Raw Food Recipes:
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Today is the last day to win a Deni Automatic Ice Cream Maker from the sweetness that is HiHoRosie's Place. Hurry over.

Elizabeth Jarrard!

You are the winner of Jennifer Cornbleet’s “Raw for Dessert.“

Simply email me the address you want your prize mailed to and you should have it before Valentine’s Day.

Here is what Elizabeth had to say when asked, “What are your Valentine’s Day plans?”
“this book looks amazing!!!!i would love to check it out! v-day? relaxing with some friends-can't wait!”

Happy Valentine's Day Elizabeth, I hope you enjoy the book!

The contest ends at 11:59 p.m. (mountain time) tonight. The winner will be announced at the Daily Raw Blog tomorrow. Click

here to enter.

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I had the fortune to get my hands on a copy of "Raw for Dessert: Easy Delights for Everyone" and since Valentine's Day is steadily approaching I thought I would take the time to discuss this book.

"Raw for Dessert" is an eclectic collection of sweet and scrumptious recipes from internationally recognized Raw Food Chef and instructor Jennifer Cornbleet.

Cornbleet substitutes customary dessert ingredients such as flour, butter and processed white sugar, with ground nuts, coconut oil and dates and other healthy alternatives to create sweet treats that are bursting with flavor. She demonstrates that baking isn’t necessary to create the sophisticated Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee, comforting Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting or festive Pumpkin Pie.

Covering the full spectrum of desserts from cakes and cookies, to pies, candy and creamy desserts, "Raw for Dessert" starts off with the “Basics” chapter featuring recipes, which delicious in their own right, are predominately used as the building blocks of Cornbleet’s other creations. All of the desserts are a breeze to construct and require no more time than it takes the Coffee Ice Cream to freeze. Yes, that’s right, coffee. Not all the ingredients are raw. Cornbleet is forthcoming with the use of non-raw items and provides a detailed ingredient list at the beginning of the book.

Ideal for foodies, raw or not, with a mad sweet tooth, "Raw for Dessert" offers up a slew of tips, suggestions and recipes. Whether you are in the mood for cool and refreshing, like the Grapefruit Granita or leaning more to the exotic with the Indian dessert Kheer, this book will not disappoint.

It was hard to choose a recipe to try for this review, everything reads so delectable. I finally decided on this candy. My eldest daughter, Jordan, is deathly allergic to most nuts and I was pleasantly surprised that this chocolate indulgence was nut-free. She happily ate the lot of them.
Dark Chocolate Truffles
1/3 cup virgin coconut oil, melted
4 pitted Medjool dates
½ cup maple syrup or dark agave syrup
1 cup cocoa powder or raw cacao powder
1/8 teaspoon plus a pinch of salt

Combine the coconut oil and dates in a small bowl and soak for 30 minutes. Transfer to a blender and add the maple syrup, ¾ cup of the cocoa powder, and all of the salt and process until very smooth. Stop occasionally to scrape down the sides of the blender jar with a rubber spatula. Transfer to a small mixing bowl and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

The Daily Raw Note:

Now it‘s just about this point where you might be tempted to eat the dish as is. You know who you are. To be honest, who could blame you? It is rich and gooey and luxurious as all chocolate concoctions should be, but, please refrain from eating it. If you must get your chocolate fix, lick the blender cup. Believe me, the truffles are worth the wait.
Place the remaining ¼ cup cocoa powder in a small bowl and set aside.

Scoop out a heaping ½ teaspoon of the chocolate mixture. Pull it off the measuring spoon with your fingers and lightly roll it into a ball between your palms. Dip and roll the truffle in the cocoa powder, then place it on a plate or in a paper candy cup. Repeat with the remainder of the chocolate mixture. Chill the finished truffles in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.

Stored in sealed container in the refrigerator, Chocolate Truffles will keep for a 1 week.

VARIATIONSCoconut Truffles: Dip and roll each truffle in unsweetened shredded dried coconut instead of cocoa powder.

Curry Truffles: Dip and roll each truffle in curry powder instead of cocoa powder.

Mexican Chocolate Truffles: Add ½ teaspoon of ground cinnamon and a generous pinch of cayenne to the chocolate mixture in the blender. Roll each truffle in cocoa powder. (The Daily Raw Café Note: I added a bit of cayenne pepper to the cocoa powder.)

You know what? I can't have all the fun. Since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, I want to offer one (1) lucky winner a copy of Jennifer Cornbleet’s “Raw for Dessert.”

All you have to do is answer the following question in this post's comment section.

“What are your Valentine’s Day plans?”

The contest will end Monday night, February 8th @ 11:59 pm. IS CLOSED I'll enter all who answered the question into a drawing and announce the winner on the Daily Raw Café, Tuesday, February 9th.

*Please note: this contest is only open to people living in the United States and Canada.

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The winners of the Daily Raw Blog's Almanac 2010 are:
RickNoelleAngeliqueStacyLatisha Brenda J. Martin Mic McKayNancyCrystal N Woods

Thank you all for your wonderful topics for the 2011 edition of the Daily Raw Blog's Almanac. Some of which I have already started working on, can anyone say "raw cheesecake?" I hope you enjoy 2010 edition. Congrats.

Okay, I have exactly 33 minutes to tell you about The Almanac before I whisk my beautiful children off to the park for some much needed mommy time.

Here we go.

The Daily Raw Blog's Almanac 2010 ebook is available for purchase. It has been a long time coming.

I have wanted to do a book for the longest time, but I couldn't find a platform to add to already rich and exciting raw community.

A recipe book was the obvious choice but there are some many really good books out there and I didn't feel I could add anything spectacular and different to the mix. And when I started writing cookbooks (4 to be exact) I wasn't feeling it. I wasn't focused and I really didn't know what I wanted to say with the book.

Then came the Almanac. In the same vain as The Old Farmer's Almanac, the focus of the Daily Raw Blog's Almanac is information. Specifically, providing useful information on raw culinary food and the raw lifestyle in a fun and down-to-earth manner.

There were a few things that I wanted to have when it came to a book. Information, recipes and longevity.

I have accomplished that with The Daily Raw Blog's Almanac 2010

Information: A calendar listing for July-December, a reference guide to raw food coaches, restaurants, spas and retreats, how to set up a raw kitchen, media and a few more fun surprises.

Recipes: Over 50 recipes from The Daily Raw Blog, some from the blog and of course some new ones to add to your raw recipe collection.

Longevity: This is the fun part for me. I get to work on the Almanac every year for as long as we (you, me and the almanac) will have each other. There will be an updated version of the Almanac yearly. Each year, the basic reference guide will be updated but there will always be new recipes, new information about the lifestyle. And I am opening it up to the masses. There are some great features, "Commentary on Raw" and "My Raw Journey" that will be a wonderful outlet for writers and bloggers to express themselves.

When I come back from culinary school in August, I am going to work immediately on The Daily Raw Blog's Almanac 2011.

I enjoyed writing The Daily Raw Blog's Almanac and I hope you enjoy reading it. I am so excited for the opportunities this book can bring for the raw food community. It is a way to let the world know that eating raw isn't about carrot sticks or percentages, it's about the people who choose to live and love a vibrant life that is filled with food that is ALIVE and that the "movement" (LOL) continues to grow and thrive.

If it all sounds groovy, you can purchase the ebook here.

Okay, I have four minutes left. Just enough time to give FOUR lucky winners an ebook copy of The Daily Raw Blog's Almanac.

Leave a comment below telling me what raw food culinary or lifestyle topics you would like to see covered in the The Daily Raw Blog's Almanac 2011, you never know your idea just might be a feature in the edition.

This contest is open to all with a valid email address. The deadline is Friday July 2, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. CLOSED

The four winners will be announced later in the day on July 2.

Good luck!

Ashlei is the lucky winner of a box of prepared, organic, raw foods sent to your door courtesy of Matt Amsden's RAWVolution.

Pam nominated Shannonmarie, of Rawdorable, and they both

win UliMana's Tao of Cacao Sample pack.

Angelique wins cocoa bliss granola
vanilla pear fruit leather
sweet curry seedsbbq kale chips from Kaia Foods

Rick has won a Sprouting Seed Sampler from Wheatgrasskits.com.

Congrats to Whirled. You are the winner of The Book Publishing Company giveaway of two Jennifer Cornbleet's "Raw Food Made Easy For 1 or 2 People" and "Raw for Dessert: Easy Delights for Everyone" .

One (1) winner will have a box of prepared, organic, raw foods sent to your door courtesy of Matt Amsden's RAWVolution.

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Happy Oasis and Raw Spirit give a Friday day pass (Sept. 24 only) to the Raw Spirit Festival to one (1) lucky winner. The Raw Spirit Festival is Sept. 24-26 at Watson Lake Park in Prescott, Arizona.

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Angela Stokes-Monarch and Matt Monarch of The Raw Food World want one (1) winner to have a "Raw Food Transformations" DVD.

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The Book Publishing Company is giving away "Angel Foods" by Living Light Culinary Arts Institute's founder Cherie Soria and "The Raw Food Revolution Diet" by Cherie Soria, Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina to one (1) winner.

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UliMana offers three (3) winners each a Tao of Cacao Sample pack.

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Enter to win Jenna Norwood's DVD "Supercharge Me." Jenna Norwood takes the viewer on her journey to see what happens when she enrolls in a raw food detox center and consumes only organic, raw, enzyme-rich foods for 30 days.

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Jo Cook and 105 Degrees Academy gives 2 winners a copy each of soon-to-be released book "Everyday Raw Desserts."*

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*Please note, this book hasn't been released yet, you will receive you copy when it is available.

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