In April I got meet up with one of the employees of Cafe Gratitude at Whole Foods Market in Sacramento. WF’s was hosting a Raw Food event. Cafe Gratitude had already sent me some cookies and granola (that was amazing- you can order HERE). I was there to pick up some ice cream! Raw vegan ice cream to be exact. (more…)

We love coconut oil! We use it in raw food treats and add it to our smoothies. It contains a medium chain fatty acid that is very good for you. Tropical traditions coconut oil is very good. I used it primarily in my smoothies. I figure if a coconut is going to be good- in a smoothie is where it will shine! It did. It added a wonderful coconuty flavor to my smoothies- which we love.
Check out there website- they have a world of information about coconut oil.

Check out Lulu’s Raw Vegan Chocolates and Body butter. My husband had stomach surgery shortly after I received this package. I have been using the body butter on his incision- it has been very soothing on it. I love to have my husband massage it into my aching shoulders. I carry a lot of stress in my shoulders- it feels wonderful!
The chocolates are wonderful. If you love dark chocolate you will love Lulu’s! Yummy! Check out the ingredient list- pure goodness…

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Do love cheesecake?? I love cheesecake.. Though I often found that I was sick of it before getting to the last bite- it was always too sweet. I never imagined that I would ever again eat cheesecake now that I am vegan and eating a primarily raw diet. Boy was I wrong! Earth Cafe makes an amazing cheesecake- completely raw and completely vegan! I am not lying to you when I say that it is the best cheesecake I have ever eaten! It is amazing! They sent me 6 different flavors and all of them rocked! I even saved half of each slice to take with me to a vegan conference I was cooking at. I shared them with a couple of others who eat a high raw diet like me and a few others who are vegan. All of them were blown away at how good the cheesecake was and that fact that it was raw vegan. We were all sharing bites with each other, trying to figure out which flavor we liked best. I am happy to report that every flavor was loved and it was hard to decide which was our favorite. We tried lemon, raspberry, cherry, peach, blueberry and carob.
From what I understand- the price per slice is comparable to buying a slice of cheesecake when you go out to eat. At the Cheesecake Factory a whole cheesecake is around $40 which is more than getting a whole cheesecake from Earth Cafe ($34.99)- not to mention it is so much healthier for you and gluten free. You have got to try this cheesecake!!!

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I received a phone call from my daughter. I was on my way to pick up a prescription for my husband. He was being released from the hospital after having had emergency surgery to repair a hernia in his diaphragm. I had spent 5 days at the hospital and I was exhausted. So I get a phone call from my daughter who is at home holding down the fort. She says I have a package from Pure Market Express.. I had forgotten it was to arrive that day. She tells me that there is lasagna, chocolate cheesecake, jalapeno poppers and pepperoni bites.. Yum! Dinner! Oh, did I forget to mention that all of the food is raw and vegan?? Pure Market Express is a wonderful online company that makes premade raw vegan dishes and then delivers them right to your door! Entrees, appetizers, pantry items, desserts, breakfast, lunch and dinner.. So many amazing looking eats!
Here is what I received (pictures from Pure Market Express website):

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