma Counties (California) She has raw nut cheese, raw
hummus, raw crackers, raw trail mix, and other raw treats. My
favorite for sure is the raw ice cream in the refrigerated
section. The vanilla is super sweet and compliments berries and
the raw chocolate ice cream tastes like the Ben and Jerry's I
remember from a long time ago! I don't think she uses raw cacao
but I'm becoming less and less of a purist lately:)
I got to meet her and her eyes just glowed and
sparkled. She was genuinely nice and asked that I please mention
her cuisine in my next journal entry. So if you live in Northern
California, Check it Out!
Also, if you go to the Marin Farmer's Market on
Sunday. Cafe Gratitude now has a booth there selling fresh
juice, almond milk, and other raw goodies.
Bye For Now
Thank you so much for checking in with me. I'm
doing well and I hope you are too. I'll try to write at least
once before the month is over.
Much Love,
Cecilia
P.S. Don't forget to scroll down a bit for the
cauliflower
rice with ginger lime sauce recipe.
Happy Easter
Hi Sweethearts, Happy Easter, Happy
Spring!!!!!!!! Yesterday my sweet little friend came over with
the best raw Easter basket for me ever!!!!! It was filled with
raw chocolates, raw bars, green powder, natural body care and
make-up among other things. I am happy to announce that Lara Bar
has come out with two new flavors. Yeah! Peanut Butter Cookie
and Coconut. I think the coconut is my favorite flavor ever.
Probably because it's lighter than the others. I saved a picture
of the wrappers for you because the actual bars are long gone in
my tummy! I've been celebrating Easter with beautiful fresh cut tulips
from the farmer's market. It really makes it feel like spring
around here.
Spring Baby
I'm a spring baby and my birthday is just right
around the corner. Actually my potluck
falls on the eve of it so I'm hoping for a lot of raw desserts!
New Lara Bar Flavors! Coconut and Peanut Butter.
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I used to not be able to digest raw desserts that
well so I stayed away from them, but my digestion has really
improved. I attribute it two things: juicing and this new
supplement I'm taking called Primadophilus Reuteri
, it has
Lactobacillus Reuteri in it which is a powerful strain of
good bacteria. I heard about it before, but my interest peaked
when my cousin told me that his doctor recommended it to him for
some stomach issues. As it turns out it has a lot of research to
back it and I have noticed a difference. I've been taking it for
about a month now and since I've been taking it I've been able
to enjoy raw desserts and raw bars without any stomach
discomfort!
Anything I find that helps me I want to share it
with others. Happy Easter, catch up with you later.
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Cauliflower Rice with Ginger Lime Sauce
Ginger Lime Sauce
1 lime juiced
1 kaffir lime leave (optional)
2 young coconut waters
1 inch knob ginger
2 teaspoons light (chickpea, brown rice, or white) miso
1/8 teaspoon cayenne or ground chili flakes
1 tiny little piece of a red chili pepper (optional)
1 small handful of basil leaves
2 avocados ( adjust avocados to how creamy you would
like the dressing)
Blend all
ingredients in the blender until smooth.
Cauliflower
Rice
2 heads of
cauliflower processed with the S-blade in the food
processor until a rice like consistency
Garnish
Chopped green onion, cilantro, basil, mango, and
bell pepper
Pour sauce
over rice and garnish.
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