Chocolate in the Raw Workshop

13. January 2010

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Chocolate in the Raw Workshop

Are you in the Raleigh/Durham area?  If so, come check out a workshop we’re hosting February 6th, starting at 2:00 pm!  For full details or to RSVP ‘yes’ visit our meetup site: www.ncraw.com

Having a raw dessert on hand can often make the difference between an ordinary meal and a great meal. Come learn how to make some delicious raw chocolate desserts, just in time for Valentines Day.

We’ve all heard that chocolate can be good for you. When I switched from a standard American diet to a raw and living food diet what I missed most was chocolate. I had heard about raw cacao, but didn’t know what to do with it. It tasted bitter and nothing like the dark chocolate that I had been missing. After experimenting with many recipes I now am able to fulfill my chocolate cravings [...]

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A Raw Wedding–in the making

7. January 2010

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A Raw Wedding–in the making

Sooooo if you haven’t figured it out already, Rob and I will be getting married in just a few short months.  You may be wondering, how we’ll be able to pull off a raw wedding in a town (and state) where there are no raw restaurants to cater the event for us.  And no, I’m not one of those crazy brides who feels like she has to do everything herself. [...]

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Totally Bogus

6. January 2010

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Totally Bogus

I was surfing the web the other day and found a link that caught my eye:  5 Bogus Diets That Will Do More Harm Than Good.  In the days since January 1st I’ve seen so many links on yahoo or msn that have been promoting “diets” as people try to shed holiday pounds or stick to a New Year’s resolution.   [...]

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13. December 2009

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Food Inc. Review – Highly Recommended

Food Inc. Review – Highly Recommended

Kelly and I watched Food Inc. for the first time the other night.   The movie has been out for a little while now and seeing it, I’m surprised I hadn’t seen it sooner.
This is an amazing expose on where most of the food we eat comes from. 

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26. November 2009

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Super Soups: The Base

Super Soups: The Base

It’s getting chilly here, and maybe by you too.  For me, that means soup season.  I love raw soups.  I usually just throw whatever vegetables I have in the fridge and some water into my Vita-Mix and blend up some soup.  That’s great for lunch and everything, but I wanted something more flavorful when I [...]

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23. November 2009

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Opening Pomegranates: Made Easy

Opening Pomegranates: Made Easy

Pomegranate seeds can add fall color to any dish.  They are good for more than just their color and flavor, they are full of nutrients, too. Pomegranates are full of Vitamin C, one pomegranate contains nearly 50% of the daily value of Vitamin C.  They also contain 58% of your daily value of Vitamin [...]

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19. October 2009

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Appetizer Party & Dessert Contest

Appetizer Party & Dessert Contest

Success!  We had a wonderful turnout (nearly 30 people!) for our first ever raw, vegan gathering through the  NCRaw.com meetup.  To celebrate our new home at the Transformations for Health Wellness Center where we have begun teaching classes, we threw an appetizer party and dessert contest.
The night started out great.  We offered three different appetizers [...]

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12. October 2009

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A Raw Treat–Raisinettes

A Raw Treat–Raisinettes

I love raisinettes.  We always had them around our house growing up because my Mom loved them, too.  Rob and I went on vacation with his family recently.  I spent a week preparing raw meals to bring with us when Rob asked if I could whip up some raisinettes.  “Raisinettes?” I thought.  Turns out, Rob’s [...]

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5. October 2009

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Ultimate Raw Pizza – Part III: Toppings and Assembly

Ultimate Raw Pizza – Part III:  Toppings and Assembly

In the Ultimate Raw Pizza Part I and Part II we covered the creation of delicious raw pizza crust, cheese, and sauce.   Now we move on to toppings and assembling everything into a gourmet raw meal everyone will love!

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5. October 2009

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There is such a thing as healthy cinnamon rolls

There is such a thing as healthy cinnamon rolls

While I grew up with only a few long standing family traditions, one of my favorites was always cinnamon roll Sundays.  Every Sunday my step-dad would get up and put cinnamon rolls in the oven for the whole family.  We would all sit around the kitchen table with our cinnamon rolls and read our favorite [...]

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10. September 2009

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Pancakes in the Raw

Pancakes in the Raw

Do you love pancakes?  I do and I have been missing them since going raw.  (In reality, I used to make waffles a lot more than pancakes because I found that frozen waffles turn out so much better than the frozen pancakes you get in a box.)  I thought a great start to Labor Day [...]

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