Carved Tree & David Wolfe video - Life and Love Tv

ok, so this may not have very much to do with raw foods.. hmmm
so, here's another video of David Wolfe from Life and Love.tv

David "Avocado" Wolfe

Strawberry Cheezecake

Finally, here it is..

Strawberry Cheezecake

Crust:
1 c walnuts
1/2 c pecans or almonds
12 honey dates
dash Celtic salt

Process together for 1 min. until mixture becomes crumbly, just before it starts forming a ball. (If it gets to this stage, it'll still taste great). Press into bottom of pan.

Cheezecake:
2 c cashews (soaked approx 4 hours - to soften)
1/2 c pine nuts (not soaked - or use macadamias, soaked)
1/4 c agave
1/2 lemon - juiced
1 t vanilla
dash Celtic salt

Blend together until pureed into creamy consistency in food processor. Spread on top of crust and refrigerate while you make topping.

A springform pan would probably work best., but I used a pie plate. After removing from fridge, once set - I transfered onto a plate and cut and smoothed around the edge.. it was really easy to do. Then make and spread strawberry sauce on top.

Strawberry Sauce:
1 1/2 c strawberries
1/4 c agave
dash lemon juice
dash Celtic salt
1 t ground flax (or psyllium - to thicken a bit)

Puree in blender. Spread strawberry sauce on top. Return to fridge until ready to eat.

This freezes really well also. Which is what I plan to do with most of this one now, slice it and freeze. .. and the mini cheezecakes as well.

I made another recipe last week using cashews and coconut as the cheezecake base.. it was really good also. I brought it to work.. Mi-San said it was better than sex. Wow (not sure about that one, but.. ; ) It was really good.. I didn't post that recipe because it was more work. I made it in a high speed blender, my Blend-tec. It was really thick.. I tried putting the coconut through the juicer with the blank screen but it didn't get fine enough. I didn't think the food processor would have made it creamy enough.. so I used the blender but had to keep helping it turn, so thick - it was just more work.

So mainly based on this, even though the pine nuts are expensive, the recipe with them wins out. & I am really into pine nuts these days (& cedar nuts - Anastasia influence)

All in all.. this is a very easy to make & amazingly delicious dessert. & It's been my experience that most people prefer it to the cooked traditional version.

Enjoy!

Beautiful Life - perceptions, connnections & experience

I was thinking about a comment made recently here, about being disconnected with others after going raw.. which to a certain extent is true.. but it depends on what level you are on. Ultimately I think the goal is to get past that & come but on the other side where you are connected again, although I think you will be connected be on another level.

Let me explain this another way..
It is actually this thought that led to that one, I am going backwards (no, spiralling.. but aren't we all.. )

There is a fine line, which I seem to be walking between wanting everyone to go raw, experience these newfound freedoms, clarity, beauty, connectedness I am feeling, & to not eat meat, to nurture the planet and live a peaceful co-existence with others... & on the other side, the thought that everything is beautiful and perfect just the way it is.. that the weapons are just as important as the flowers. I ultimately strive to be on this side, but I know I sit on the fence. When I waver on the other side, I would like other people to change and I become disconnected. On the side where everything is perfect as is.. we are all connected again.

further thoughts:
God created this world (ultimately it was Him.. even if it was the archangel Michael who actually created Earth (Urantia) God created Michael to create Earth.. yk? & ultimately I have to have faith in God's creation. He gave us free will for a reason, I believe for the souls learning experience. He put us here for our benefit, not for our detriment.

We can only change ourselves, we can inspire others, but we can not change them. We have to do the best we possibly can with our own thoughts and actions.. its all we really have.

I have a belief that everything is already done. We are only perceiving things linearly in this limited mind of ours. I believe the future ( & the past.. but thats even harder to get) can be changed by changing our present. It is all connected. However, although we can choose how we are going to experience this life, dance this dance.. The story is already written. We can only change so much of it.. namely, our experience, how we are playing our parts.

wow. This got a lot longer than I planned. I was going to sum this thought up in a couple sentences.. and come back later to post the Cheezecake recipe. (Finally!) which I better do quick cause I keep eating it & I haven't even made the strawberry sauce yet.. will do that later today!

whoa.. another trippy thing just happened. (trippy = normal every day occurances now, btw) I was searching for a pic.. random image searching & the 1st pic I click on is from Alistair Appleton's blog where the guy posts all about his ayhuasca adventures - which I just sat and read at leangth! I had been going to search this for the past few days & haven't taken the time to do it. I have been really wanting to try this for a long time and finally think I may get to soon. : )

Have a trippy, adventuresome, connected experience.. Be wonderful & Love life!

Mutants

Did you know that In 1989, the U.S. produced its one millionth man-made chemical!

But thats besides the point. (??)

What I want to write about is - Mutants!

Mutants as in - us -humans .. and just about all the food we eat. Scary! I was reading a part in Anastasia about this. I love these books! I think she's for real.. of course, the thought crossed my mind that maybe she's an alien - and maybe not even a friendly alien.. but thats my imagination at work again. Always question everything. I used to think I knew quite a bit. I know a lot less not that I know more.. ykwim? But no.. I really think she's for real, too much of this rings too true. She is working for the creative, positive, light side and she gives us more hope for this beautiful planet of ours.

There are so many great parts.. There was a part earlier where she told about this little girl who lived in a kins domain (as outlined by Anastasia earlier) and had returned to a natural way of living.. she could change things all over the world by thinking about them. (& she had bacteria and micro organisms working for her - destroying, actually eating up weapons and things she didn't like.) In our natural state we should all be able to control and change things and send out thoughts etc, but most of us are so dulled we have very little ability left. I love reading this stuff & actually missed my stop a few mornings ago going to work, ..by a few stops even though I was almost running late as it was.. lol great reading!
(btw, I wasn't late, exactly on time, as usual. I have great timing. Its such a good feeling to flow. : )

but this mutant part is relevant(to this blog, to eating raw, to life) ..some of it seems kind of obvious.. but its important stuff for us to realize anyway.

From Book 5 - Who Are We? Chapter 11 Science and pseudo-science.

“..these so called scientists have begun to fundamentally change the plants existing in Nature, thereby changing the fruits they bring forth. Hey have begun changing them without first determining what purpose these fruits have. After all, in Nature, as in the Universe, everything I so closely interconnected."

She describes how if you take one part out of a car , like the filter, the car will go for awhile but soon will not go at all. & tells how “Nature is also a perfect mechanism, and nobody has yet fully fathomed it. Every part of this great living mechanism has its purpose and is closely interconnected with the whole structure of the Universe. A change in properties or the removal of a single part inevitably affects the work of the whole mechanism of Nature.

“Nature has many protective devices. First, it will signal an impermissible action. If that does not work, Nature will be obliged to destroy the ‘mechanic’ who fails in his calling. Man uses the fruits of Nature for food, and if he begins to feed himself with mutant fruits, he will be gradually transformed into a mutant himself. Such an adulteration is inevitable, given the consumption of adulterated produce.

“This is already coming about. Man is already experiencing a weakening of his immune system, his mind and feelings. He is beginning to lose the abilities unique to him alone, and is being transformed into an easily manipulated bio-robot. He is losing his independence. The appearance of new diseases only confirms this – it is a sign that Man has tried undertaking an impermissible action."

Later Vladimir states that there is no way to avoid all commercial produce – “There’s not enough real produce, and it’s so much more expensive.”

“There, you see, that is because the forces of destruction have managed to lure humanity into a state of economic dependency. They have managed to convince Man that If he doesn’t consume their products, he will die of starvation. But that is not true, Vladimir. Just the opposite: Man will die if he does eat them.”

She goes on from here to say that almost all produce is mutant. She says “For example, on the earth today there are only nine apple trees left bringing forth original fruit. The apple is one of the most healthful and delicious of all God’s creations for Man. But it was one of the first to be subjected to genetic manipulation.”

Views from the Rawketship

Food energy, NB trip booked! green juice kick

A few of us were talking about the energy in food at work yesterday. One guy there, who has a very, very, pure raw diet said that he couldn't even eat the food made by some people. Some people are very sensitive - you get to be more so the more you clean you are inside.

Another guy told this story: There was a saint and he used to travel and visit others a lot. One time he was staying in this place and in the middle of the night he got up in the night and stole all the silverware. He woke up the morning and was wondering why he did that. Later that day he found out that the person who had been preparing his food was a thief.

I love a good story!

I am really excited because ..wait.. uh-oh, overflowing inbox (which is a great thing) but I'm looking for something. Yes!!! From Sat 28 - Aug 4 I will be in NB. Mom booked my flight..I love you Mom!!!!
I told her last night that it would be cool to just go sit in a forest for a week together..lol
I doubt if we will really end up doing that.But I kind of feel like a nature vacation. But whatever we do doesn't really matter to me. I just want to BE & being together will be great!

I have to go. I am on a green juice kick right now. ..someone brought me a 32 oz bottle of it yesterday & I feel like getting into it. So I am going to juice & fill up the bottle to bring to work with me. I have been putting on some weight this past month or two.. not a lot, maybe 5 lbs, but I really feel it and I feel so much better without it. I figure a week or less I'll be back at my normal weight.. just stop eatling by 6 or 7 or 8, eat lighter for a few days. I had been eating a lot lately. & More conscious eating. Like skipping the cheesecake right before bed kind of thing. & I've been excersing more& that feels great. Went to the gym last night.. hardcore cardio.

Oh yeah, juice ..sometimes I can just sit & write& write & write..
Have a spectacular day!!! Light & fresh & clean ..and energetic,and fun.. & & & & ..uh-oh, its going to be one of those types of days! Have a great one!

ps. I am wondering if I should bring my laptop & post? hmm.. I think maybe.

Random rollover, conscientious healing, sun and rain, Naked as we Came

Quick posting today.. spent lots of time in the kitchen this morning.. and called Mom - I got vacation time booked yesterday, a week from July 28- Aug6 and we are arranging me coming home (NB) Yay.. shes looking into flights. What a great Mom!!

The pic is a bit random, yesterday (random day) was so much fun I have to extend it a bit. ; )

Thought for the day: Whenever you take something for your body, put something into your body to help it, whether food, herbs, medicine, essential oils etc. think about what effect you would like it to have on your body. If you think about what you want this thing that you are ingesting to do, it will boost it's effectiveness. Not that it wont be effective without the thought.. but thoughts are very powerful and I think if you combine the thought with the substance you are taking it will help it to do exactly what you want. Sometimes I take wheatgrass and think of it like little scrub brushes going into my cells and cleaning all the toxins out.. I remember Mom telling that this smoothie she used to make would heal tumors and things in the body and I think of that now sometimes, that anything that was there is going away, disintegrating, the body is healing itself through the smoothies and the healthy foods I eat. Think of your blood being clean and flowing smoothly, the pathways are clear.. think of the inside of you being filled with light, radiating through and brightening your aura, helping to send out positive vibes and love to everyone who comes into contract with you. Think of how you are detoxifying, cleaning the guck out of your cells, all the toxins that have gotten stored in there is being eliminated and making room for clean blood and oxygen and light to flow through and illuminate you both inside and out. & be happy! & in love!!

It's pouring & dark outside!! (but the sun is still there - it always is)
Reminds me of this video that my friend sent.. not exactly all raw, but its interesting - the life cycle - 2:30 min and it made me think & I like things that do that. ..so I am posting it.

Naked as we Came - Iron and Wine

Random day - Flowers, quotes, recipes, Stephen Hart and 6 Billion others

These are pictures of flowers in my neighbourhood. I took them with my new camera.. they will be used as subjects in a few upcoming paintings. My post today is taken from the randomer than random (although we know nothing is random) files. That means today is a fun day! : ) Random days always are!

“When you have only 2 pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, (Raw, of course) and a lily with the other” Chinese proverb

This is a link to a new friend of mine's website, Stephen Hart. We have been sharing recipes and raw ideas for awhile and I could write a whole post of info .. but just in case I want to make sure I at least post his website: www.hartworks.org/wellness.html There is a lot of info on healing MS & more here! & I love the travel sprouting set-up!!!

This is cool also! 6 Billion Others

I saw a weed today
that had the majesty and
beauty of the most
perfect flower.

Can it be that
Life, indeed, depends
entirely on how we choose
to perceive it?

-G Jampolsky, 32, out of the darkness into the light

(from heather havey e-mail)

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling; but in rising every time we fall." – Confucius

I was a doctor in my dream last night. How cool is that!!!! very. The same people I work with in real life I was working with there in this very very cool old mansion.. I think it was a fasting retreat also. But I was taking patients. Think I had just become a doctor, a bit of a novice.. but everything went really smoothly. I think I was divinely guided. But of course we all are always!

Recipes from Vegan Fusion. They are not all raw, but there are a few - Zaphods Live Chi tabouli, Cashew Cheeze, Live Fettucini Alfredo etc .. and there are some great ideas to take from the cooked & tranform-translate into wonderful living food creations!

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy: They are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom." - Marcel Proust

80-10-10, final notes on the parasite cleanse, Markus Rothkranz

Good Morning!

1st thing. I mentioned yesterday all the 80-10-10er's gasping at my crazy smoothie concoction yesterday.. lol But - I do want to add that I realize that this pure way of eating is probably the best way to eat over-all. I know people who are following this diet & swear by it & say it is the best. I do trust this is the case. It is just too strict a diet for me right now. I love the way I eat, feel great ..I would love to try it sometime but I know I am just not ready for it.

I really appreciate the knowledge that came from it in helping me with my parasite cleanse dilemma. (esp Marjorie (Greenmama) & Aranka- Thank you! ..& you too Shell, always appreciate your input!) But I got a lot from the 80-10-10, natural diet way of seeing things..

So as far as the cleanse, I ended up almost finishing the bottle of pills & the tincture, they were very harsh herbs and I felt not very great while I was taking it - emotional, sensitive, & kind of down. (Although a girl at work said my down was like her up : ) I realized that they were not only killing any parasites or whatever I may have had, which I really doubt I had much or many of, but killing my life force as well. Aranka told me that if I had parasites from being a previous meat-eater it probably would take about 5 years of eating raw to clean out my body of them naturally.. that seemed like a long time. But she asked, whats the rush? I was not feeling bad, the opposite in fact.. I have been feeling great.

I think sometimes I look around at the unhealthy people around me & that makes me want to run in the other direction. I am so happy now that I have finished with that idea that I needed to do this cleanse.. it was intense, for me anyway. & I feel so good & happy to be back!!!

Note - Sometimes, however, a parasite cleanse can be a very good thing.. like after traveling or for meat eaters etc.

ok, 2nd & the main thing I wanted to post is this link I came across last night at Connie's Naked Food Cafe:

http://www.markusrothkranz.com/markus_health.html

Markus has a video, if you scroll down & click on the link for the 9 minute video trailer.

Its worth the watch.. I found it kind of funny but maybe thats just me, it is inspiring in a bleach blond, show off the body, California kind of way.

I really like his good & bad list which I am posting for those not going to the page.. but really, go to the page!! His work is pretty impressive also.. he's a very talented man.

BAD

Cooked food – Bread – Pasta – Cereal – Pastries – Soda – Condiments – Margarine - Cooking oil - Boiled Food - Homogenated Food - Pasteurized Food - Canned Food - Refined Food – Preservatives – Hormones - Factory Meat – Antibiotics – Pills - Prescription Drugs – Steroids - Bottled Juices - most bottled food - Boxed Food – Chlorine - Flouride – Stress - Lack of sleep - Going to sleep too late - Plastic fumes - Particle Board(formeldahyde) – Synthetic anything - Stale recirculated air - Tap water - Wireless devices - CRT monitors – Microwaves - Cell Phones - Power Lines - Noise Pollution - Electric hum – Television - The News - most of the media – Depression – Sarcasm - Repressed Anger – Regret – Fear – Paranoia – Loneliness –Anxiety.

GOOD

Raw uncooked food - Raw chocolate – Coconuts – Pineapple – Mangoes - Fresh nuts - Raw Power olives - Fresh made fruit juices - Fresh smoothies - Fresh veggie Juices – Salads - Virgin Cold pressed oils – Bananas - Blueberries – Strawberries – Watermelon – Charcoal - Liver cleansing herbs – Colonics – Enemas - Fresh Air – Sunshine - swimming (no chlorine) – Exercise- Natural Herbs - Distilled Water - Optimism - Lots of sleep - Asleep by 10 - Natural wood - Natural clothing - Fresh Air - Phones with cords - LCD monitors - Rests and Breaks – Friends - Good News - Good deeds - Sense of Purpose – Happiness – Hope – Love – Fun – Laughing – Parents – Hobbies – Pets – Hikes – Travel – Art – Sharing - Doing the right thing

Oranges for breakfast from http://www.wheatonhealthfoods.com

Raw karmic energy and Jet Fuel

What a busy weekend! It's been great!
The Chocosol Party was soooo good. I am elevated when I am around them. It's interesting, and this is another thing I have noticed being raw, how people respond, react, behave in your presence is different. I went to another party yesterday - have been around a lot of people in the past couple days. I was thinking it was the raw people who really look you in the eye.. a real energy exchange happens.. but I get it with some people who are not raw.. but it came to me that I think it is a karma kind of thing.. people with high (good) karmic energy tend to look you right in the eye.. send out love.. and people who are low tend to look away, avoid the eye contact as much as possible. & its more than just looking in the eye, that can be a confidence thing also.. but its the energy.. and being raw you are sooo sensitive to all these energies that come off things.

Thats one thing I love about the more raw you go.. the more clear things are.. and not only clear but almost prismatic, I feel kind of psychedelic.. its like very,very, very good drugs. .. just connected with everything & in love.

& Now I am off to the gym. am impressed with myself this morning because I am up so early, (instead of still being in bed like I could easily be - my day off) - have my list of many things to do today ..and plan on getting so much done.

1 of these things includes experimenting with cheesecake recipes cause I told someone at the Chocosol party that I made a really good one before & promised them I would look the recipe up & post it. I can't find it, didn't copy into my recipe book.. so I am on it again. & I have chocolate fudge shells in the fridge waiting for the cheesecake filling.. I will post on it soon. (& I am going to make a regular crust also)

For right now I have just made this crazy Jet Fuel concoction..
I can hear the 80-10-10er's gasping. but here goes:

Jet Fuel

1 c sunflower sprouts
1 c pea green sprouts (stems cut off - just green leafy tops)
1 T chia seeds
1 -2 c water
Pulse blend and then add:

1 banana
1 mango
1 T bee pollen
2 T goji berries
3 T raw cacao
1 c blueberries
1 oz E3Live
2 t maca
1 t ginseng (siberian)
afterthought:
2 caps stem enhance
1 cap phenylmine (just for fun)

Blend all together & drink with one cap of cayenne - to speed everything up!

ok, let's see how this works.. am off to the gym 1st, then flying around town (I don't have a car today)- a bunch of errands, then back.. loud wild music and painting this aft, followed by cookie & cheesecake making, & then the house will quiet down & get back to normal just in time for dinner.
This day is going to be so much fun. I am going to enjoy it to the fullest and sprinkle and spread waves of love everywhere I go to everyone I see. Radiate the love vibes.
Live and be love.. (I think the jet fuel is kicking in! - Oh, I wish I could share this!)
I love you!

Color Theory, wheatgrass & cayenne, Urantia, Chocosol

Things going on in my life and changing my perception of the world around me:

The biggie: Conversations with Horace about color. hmm, how to explain this one. I had a hard time with it.. it's like I know what he was saying but couldn't really accept it because if I accept this thought it is going to change everything else I know and believe about reality. Every time you accept another truth it changes everything else.. because everything is connected.

(Like going raw.. I am the same person but I am completely different. Everything has changed)

& once you learn and accept something there is no going back.

but if someone is telling you something and you don't want to deal or accept it, your brain can somehow just shut off, tune it out.. this happens very often.. I know I must have done this a lot. I see people doing it all the time. Like the brain is saying "Can't handle, can't handle, change the channel"

ok, It started with him telling me how if you mix blue and yellow, you are not getting another color.. its still blue and yellow. It looks green but it is still the blue and yellow there.. they have not gone anywhere. Every color is contained in every other color.. and it is the light and how it reflects off the pigment which gives us the colors. and actually it is not even the (say paint) that has the color.. everything is grey really, colorless.. color is only formulated in our brains. That's why some people are colorblind, the brain is not perceiving color the same way as most people.. something in the brain is different and therefor their perception is different. In fact, I have no way of knowing what color you are seeing.. I only know what color I see.. we could all see a different color, we don't know exactly what is going on in someone elses head.. we know that we agree on red & blue.

Think about color on another level. can you describe the color red? or blue? you can't.. you can draw associations but that could be anything.. if I was blind you couldn't tell me what a color looks like. These things are not real.. not material. Like beauty.. you can't describe beauty either.. it's something in the head, its a thought, an essence.. it is not real. I mean no it is Real, but its not material. Sometimes its hard explaining concepts..

I struggled sometimes with the color one.. I had to let it go.. I felt myself losing my mind.. it was like thinking of infinity. Thats why sometimes scientists go crazy ..thinking on things too much.
and all in all it doesn't really matter. It's not going to change my perception of green or beauty.. it is just a way of entertaining my mind I guess..
& sometimes I feel like I have no choice.. its who I am, it's destiny, what i need to do. I need to et this & I need to come tell you for some reason.
Horace said that he often comes in & says to himself that he is not going to tell me things. Because he always comes in & tells me so much. I got called into the office by Zara (to save me) the other day. Everyone went, are you all right?? He can really get into it.. Simon says 'Horace comes in every day for wheat grass but its really to talk to you, he doesn't even like wheat grass." & burst out laughing.. Horace is the best, hes a great friend now. & he says he never talks like this to other people, tries not to me.. but for some reason when he comes in it just all comes out. And maybe there is someone out there who needs this information.
& go figure they would find it on a raw food blog???

oh yeah, and i should really be talking about food & health.
ok, heres a good one.. a few days ago this guy comes in & asks for 2 ounces of wheatgrass. Then when its sitting there he asks if i ave any cayenne. I bring over my big shaker of it. He asks for a spoon.. then he takes off the cover, puts a huge heaping teaspoon of cayenne on top of the wheatgrass ..it was actually last Friday, he said it had been a long week and he needed some energy. & then he downed it. he said if you can drink it in one gulp the cayenne can bypass the mouth and go right down & then its ok. I think he missed a bit.. but he didn't even have water after.. just glazed over & went & laid back for 15-20 min on the couch. Then he was gone..that was the most amazing thing I had seen in awhile. I wonder how he felt after.. I wonder if I am ever going to try it.

I am excited today.. yesterday someone said they had a Urantia book and asked if I would like it. & said they would bring it in today. I have been really wanting one of those!

& Chocosol party tonight, opening of the Cacao Loft on St Joseph st. Graham came in yesterday.. 1st time I have seen him since he left for Mexico - 1/2 a year ago. They made their 1st batch of chocolate in their new kitchen yesterday.. the Chocosol chocolate draught is over!!! Yay!
Wishing you all a perception altering day! Those are really good ones!

ptg - Boys in Blue and Yellow by Charo Diez
butterflies from butterflyutopia.com

Name Karma

The pic doesn't have anything to do with the topic.. well, it's from koochekoo's blog, so maybe it does ; )

I was thinking about name karma. It's very interesting.. and although I am sure its not always the case, quite often a persons name will give you some insight into them. Not to mention I am sure we are given clues in our life. I am thinking personally here, my real name is Robin Robinson.. not to mention my middle name is Roberta. ( I usually don't share this with everyone.. and now I am, oh well ; ) ..but, think about it: Ro x3= Raw, Raw, Raw. The universe probably had a good laugh over that one. I married into the Robinson part, I had just had a baby when we got married & the family unit issue seemed more important than the name.. and in fact, I barely thought about the name, as a name.

I was thinking about Spencer Tunick, the artist who photographs all the naked people all over the world (tunic - men wore them in the greco-roman civilization - often under the toga.. and were always taking them off, toga parties - remember? lol)

and my son, Nicholas.. are all Nicholas's very active, seems that way.. and all Brandon's active in a more wild kind of way.. I have been watching them, seems that way to me.

lots of examples, but what I am really thinking about is all the Matt's in the raw food world.. do some names really lend toward a certain personality or type of person? I think often the answer is Yes. Raw Matt's:
Matt Monarch - Raw Spirit
Matt Amsden - Rawvolution
Matt Samuelson - great Raw chef (partner of Elaine Love)
Matthew Kenney - Raw Food - Real World
Matthew Engelhart - Cafe Gratitude

I love the quote from this last link:

"Abundance can be had by simply consciously receiving what has already been given." Sufi Saying

Have an abundant day! Say yes.

sunshine image from here
yes!! cartoon from here