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 Dear ,
Eating locally and seasonally with fresh foods can help your transition to fall and winter. This
October issue is chock full of reviews for everyday living, including sources
for everything from crackers to cleansing. I hope you enjoy it.
Raw
foods have the power to lift away the mental fog, increase your energy, improve
your skin, prevent illness, and help you build a strong immune system.
Eating raw food is not about restrictions, the latest fad or counting
calories. Rather, food habits
built around raw foods will bring your life into balance. Even during the winter!
Over the next few weeks there are great opportunities to support your own commitment to eating more healthy: Mexican Fiesta and a Raw Food Intensive are two of the many classes coming up. The Raw Food intensive is a 101 course that includes a talk on how to stay raw in the winter. It is not to be missed!
Yours in vibrant health,
~Heather Haxo Phillips
Raw Food Chef & Instructor
510-334-8424
heather@rawbayarea.com
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Visualize more energy and vitality!
These classes will help you achieve vibrant health.
Mexican
Fiesta ~ $45
6
- 8:30 pm, Monday October 19th
Whole Foods
/ Cafe Gratitude in Oakland
THIS MONDAY
REGISTER NOW!
Mexican food is what
many people crave when they want something hearty, cheesy,
and comforting. And who doesn't love to munch
on chips and salsa in front of a video? Unfortunately, traditional
Mexican cuisine is notorious for being high in calories,
greasy, and short on fresh veggies. But once you learn the
raw food preparation techniques in this class, you'll be
able to make a truly healthy as well as delicious Mexican
Fiesta for yourself and your friends.
In Mexican Fiesta
you will learn:
· How to use
a dehydrator to make thin, crispy chips out of flax seeds
and vegetables--perfect with guacamole.
· Which knife skills to use to dice up delicious homemade salsa.
· How to use a dehydrator to make flexible wraps out of vegetables--the
perfect tortilla for enchiladas.
· How to use shredded cabbage to replace rice for a lighter version
of Mexican rice.
· How to make a beautiful mango fruit tart with a coconut crust--delicious
either as a dessert or as a light meal in itself.
Menu: Hot Red Pepper Chips, Salsa, Authentic Guacamole, Enchiladas
de Verdura con Chili Colorado, Mexican Seasoned Cabbage, Tropical
Fruit Tart
Please pre-register at www.rawbayarea.com or (510) 334-8424.
Forget
Cooking! - $45
10 am -
12:30 pm
Thursday October 29th at Cafe Gratitude in Berkeley
Eating healthy foods has never been so
delicious and easy. After this class, you will have the skills to prepare a
variety of dishes for daily breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. Basic knife
skills and equipment use (blenders and food processors) are covered. Please pre-register at www.rawbayarea.com or (510) 334-8424.
You will learn:
· How
to make non-dairy nut and seed milks.
· How
to make creamy vegetable soup in less than 10 minutes.
· How
shredding and marinating kale and other dark leafy greens makes themas tender
as cooked, without loss of nutrients.
· How
to turn nuts and seeds into protein rich pâtés.
· How
to transform zucchini into delicate angel-hair noodles--it's pasta without the
starch!
· The
secret ingredient in raw chocolate mousse that replaces butter, cream, and
eggs.
Raw
Food Intensive ~ $150
noon - 4 pm ~
Sunday November 1st
My
house in Oakland
This unique program
will be limited to 10 participants per class. Unlike
other classes, it will be highly personalized to your interests
and skill level. The class includes hands-on preparation, a
knife skills course and 6 incredibly simple and delicious recipes. Talks include: how to set
up your
raw food kitchen, how to maintain your raw habits during the winter, and how to manage your pantry. There is nothing
in the Bay Area quite like this! You will walk away
with a new level of comfort and confidence about working with
raw foods.
If you worry that
preparing raw foods takes too much time, this class will
help you understand
how to organize yourself and your kitchen so that eating
healthfully feels easy. Of course, in this class you will
get to try many
wonderful dishes. We will start the class with a delicious
green smoothie and receive
a full
meal.
The course will take place in my 1917 Victorian home, recently renovated
in an eco-friendly manner with extensive gardens that we
will tour.
Menu includes: Almond Milk, Cream of Cilantro
Soup, Deluxe Kale Salad,
Not
Tuna
Pâté,
Zucchini Noodles Marinara, Chocolate MoussePlease pre-register at www.rawbayarea.com or (510) 334-8424. Why Raw Foods? - by donation
7 - 8 pm, September 30th
Whole Foods / Café Gratitude in
Oakland
This class will introduce you to the benefits
of eating more raw foods. It
will give you nutritional background and clear steps to
help you feel great. You will learn what raw, vegan foods
are all about and why they are important for optimal health.
Snacks
will be served!Raw on the Go: Tips for Travel ~ $20
6 - 7
pm, Thursday November 12th at Cafe Gratitude
in Berkeley
Eating raw while
away from home can be a challenge whether your travel
is around town or around the globe. But,
it can be done! This one-hour long class will be
packed with travel tips for any excursion, long or short.
Holiday F avorites ~ $45
6 pm
- 8:30 pm, Monday November 16th at Whole Foods / Cafe
Gratitude in Oakland
10 am
- 12:30 pm, Thursday November 19th at Cafe Gratitude
in Berkeley
6 pm
- 8:30 pm, Friday December 4th at Whole Foods
in Berkeley
8:30 am
- 11:00 am, Saturday December 12th at Cafe Gratitude
in San Francisco
 You don't have to deprive yourself of foods you love to
cook this holiday season. In this class you will discover
how to make a raw feast that features everyone's favorites.
Menu: Holiday
Nog, Waldorf Salad, Almond Stuffing, Cranberry-orange
Relish, Christmas Kale, Green Beans Amandine, Mock Pumpkin
Pie with Cashew Cream
 Flavors
of the Mediterranean
~ $45
10 am
- 12:30 pm, Thursday December 3rd at Cafe Gratitude
in Berkeley
Middle
Eastern food is so popular, and with good
reason--aromatic herbs, warming spices, and pungent
flavors such as olives and feta cheese make this
cuisine both exotic and comforting. Now you can enjoy
all your
favorites, even hummus and falafel, in the raw. These recipes
will make you the talk of the town when you serve them at a holiday
party!
 Divine
Desserts ~ $45 6 pm
- 8:30 pm, Monday December 14th at Whole Foods / Cafe
Gratitude in Oakland
10 am
- 12:30 pm, Thursday December 17th at Cafe Gratitude
in Berkeley
Love holiday sweets but trying to avoid refined carbohydrates
and sugars and unhealthful fats? You can make raw versions
of pies, tarts, crisps, ice creams, cookies, cakes, and
candies that will make you the hit at the holiday table.
See complete class details - and register - here
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 Cleaning your body from the inside out
 I just finished a cleanse which I would highly recommend. The 21-day cleanse with Olga Aura, Elaina Love & Jane Guyette. 21-days seems like a crazy long time, but it wasn't. The first week is about transition to raw foods and by the second week you are feeling awesome. The third week you detox further while still feeling great. I loved this cleanse because it was structured, offered expert support and had tangible results.
The cleanse package includes a large volume of recipes, weekly conference calls, 3 colon hydrotherapy sessions, some individual counseling, a support partner and much more. Many powerful things happen on this cleanse. For me, it was getting back to mindful eating and discovering a whole new volume of recipes that I love. For many the cleanse includes weight loss, better skin and a whole new YOU.
The change of seasons made me what to clean from the inside out. If you want the same, the next cleanse starts October 25th. This is what Olga says: Have you been wanting to...
Strengthen your immunity?
Free your body of stored fat and toxins?
Increase your energy, clarity, and productivity?
Get out of a rut and live YOUR best life?
Then the Guided 21 Day Cleanse is exactly what you have been looking for:
SAVE $50 before October 18, 2009
Is this program a good fit for YOU?
Attend an Introductory Class in San Francisco
Sunday, October 18 3:30 pm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heather and her cracker crisis I have no idea what was going on. One minute everything was fine, and the next minute I was desperately, crazily, hungrily craving crackers. Crackers crackers crackers. Where could I find them?
I knew the craving was coming on, because I was at Cafe Gratitude and bought some. But then walked out without them in my hand. So I went to Farmer Joes. They had never even heard of raw crackers. So I went to the Food Mill. They felt bad for me, but had no crackers. So I called Nikki my fabulous raw food chef and business supporter who happens to live upstairs. I demanded crackers from her, but she just laughed at me and said no, she had no crackers.
Oh have mercy. It would be 12 hours till I could have my own crackers ready. The smart thing to do was simply to go over to Whole Foods as they have PLENTY of crackers.
Lest you have a similar cracker crisis, let me give you a short rundown of what is available these days in the fabulous world of crackers.
Cafe Gratit ude:
I really like the three crackers that they offer:
- Buckwheat Crackers which are more like a sourdough flat bread. I LOVE these things
- Flax crackers - A very light thin cracker good with a pate
- Almond toast - A chunky toast that is very pretty. Looks like a savory brittle.
Rainbow Grocery:
I love Rainbow because they carry so many different brands. However, you do have to try everything to see what you like best:
- Raw Makery: Offers many kinds of breads and breadsticks. I just love the idea of chomping on raw breadsticks. They are fun and crunchy. I kinda like the curry flavored breadstix. Maybe you don't like the taste at first, but it does grow on you. In the right mood, you might find the bag goes quickly!
- Foods Alive: Offers many kind of crackers. Umm, I am agnostic about them. They all are ok, but to you they might be GREAT.
- Its Alive!: Offers a whole spectrum of raw crackers that include sauerkraut. I applaud this adventurous company and I find that their dill, garlic version is rather tasty.
- Love Force: Each package comes with 1-2 large, thick slices. I have tried to like them, but cannot seem to yet.
Whole Foods:
Every Whole Foods varies in the variety of raw crackers they carry. Usually they carry at least 3 - 5 brands or flavors. This is my favorite:- Lydia's
Organic Crackers: Lydia makes her crackers locally, and she was one of
the first in the industry. Her crackers lean toward awesome. All the
flavors are great, and I especially like the Fiesta
ME:
- In Monday's Mexican Fiesta class you will learn to make Hot Red Pepper Chips. In my Raw Italy class we make another type of flax cracker.
On-line sources for these and other raw crackers include: rawfoodworld.com, naturalzing.com and rawguru.com
What do you eat with crackers? How about soups and pates to start with.
The best cheesecake I have tasted, EVER.
 I was wandering around Rainbow Grocery the other day and was shocked to find them sampling something that I was gobbled down without a second thought: Raw Cheesecake! I tend to find raw cheesecakes way too heavy. But this one was fabulous! i mean really fabulous. The folks at customer service geeked out with me about how fabulous it was.
The brand is Earth Cafe. Only Rainbow carries them, so make your way over there to the refrigerator near the Customer Service desk. Rainbow carries several flavors. I love all of them, but my favorite is the Rockin Raspberry. There is a holiday themed Pumpkin Spice that just came out and I have yet to try it.
If you simply cannot make your way over to Rainbow, you can order a whole cheesecake from Earth Cafe on-line here. Forget sending bags of popcorn or cookie tins this holiday. I cannot think of a better food gift to send anyone than this cheesecake.
The Buzz on Raw Bay Area
I have just finished a year of teaching classes with Whole Foods and Cafe Gratitude. Classes were busy this summer, but not so much this fall. What do you think I should do to market my classes? I would love your advice. The person with the best idea gets a free class!
If you want to convince a friend that this "good for you" food that tastes great, send them this link to my yelp page here or go directly to http://www.yelp.com/biz/raw-bay-area-berkeley.
I'd like to thank everyone who has "yelped" so far and encourage you to do the same.
Raw Bay Area has a facebook page, and you can become a fan by simply searching for "Raw Bay Area" from your account. Or sign up for my Tweets - I am RawBayArea. Its another great way to keep in touch.
Save the date: December 5th for the holiday party
My holiday party is becoming a fabulous winter tradition - and you are invited.
Saturday December 5th from 2 - 5 pm.
Highlights include: - Fabulous raw appetizers and Middle Eastern cuisine
- Holiday shopping: Fair-trade Palestinian products of all kinds including organic olive oil, pottery, soap and other unique handicrafts.
- House tour of our 1917 Victorian Mansion that we lovingly restored in an eco-friendly manner
- Garden tour: Tour our edible garden recently remodeled with the help of Garden Fare, a fabulous local business the helps people install their own edible gardens. The owners of Garden Fare will be on-hand with demonstrations and information. You can find out more about them here.
- Our very friendly chickens: Poppy, Francesca and Rosie
- My very friendly husband Bashir Anastas and many other fantastic people looking to meet you!
Readers corner
It would be fun to host a 'readers' corner where we could spotlight enthusiasts on their raw food journey, and offer food tips that have come directly from you. If you have a tip to share, or would like to interview other readers and write about them, please let me know by emailing me here.
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 Friday, November
6, to Sunday, November 8
COMING UP SOON!
Join us for an inspiring
weekend at Leonard Lake near Ukiah - just 2.5 hours north
of the Bay Area.
This is an opportunity to relax, cleanse and find
a quieter, more centered self.
Leonard Lake is
a private retreat center and ecological preserve outside
of Ukiah, CA. The resort includes 3,840 acres of pristine
forest land and a lovely lake for fishing and kayaking. Yoga, horseback
riding, hiking and other activities are options for your weekend
stay - as well as plenty of napping and reading. Leonard
Lake is truly a magical place.
We will share
four delicious raw meals, with additional refreshments
available throughout the day. Meals
will be made by our
own private chef Nikki Gilmore and include fresh, organic
ingredients.
A "Holiday
Traditions" class will
be offered on Sunday afternoon. You will learn:
-
How to make rich and creamy nog without dairy or eggs
- How almond mayonnaise can replace unhealthful bottled mayo
in Waldorf salad and ther favorite dishes
- How to use a dehydrator to make delicious low-carb stuffing
with almonds instead of bread
- How to make two raw vegetable side dishes that you can
proudly present at any holiday party
- How to make a show stopping "I can't believe it's
not cooked!" pumpkin pie
Menu: Holiday Nog, Waldorf Salad, Almond Stuffing, Cranberry-orange
relish, Christmas Kale, Green Beans Amandine, Mock Pumpkin
Pie with Cashew Cream
Please go to www.rawbayarea.com
for the entire retreat description and rates
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Energy Soup
With fall here, I have started depending on soup to get me through the day. There are so many wonderful soups in the raw food world: corn chowder, cream of tomato and even lentil soup!
My favorite are the green soups. My body loves
them and they especially bolster my immune system. I will be teaching
my FAVORITE green soup at the upcoming Raw Food Intensive. This recipe
is another one I love.
I enjoy my soups at room temperature, right out
of the blender. But I often do warm them up, either in the dehydrator
or the stove top. If on the stove top, I just put it on the lowest
heat and stir constantly until the soup is warmer than my finger. Sometimes if it is a very thick soup, instead of warming on the stove, I blend in a little boiling water to dilute and warm it up.
I
always serve my soup in a bowl or glass, with a drizzle of olive oil or my new
favorite - Pumpkin Seed Oil.
Energy Soup
Makes 6 servings
·
3
cups Rejuvelac or water
·
3
apples, peeled and chopped (golden delicious is a good choice)
·
3
cups spinach leaves or kale (de-stemmed and chopped)
·
1
1/2 cups sunflower greens
·
1
avocado, peeled
·
3
tablespoons dulse flakes
Place the Rejuvelac and apples in
a blender and process until smooth. Add the spinach or kale and sunflower
greens and blend. Add the avocado and dulse and blend until smooth.
Rejevelac is a probiotic that can be found in the
beverage section of Rainbow Grocery and other health food stores. It
helps build your digestive strength, and will keep the vibrant green
color of this soup from turning brown. Wow! Have fun with your liquid health - its fuel for the body!
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Heather Haxo Phillips
2930 Domingo Ave #122
Berkeley, California 94705
heather@rawbayarea.com
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