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Raw Chef
Winter Newsletter
Your
online home for raw culinary artistry">
Raw Chef
Winter Newsletter
Your
online home for raw culinary artistry">
Raw Chef
Winter Newsletter
Your
online home for raw culinary artistry">
Raw Chef
Winter Newsletter
Your
online home for raw culinary artistry, gourmet products, invaluable resources
and the latest happenings Vital Creations has to offer
Greetings friends,
To
begin I want to wish everyone abundant joy and vibrant health for this holiday
season. All who are receiving this newsletter are very fortunate in many ways to
have the choice of a healthier lifestyle. Others in the world are not so
fortunate to have such resources at their fingertips as we do. With this I want
to express my gratitude for this gift we have been given and only pray that all
beings are blessed with peace in their hearts over the holidays.
“Gratitude is Heaven Itself” – William Blake
In
this winter newsletter you will find the following:
Vital Creations, LLC is proud to announce
that our online store is now open!
Here are just a few of our specialty products:
San Benito Virgin Coconut Oil : 16
oz $19.95
San Benito Virgin Coconut Oil is a 100% natural,
chemical-free, cholesterol-free oil that is cold-pressed from fresh coconuts in
San Benito, Philippines. Our cold-press process produces a clear, delicious oil
that retains the distinct aroma and delicate flavor of fresh coconuts.
Whether prepared in numerous recipes from desserts
to curries, or put on the skin as a moisturizer, this virgin coconut oil has a
wealth of healing properties.
Raw, Exotic, Organic Pili Nuts : ½ lb - $7.95 1 lb
- $14.95
This exotic wild harvested nut from the Philippines
is flavored like macadamia and walnut. With very high oil content, this is a
great nut as a substitute for pine nuts or macadamia. If the nut is soaked
overnight, the peels can be easily popped off to keep the whiteness in dishes
similar to pine nuts. Excellent in Pesto!
Wild Harvested Fennel Pollen; ½ oz. -
$7.50, 1 oz. - $14.00
This unique, gourmet product is a great addition to salads, marinated veggies or
various fruit salads. Its delicate sweet fennel flavor will spice up any holiday
dish. Delicious to sprinkle on a fruit sorbet!
Double Explosion Jamaican Hot Sauce; 6 oz - $7.50
This is my favorite condiment prepared from all
organic raw ingredients. It is very flavorful and "slammin" hot. Made with
African cayenne and Scotch Bonnet peppers. This is a spicy addition to your
favorite dishes.
**** Holiday Special ****
Vital
Creations Gift Pack; - $51.95 includes:
o
70
page Vital Creations Workbook, packed with informative charts on Raw recipe
development, delicious recipes and informative charts
o
1 lb.
package of Mesquite Pod Meal
o
1/2
oz. Wild Harvested Fennel Pollen,
o
6 oz.
bottle of Double Explosion Jamaican Hot Sauce
o
The
Microplane Zester, ‘The best zester on the planet, truly an angel in the
kitchen.’ Zests citrus in seconds and ginger almost instantly!
Be sure to Check out our store at
www.rawchef.org/cart/Cart.html
for other great products!
Holiday Recipes from the Vital Creations Recipe
Workbook – By Chad Sarno
Apple Fennel Salad with Lemon Zest
( Serves 4)
In medium mixing bowl toss all ingredients well.
Serve chilled.
A great variation can be omitting the apples and
adding tangerine slices.
Whipped Sweet Potatoes
(Serves 4)
In food processor combine all ingredients and blend
until smoothest consistency.
Continue by pouring mixture in a high-speed blender
and blend until completely smooth.
Adjust salt.
Apple Cobbler
(Serves 4) In
high-speed blender, blend 1 chopped apple, soaked raisins, cinnamon, lemon
juice, nutmeg and Celtic salt until smooth. Pour sauce over thinly sliced apples
and toss well. Continue by spreading an even layer of apple mixture in a medium
size lasagna pan, set aside. Next, in a food processor pulse the pecans until
finely ground then add the dates and continue to grind until evenly mixed.
Crumble an even layer of pecan mixture over apples. Dehydrate whole pan at 110
degrees for 2-4 hours.
Serve warm with Coconut Vanilla Crème.
Also try other variations with peaches, or pears,
omitting the apple.
Upcoming Event!! Not to miss!!
The Farm at San Benito, Philippines
The only Spa in Asia that embraces the Raw foods
Lifestyle on every level, from cuisine to state of the art natural medical
facilities.
**Dates in March to be announced!! Email for
details**
Detailed flyer will be sent out soon!
4-day course in the Fundamentals of Gourmet Raw and
Living Foods Cuisine
Sit back and enjoy the pristine magic of this
incredible spa, as you educate yourself in the fundamentals of Gourmet Cuisine
held by Chef Chad Sarno and the Vital Creations staff.
Treat yourself to 4 days of gourmet multi-course
menus, a number of complimentary spa treatments and the gift of the Filipino
culture.
**Voted one of the top spas in Asia for its
breathtaking beauty and extensive spa menu. Not to mention the restaurant’s
focus is Gourmet Raw Cuisine.
Limited space! Contact
info@rawchef.org
for further details and curriculum of the course
Feeding the
Emotional Body
from
the Vital Creations recipe workbook by Chad Sarno
Growing up in a society of rich and
comforting foods it is very important, (while transitioning to a healthier
diet), to focus on not only feeding ourselves physically but emotionally as
well. This is a key factor when it comes to keeping all levels of our being in
balance. We have to face it; throughout our lives we have been very conditioned
to eating foods that feed this emotional body. For myself when I reflect upon
my childhood and eating meals with my Italian grandmother many emotions arise.
The thought of warm escarole soup brings feelings of nurturance and security,
while lasagna and fresh baguette, an overwhelming feeling of celebration and
joy.
When the calling comes to step forward in choosing a
healthier diet, many advocates do not emphasize this aspect when making this
shift. When I transitioned to this lifestyle I ate strictly salads and fruit for
the first couple weeks, which by far is the most ideal diet to follow after the
transition period dissipates, after a while of experiencing the cleansing
process my whole being began to transform. My head began to feel clear, my body
felt superhuman with an increase of flexibility and endurance during exercise,
the amount of hours I was sleeping was decreasing and I truly just felt, as I
never have before, alive!
During this amazing time of inspiration and
transformation, there was this certain emptiness I had felt that was beginning
to bring me on an emotional roller coaster. This feeling was indescribable, so
intense at times that I almost fell back on the cooked wagon.
I sat with this feeling for a few days asking for
guidance from people around me and through my prayers. The realization had come
that I was focusing so much on cleansing my physical body, that I did not even
consider the amount of emotional ties I had to food, which I just simply tossed
aside and didn’t think anything of it, until these feelings of lack, and
emptiness came over me. Now not everyone has such strong emotional attachments
to food and some can jump 100% to the raw foods lifestyle on salads and fruit
with no problem, but for many of us it is very difficult without considering our
conditioning of feeding the emotional body along the way.
I began to attract people and teachers into my life that assisted me in seeing
that, Yes! Even though I have engulfed myself in this optimum, lifestyle of raw
and living foods does not mean I have to succumb to eat just carrot sticks and
apples. I began to play with past cooked recipes I loved and began to covert
them to suit my present diet. Over a short period of time of creating dishes
that my emotional body and mind were conditioned to enjoy, yet that were raw,
the empty feelings had disappeared.
Now years later, I am able to sit back and laugh at
what an emotional wreck I was for a while there, and it continues to amaze me
how emotionally attached to food our society has assisted us in being. More
and more amazing raw Chefs and great raw restaurants are popping up everywhere
offering the foods that we are so used to, to assist one in their transition to
this lifestyle.
In my book, Vital Creations, I have two
priceless, informative charts on converting your favorite cooked, non-vegetarian
recipes to 100% raw - vegan. You will find them being incredibly helpful on this
amazing journey in feeding not only our physical, but also our emotional self.
Transition should not be strenuous. Balance is truly the key.
Keep an eye on the site to view the latest recipes,
resources, products and upcoming events.
May your holidays be blessed with peace and
happiness.
Thank you for your time.
Respectfully,
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