Deeeelicious chocolate spread!

Here in Germany we have a very tasty chocolate spread (called Nutella) usually used on bread. Since it's not that great healthwise I did it as a raw version today. I was so faszinated by its similar wonderful taste I have to share the recipe with you!! Soooo if you are looking for a healthy chocolate spread try THIS:

Raw Nutella

1 cup hazelnuts

1-2 table spoons coconut oil

about 10 dates

2 table spoons carob powder

With a dry Vitamix grind the hazelnuts to powder. Fill in a bowl. Add carob powder and coconut oil. Put the dates in the blender with some water and blend until it is a smooth paste. Stir in with the hazelnut mix. For finer consistency you can also use the blender. Fill the spread into a glass jar and spread over fruit, roll up in lettuce or on raw bread. Eeeenjooooyyy!! :)

I do recommend to eat mixes like that only very rarely. Compensatory try wild edibles!! They don't just look beautiful...they give you tons of essential nutrients and help you digest, too! :) If you want to learn more about them there is a GREAT program starting soon. Check it out here: Wild Edible Online Course!! Registrations end on 31st January!!

Please commend about your favorite chocolate spread or your trials underneath this post! I am excited to hear from you!

Day 2 of the 2012 Raw Food World Summit

Today there are going to be wonderful people speaking again - like Jinjee Talifero, Victoria Boutenko, Karen Knowler, Frederic Patenaude, Cheri Soria und more!! If you have children and want them to eat healthier...this is the day to listen!! If you want to learn how to "make it better" and learn about the valuable greens...this is the day!! Make sure you do! Replays from yesterday are up, too! Sign up here (if you haven't already):



Live Schedule of Sessions (Day Two)


All call times below are Pacific/California time. Add 3 hours for Eastern or check www.timeanddate.com/worldclock to calculate other world times.

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Tuesday, January 24th, 9:00am to 10:00am PT

Raw Mothering
Jinjee Talifero -Author and Documentarian

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Tuesday, January 24th, 10:00am to 11:00am PT

Raw Food Revolution
Cheri Soria - Founder/ Director of Living Light Culinary Institute, Author

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Tuesday, January 24th, 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Raw Food Rejuvenation and Longevity
Dr. Aris LaTham - Father of Gourmet Raw Food Cuisine in America, Food Scientist

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Tuesday, January 24th, 1:00pm to 2:00pm PT

Raw Food Controversies
Frederic Patenaude - Author of "The Raw Secrets" and 6 others.

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Tuesday, January 24th, 2:00pm to 3:00pm PT

Eating Raw Food Food for Your Personality Type
Karen Knowler - "Raw Food Coach", author, entrepreneur

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Tuesday, January 24th, 3:00pm to 4:30pm PT

Secrets from The Raw Family
Victoria Boutenko- Author of "Green Smoothie Revolution" and many others, Raw Food Educator

2012 Raw Food World Summit

 

Wow, I really like those tele-summits, programs...well, the internet ;). You can learn soooo much and get information you'd never dreamed about before. And it kind of all falls in your lap ;). Awesome! There are so many wonderful programs - like the 2012 Raw Food World Summit! There are 40 (!!) of the most inspiring leaders talking about raw food and conscious living!! Best of all - it's totally
F-R-E-E!! Check out the "wise" people today - and that's just DAY ONE:


Live Schedule of Sessions (Day One)



All call times below are Pacific/California time. Add 3 hours for Eastern or check www.timeanddate.com/worldclock  to calculate other world times.


Monday, January 23rd, 8:30am to 9:00am PT

Welcome and Introduction
Steve Prussack - CEO of Raw Edge Access, Host of Raw Vegan Radio

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Monday, January 23rd, 9:00am to 10:00am PT

Reversing Diabetes
DeWayne McCulley - Author of "Death to Diabetes"

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Monday, January 23rd, 10:00am to 11:00am PT

Get Naked Fast
Diana Stobo - Author of "Get Naked Fast" and "Naked Bliss"

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Monday, January 23rd, 11:00am to 12:00pm PT

Food Consciousness
Marcus Patrick - Hollywood Actor, musician, motivational speaker, and fitness trainer

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Monday, January 23rd, 1:00pm to 2:00pm PT

Psychology of Eating
Michael MacKintosh - Facilitator of Living in Magic

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Monday, January 23rd, 2:00pm to 3:00pm PT

Raw Food for Real People

Rod Rotondi - owner of "Leaf Organics", author, and raw food instructor

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Monday, January 23rd, 3:00pm to 4:00pm PT

Eating for the A's
Karen Ranzi- author of "Creating Healthy Children", raw food workshop facilitator, Speech Pathologist

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Monday, January 23rd, 4:00pm to 5:30pm PT

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Become a Health Warrior
Dr. Jameth Sheridan- Doctor of Holistic Medicine, Naturopath and Hardcore Natural Medicine Researcher


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Happy New Year!!!

Another year comes to its end. Many things happened (e.g. we moved...still looking for a place called home, travelled to Portugal by camper, the birth of our cute puppies and the rearing...coming back to life online, a Social Media Management education but also back to the roots with shamanism...so thrilling!). It was a great year and I learned a lot and appreciate every bit of it. It was filled with all kinds of experiences. How was your year??

I also want to THANK YOU for hanging in there, joining & accompanying me! For your comments (I LOOOOVE to hear from you since it shows me what you think and I love to learn from you, too! Plus it makes me feel like I am not alone here ;)...) & "likes" ...for being there! I still believe people are more important than machines ;)...so am happy if I hear from living beings :):)..

Oops, before I forget: I have a great opportunity to start the NEW YEAR healthy & fit (and fully supported!!)! Check this out: http://bit.ly/sJseDS Hurry, it starts on 2nd January!

Most of all I wish you a wonderful, successful, motivated & happy new year with health, love & laughter! May we all follow our path with our heart and be guided through an extraordinary year 2012 together in peace, harmony, inspiration and true conscious co-creation of our paradise on earth! I am excited!! *jumpupanddown* :)

Have a marvellous night & get some rest ;)...

See youuuu soooon!

If you are a DOG LOVER, too, please JOIN me here: http://bit.ly/sCdiMM or on www.facebook.com/aboutdogs

Meeeerry Christmas to you!!

Have fun with your loved ones!! This is what made me smile...and I hope it puts the same in your face :).


Have a very Merry Christmas!!

How to make a lantern :)

Today, I wanted to let you be part of a fun thing you can do with your children. How to make a lantern! The season is just perfect to do all kinds of lanterns. This is one idea. Of course, you can do everything you can imagine... Make a similar one with Christmas pattern for example.

So here is how it goes:

Create a stencil of the shape you want.

Cut out the shape completely and copy the shape on the piece of carton you want.

Finished it looks like that.

Now, cut the filling shape out of transparent paper and glue it in.



Choose a picture (or create one with colored paper/carton) and glue in on the side pieces.



Next, cut rectangular pieces (as the middle part for the lantern), bend the corners and cut slits in them. Make sure you measure the length of the lantern first (so you know how long the middle piece has to be) and find the middle of it before folding (so it's even later on the lantern). Also, make sure the middle piece is wide enough for a candle not touching the sides.

Now, glue the middle piece into the lantern.

When you have done both sides it should look like that.

Find something that looks like that to connect a candle in it...or create something similar yourself ;).

Candle surely seated in lantern. There is no way now it can fall. If you don't want to use candles: In Germany you can get battery operated lantern lights, too. But it also works if you put one of those lighting sticks in there.



Last, add a holding stick and a wire so you can carry the lantern around.

That#s what it looks like finished :). Go and have fun with it!





Halloween is over..

This is what we've carved for Halloween:



We've had fun and yummy dishes. :)

The November so far has been warm and nice, too.

...and Thanksgiving is coming up in huge steps ;). What do we do for Thanksgiving?? Give thanks to everything we have! The kids will enjoy more yummy food ;)...and we will get together with our family. If you are still looking for delicious raw meals to enjoy with others, too...check this out: http://bit.ly/vJ6lLk 

What are you going to do for Thanksgiving?? Please comment below! I'd be happy to hear from you. :)