IN THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON........

Happy Holiday's, Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy Hanukkah! Feliz Navidad!

Whatever your religious or spiritual beliefs, I wish you the JOY of family and the GIFT of friends.


Much peace and many blessing,

Stephanie

Below I posted a couple pictures of raw deserts I prepared to share with my family.



Almond Coconut Balls




Blueberry Pie



Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake and Almond Raisin Medallion's



BEET CHIPS A dehydrator is needed for this recipe.

INGREDIENTS

3 Red beets

3 Yellow beets

Sea salt  (optional)

Fresh cracked black pepper (optional)

MARINADE

1/2 cup raw apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup water

2 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

Note: Do not mix the yellow and red beets together after slicing. The red will bleed into the yellow.

Peel the beets and slice very thin.  I used a mandoline and set the slicing blade to 1/32.

Equally separate the marinade into two bowels large enough to hold 3 sliced beets.

Place the red beets in the first bowl and the yellow beets in the second bowl.

Toss lightly and allow beets to Marinate for 15 minutes. 

Spread single layers of beets on teflex sheets, sprinkle with sea salt and fresh cracked ground pepper.

Place teflex sheets on the dehyrator trays. Set the temperature to 115°F. Dehydrate for 20 hours or until the chips are crunchy.

I met Chef Sharynne Gambrell-Frazer

Last night, I had the opportunity to meet a Author I've been following and inspired by for several years,  Gourmet Raw Food Chef Sharynne Gambrell-Frazer.  Chef Sharynne is a Raw Food Author, Speaker & Natural Health Advocate.  Chef Sharynne gave a inspiring message last night on the benefits of maintaining a raw food lifestyle.  I was beaming with excitement when I left her presentation, her words and energy reinforced my belief, that I'm on the right journey to teach and spread the word about this amazing food.

 Chef Sharynne has a new book that can be purchased through Amazon.com.  It's a textbook great for people starting the raw and living food journey. I highly recommend it.

  HOW TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE WITH RAW & LIVING FOOD.

http://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Life-Living-Food/dp/1434999416/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320341796&sr=1-1




Much peace and many blessing.
Raw Chef Stephanie Williams
trawteacher.com/stephaniewilliams
therawaffaire@gmail.com

PEAR SAUCE

I stopped by the Farmers Market over the weekend and picked up a few pears to make a pear sauce.  Pears are in season late summer throughout the winter months.  I chose to use Bose pears in this recipe because they're my favorite.

The pear sauce recipe only calls for 3 ingredients, PEARS,a great source of vitamin C and fiber.   CINNAMON has anti-inflammatory properties and a great source for manganese, fiber and iron.  HONEY is a natural nutritive and sweetener.

Ingredients

5 pears

2 tablespoons of honey

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon 

 whole cinnamon grated with a microplane grater is best. It's fresher and flavorful

1.  Peel, core and slice 4 pears into chucks, place pears along with honey and     cinnamon in the food processor with S blade and  process until smooth. It's ok to have a few small pieces.  (At this point you should taste and adjust the the cinnamon and honey to taste if needed.)  Transfer processed pear sauce to a bowl. 

2. Take the 5th unpeeled pear, cut in 1/2 and remove the core. Place in the food processor and pulse chop into small bite size pieces.  Mix in with the pear sauce.  This can be eaten at room temperature or chilled.

YUUUUM!!!  you my want to double or triple this recipe.

Variation: You can use apples instead of pears, 2-3 Medrool dates instead of honey.  If you use dates soak them to soften for about 15 minutes in water before adding them to your other ingredients.

SPROUTED QUINOA SALAD

This is a yummy salad I prepared and shared with my aqua fit class today and they loved it!  This is called a sprouted quinoa salad.  I noted the recipe below.

Always use organic when available.

1 cup of  sprouted quinoa,
1 bunch of kale shredded in a food processor
6 roma tomatoes (cut out the pulp and save for smoothies) chop tomatoes into small pieces.
3 medium cucumbers unpeeled and chopped.

Mix all ingredients together adding your favorite healthy dressing to taste. I recommend making your dressing from scratch.  I drizzled red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil over my salad.

HOW TO SPROUT  (quinoa is one of the easiest grains to sprout)

Soak quinoa in a jar with 2 cups of purified water for 2 - 4 hours. After soaking put the quinoa in a fine mesh sieve,rinse and allow to drain over a bowl. Cover the sieve with a light cloth or paper towel. Complete the rinse and drain process 2-3 times a day until you see a small tail starting to sprout.

When the quinoa has sprouted rinse and drain excess water. mix with other ingredients.

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Before October gets away from me, I want to take some time to acknowledge that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and remind you my dear's that many forms of breast cancer are treatable with early detection being the key to survival.  Ensure that you do monthly breast exams and have timely mammograms as required.  I attached a link with great information for your viewing.   http://www.nbcam.org/

Before I go, I want to share a inspiring message from a breast cancer survivor who is dear to my heart.  If you know someone who has been diagnosed with with breast cancer, I encourage you to share this inspiring message.

Much peace and many blessing,

EMPIRE STATE OF PERCEPTION

I recently embarked on a trip to New York City, this was the second time I had the opportunity to visit this grand place and found it just as inspiring as the first.  I took several photos while sight seeing and have one of The Empire State building I want to share with you.

It's commonly known, The Empire States Buildings name was derived from New York being nicknamed The Empire State as it relates to the states wealth and resources.  This building stands 1,454 feet with the superstructures, and looks majestic just standing there in all of it's glory. 

   

Seeing this type of archititure gives you what I would like to call a EMPIRE STATE OF PERCEPTION, similiar to how you feel about life when your mind is clear and your endorphines are beaming.

When you have a EMPIRE STATE OF PERCEPTION  you speak to the person walking toward you in the corridor instead of looking at the wall. 

When you have a EMPIRE STATE OF PERCEPTION you say hello to the person who steps into elevator instead of looking at the floor.

When you have a EMPIRE STATE OF PERCEPTION you can smell spring and fall in the air.

When you have a EMPIRE STATE OF PERCEPTION you walk or take the bus or train instead of driving, not because you have to, but because you want to shine a brighter light on your day and allow the universe to show you something different.

Expand your EMPIRE STATE OF PERCEPTION, give your body wealth and resources by including more fresh fruit and vegetables in your daily diet, drink more water,meditate, excercise and brrrrreath.

Much Peace & Many Blessings,

Stephanie Williams

Living Food Chef, Instructor, and Coach

http://www.therawaffaire.blogspot.com/

www.rawteacher.com/stephaniewilliams

                             

HELLO WORLD

It is with great anticipation and a enormous amount of hope that I introduce this blog project.  The hope that you the receiver will be inspired, captivated, engaged and enlighten.  I will use this platform to  encourage you to try new things, share scrumptious raw live food recipes, articles, books, art and wellness idea's you can incorporate into your daily life style.

Thank you for visiting.  I look forward to sharing with you.