The Accidental Rawist

Coming soon! I will be teaching a basic raw food preparation class at the upcoming Brooklyn Skillshare on October 10th. It's a free 90 minute class of tasty raw goodness. I'm still working on the menu, but if you are in the area, please come on down!

I have no comment to make on this trailer other than it looks interesting. Certainly it seems obvious that if diet can aggravate a condition such as diabetes, surely diet could alleviate the condition as well.

I don't know about you, but I have definitely been digging that show Mad Men. I actually do not have TV, so I have to rely on Netflix to see the show. Season three just began and in order to kick-off the night some friends decided to throw a 60's themed Mad Men party. The idea was to dress, drink, and eat like you were of the time period. I had pretty much everything down, but creating a Raw meal that was going to fit in with the 60's vibe was going to be a fun challenge. Most people I meet don't even know what Raw foodism is...and this is present day New York City. I can't imagine what their knowledge of it was back in the 1960's. A lot of people assume that Raw foodism is something new, but actually it's arguably the oldest diet known to man. We weren't born into this planet with stoves, people, we were foragers. Anyways, planning a fun dish for the party was a lot easier than I thought. Look through any 1960's cookbook and you are bound ...

A friend of mine recently included this picture on her blog and I just could not resist sharing it on mine too (thanks for sharing, Caroline!). Can you guess what is in the picture? A) Strawberry ice cream B) Chicken C) Plastic foam D) None of the above See the answer HERE . I think you may be surprised.

It's been a while since I posted. The good news is, since I have been gone I have still been eating over 75 - 80 % Raw (maybe even more). The sad news is, I think it is safe to say my honeymoon period is over (insert sad face here). What is the honeymoon period, you ask? It's a term that many people who eat Raw use to describe the initial high that comes with the first few weeks or months of transitioning to the Raw diet. It's pretty awesome. I was so excited those first few weeks of changing my diet. I literally felt amazing in almost every way; emotionally, mentally, physically, and even spiritually. I felt like I had discovered the secret to life (yeah, it really was that profound). When you feel this way, it's pretty impossible not to feel awesome all the time. Even when I was struggling with breaking old addictions (Coffee; that was hard) and detoxing, I still felt better than I ever had in my life. I was sold on the Raw food diet after my first 48 hour...

I can officially say that I think I have finally broken my caffeine addiction. I honestly can't even remember the last time I had a cup of coffee. I've been able to function completely fine in the morning and throughout the day without coffee and am no longer experiencing any side-effects. Hallelujah! It felt like a long battle, but it's seems to be over...finally! Eating Raw really isn't the main reason for wanting to cut out most (if not all) substances with addictive properties. I truly believe that a person should never feel owned by a substance. Take cigarettes for example. Imagine yourself holding up a cigarette and looking at it closely...it's just paper and tobacco. Now imagine this inanimate object being the sole factor for determining how happy you are. The day something as mundane as paper and tobacco or a caffeine laden drink determines the joy of my life is a sorry and sad day. No thanks!