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It's been nearly three years since I offered up a holiday guide, I promise not to wait another three years for the next one. I forgot how fun it is to share my picks for the gift-giving season.

Here are some holiday gift suggestions to give to that rawsome person in your life.

If you have more gift ideas please share in the comments box below.

Happy Holidays,
Terilynn
GIFTS FOR THE RAW FOODIE

Vitamix, Starting at $449

Acacia Wooden Salad Bowl, $19-$34

Produce Bags, $11 for 5-bag set

Mendocino Sea Salts by LaMar, $15

Drinking Bottles, $4.20, $4.50

9-Tray Excalibur Dehydrator, $249.95

Kyocera Ceranmic Knife set, $74.95 Collapsible Salad Spinner$29.95

Super Angel Juicer, $990

The Box - RAWvolution Meal Delivery Service, $120

World Cuisine A4982799 Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer, $33

Recycled Bamboo Utensil Kit, $19.99

Reusable shopping bags from Waste-Less Bags, 3 bags and a pouch, $14.99 or a single bag $4.95

Cashew Creamery, Choose-Your-own Flavor, including vanilla, mango, cappuccino, mint cacao chip, chocolate and more. 12 Pack, $125.04
wheatgrasskits.com
The Gift of Education

Associate Chef and Instructor, Gourmet Chef and Pro Chef programs available at Living Light Culinary Institute. Classes begin January 8 and continue throughout the 2011. Register for a complete Chef Training Series and save 10-15% on tuition.

105degrees Academy offers Fundamentals of Raw Cuisine and Advanced of Raw Cuisine chef certifications.

Raw Prep & Raw Chef Mastery programs taught by Raw Chef Dan of Quintessence Restaurant

Creative Health Institute hosts Raw Living Chef certification programs.

The Ann Wigmore Natural Health Institute teaches Dr. Ann Wigmore's Living Food Lifestyle through one- and two- week educational programs in the Living Food Lifestyle.

Cousin's Incredible Vitality presents the Raw Gourmets International, the Raw Culinary Art and Hospitality Institute.
THE GIFT OF DETOX

The Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center hosts an array of programs including Detoxing and Juice Fasting, Spiritual Restreats, Vegan Spirit Vacations and more.

During the Opitimal Health Institute's Holistic Healing Program, participants cleanse and nourish the body with diet, fasting, and exercise; quiet and focus the mind with journaling and meditation; and renew and awaken the spirit with study, prayer and celebration.

Tanglewood Wellness Center offers upervised fasting programs.

Needak Non-Folding Soft Bounce Rebounder, $272

The Organic Wheatgrass Growing Kit, $32.95

THE GIFT OF BOOKS

Ani's Raw Food Essentials: Recipes and Techniques for Mastering the Art of Live Food, by Ani Phyo, $18.45

Everyday Raw Desserts (Raw Food) by Jo Cook, $12.90

Raw Food for Everyone: Essential Techniques and 300 Simple-to-Sophisticated Recipes, by Alissa Cohen with Leah J. Dubois, $23.10
DVDs

Raw Food for Real People — Three-part series offers easy-to-prepare, delicious raw food for a healthier diet. $39.99.

The Best of New Holiday Traditions, computer DVD, includes 16 raw vegan culinary demonstrations plus a bonus DVD with 9 additional demonstrations and an Adobe PDF file with all of the recipes in writing. $195

Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days, $29.95 STOCKING STUFFERS

Raw Food World Gift Certificates, starting at $10.

One Lucky Duck Gift Cards can be used online at OneLuckyDuck.com; at Pure Food and Wine Restaurant; and at One Lucky Duck Juice and Takeaway in Gramercy Park.

Stainless Steel Tongue Cleaner, $7

Blackbird Naturals Truffles, 10 Truffles pack $20

Raw Beauty 2011 Calendar, $16.99

Mila, the Miracle Seed, has the highest combination of Omega-3 fatty acids and phytonutrients of any source on the planet. It is gluten-free, sugar-free and high in fiber and protein. 1-pound bag, $55

Glass Dharma Straw, $9

Raw-luxe 3-piece Face Kit, by Carol Alt's Raw Essentials Skin Care line, $48.50
* The products and services included in The Daily Raw Blog Holiday Gift Guide are selected solely at the discretion of The Daily Raw Blog owner. Links to retailer sites are provided as a convenience for readers of josculinary.com and do not represent an endorsement of any store or brand. 

Recipe #44 of the Complete Book of Raw Food Endeavor - Raw Hummus by Jonathan Weber, p. 277
FEBRUARY 25 and 27 Living Light Culinary Arts Institute hosts a “Open House” teleconference with Cherie Soria and Dan Ladermann, 5:30-6:30 p.m. (PST) February 25 and 3-4 p.m. (PST) February 27. To call in, dial: (218) 844-0850, participant Access Code: 873111#, rawfoodchef.com

FEBRUARY 25 “Understanding Your Healthy Journey,” featuring Fred Bisci, 7 p.m. $20. The First Presbyterian Church, 34 Alder St., Waltham, MA, 617-835-2913 or 617-835-2913
FEBRUARY 27 Raw Utopia hosts a raw potluck featuring soup and salad themes, 7 p.m. Healing Light Center, 431 E. Bayaud Ave., Denver, CO, 303-617-3140, www.meetup.com/rawutopia/calendar/12658722/

FEBRUARY 28 Chef Dina Knight hosts “Eat Green The Easy Ways,” a beginners class, 12:30-4 p.m. $97. Austin, TX, http://www.greenivore.net/
MARCH 3 Nude Food offers a East Meets West un-cooking class, 6-8 p.m. $30. Zerhs, Malden Road, Canada, To register please call (519)-939-0138

MARCH 7 L.A Raw Bazaar, Katharsis Center & Chef BeLive's host a celebration of life, love and living foods, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Jerry’s Garden, 6132 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 310-358-0138 , the-katharsis.org
MARCH 13 Raw Food Coach and Chef, Lisa Simpson, Raw Liberty presents the class “Raw Liberty at the Table Living Harmoniously Raw, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. £75. Ealing, London, England, 07939 848371, email: lisa@rawliberty.co.uk

MARCH 14-28 Beginner Raw Vegan Prep Food class with Chef Brian Lucas, 4-6 p.m. Sundays. $200. Los Angeles, CA, to register call Maya Kriheli, 310-919-8867

MAY 31-JUNE 19 Raw Food Nutrition Science, Health Educator and Raw Culinary Arts Certification. $500. The Commercial Kitchen of Jackie & Gideon Graff, 1085 Lake Charles Drive, Roswell, GA, to get an application, email rawfoodrevival@att.net or call us at 770 992-9218
　
AUGUST 27-29 The Sixth Annual Vibrant Living Expo, 2010 Vibrant Living Expo and Culinary Showcase. Early registration is $165 before May 31, after May 31 $225, for all three days or $75 per day. The Living Light Center and Town Hall, Fort Bragg, CA, www.rawfoodchef.com/events/rawFoodsExpo.html#rising

SEPTEMBER 24-26 Raw Spirit International Festival features raw chef demos and tastings, yoga, tai chi, lectures, kids’ programs, organic farmers’ market and more. $100 on March 1, $150 after first 100 tickets sold. Granite Dells, near Prescott, Arizona, 928-308-2146, RawSpirit.com
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Learn how to make flaxseed crackers, nut pate, zucchini pasta with marinara sauce, cakes and pies, 6:30-9 p.m. May 9. Civic Park Community Center, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA. $33 plus $25 lab fee. 925-943-5858, http://www.walnutcreekrec.org/.

The Natural Gourmet hosts a Raw Comfort Foods class featuring Party Tacos with Spiced Nut Meat, Sour "Cream", and Guacamole; Zucchini Mac & "Cheese" Casserole with Crunchy Multigrain Topping; and Coconut-Pineapple-Carrot Layer Cake with Cashew Cheese Icing. $95. 1-4 p.m. May 17. 48 West 21st St., NY, NY, 212-645-5170

Introduction to Raw Foods covers how to shop for raw foods, recipe demos, Q&A session and more, May 17. Soho, London

Can't travel, no worries, Gourmet Raw Vegan Chef Dina Knight offers online raw food classes and demos. ALSO Raw Chef Dan hosts an online Raw Food Prep Class.

for providing the information regarding Raw Kitchen Design in yesterday's Dear Daily Raw comments page.

The Raw Gourmet Nomi Shannon wrote an ebook called "Kitchen Design with Raw Food in Mind." The book is $39.95 but you get three raw culinary books for free.

Thank you so much Melinda, you are a Goddess!

I did a bit more searching and found this:

Raw Chef Dan does consultations for restaurant kitchens but it might be worth a try to see if he offers advice for home kitchens.

Susanna Balston of Raw by Design in the UK offers a free newsletter on designing a raw kitchen. She also has a video on Give it To Me Raw that discusses raw kitchens.

1.One thing the world doesn’t know about me is …I was once a hairdresser.
2. I am most proud of my 90-year old father.
3. My biggest achievement has been the creation of gourmet raw vegan cuisine over 18 years ago, when raw food was no more than “roots and shoots” and no one considered that it would be delicious or comforting.
4. My most memorable meal was [prepared by] my assistant, Colleen, and our office manager, Amanda. They surprised Dan and I with a special meal they made for us at Christmas. It was truly lovely.
5. My perfect day is my husband Dan and I swimming naked in the surf on our favorite beach in Costa Rica (no one is around for miles!)
6. Berries are my favorite superfood.
7. I have been to so many beautiful places, but find that if I am happy, I can find beauty wherever I am.
8. If I could be any animal, I would be my dog.
9. In five years I see myself relaxing in my new home in Costa Rica and eating guanabana and jackfruit from my own trees
10. My favorite invention is the Vitamix.

Cherie Soria is an acclaimed raw foods chef and instructor. She is the founder and director of Living Light Culinary Arts Institute and author of "Angel Foods: Healthy Recipes for Heavenly Bodies" and co-author of "The Raw Food Revolution Diet."

The Gourmet series of the Living Light Institute includes Ethnic Flavors Cuisine, RawFusion Spa Cuisine and Raw Event Catering. Both Ethnic and RawFusion are recipe development courses. Which means for two weeks each student writes a recipe based on a theme (Latin American) and a food availability list. The next day we vote to see what recipes are chosen to create a 5-course menu (with a side) for that day and we break into teams to prepare the dishes.
On Today's menu

Real Japanese Taste Appetizer

Thai Coconut Vegetable Noodle Soup *

Cabbage Salad with tart Vinaigrette

Indian Vegetable Crunchy and Meaty Curry

Coco-no-no Pot Stickers

Lemongrass and Lime-zest Granita

*My team creation based on three coconut soup recipes

photos by Dan Ladermann