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News from the Rawmazing Front!

I woke to the sound of rain of the roof. Real rain. For some of you, that might not be a big deal. But when you have been in the deep freeze for months, it is a beautiful sound.

I have always loved the seasons in Minnesota. The difference, the diversity. The most impressive is the transformation from winter into spring. We venture into winter early here. By October, sweaters are out and snow can be on the ground. It is long, dark and cold. Day after day of frozen beauty that goes on and on and on. Challenging for people on a raw food diet. We are normally out of the woods by April, but can still have snow and cold even then.

Just when you think it will never end, the sun comes out, the temperature warms and the snow starts to melt. I always refer to this as the earth waking up. There is a moment, every year that takes my breath away. It is when the peepers (frogs) wake up. We go from complete silence to deafening noise in a moment. But it is only March and the peepers are still fast asleep. It’s early, we could still get a lot of snow. But today it is raining, and that reminds me that spring will eventually be here.

I am excited for spring and I am also excited to tell you about the fun developments happening around the Rawmazing Raw Food site. The first cookbook, a dessert cookbook is due out in April. I have been working all hours to bring you a cookbook filled with easy, gourmet recipes full of instructional pictures and information. Each recipe will be like taking a mini class! We are taking raw food dessert to a new level. Super healthy treats that look like they came out of a french pastry case!

Second, I am going to be having my first give away contest! I am hoping to have everything ready in a few days. The people over at TSM Dehydrators are providing us with their D5 dehydrator. If you have read the posts about dehydrators, you know that I love the TSM Dehydrators for preparing my raw food recipes. They are quiet, made from stainless steel and do a great job dehydrating. The dehydrator retails for just under 300.00! Make sure you tune in and don’t miss the contest.

Which brings me to the last piece of news. The site is moving to new servers. It should take place in the next few days so bear with us. Hopefully there won’t be any glitches with the move. It is an exciting move as we have outgrown our current servers! As soon as the move is done, the contest will start.

I continue to add pictures daily to the 365 photo challenge. It is a challenge at times but I love doing it. If you haven’t checked out Challenge 21, head on over and take a peek. I did a 21 day full raw challenge in the middle of the winter when the days were long and the temps were below zero. Every day is filled with a tip. I continued for 31 days, took a few days off and now I am running about 90%. I like 100% better.

Lastly, I would like to thank all of you for your wonderful comments and emails. You make my day. A lot of love and hours go into this site and it is heart warming to know that you are enjoying andΒ  benefiting from it. Keep the comments coming!!

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26 Comments

  1. Susan wrote on March 11, 2010

    I think we lost a few comments in the switch..

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  2. Linda wrote on March 11, 2010

    Thanks so much for your website……I LOVE it!! While not a total raw foodie, I am trying a few of your recipes here and there and the kids love them.

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  3. helene wrote on March 11, 2010

    Love your website, and can’t wait for the contest!

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  4. bitt wrote on March 11, 2010

    love your photos! i too have gotten more into picture taking through blogging. i love your idea of taking a photo a day.

    that new kind of dehydrator intrigues me but i already have one and no more room at my house so i hope it goes to the right person. it usually does. πŸ™‚

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  5. Elena Lipson wrote on March 10, 2010

    Susan…this is an amazing giveaway. This is JUST what I want for my b-day & exactly what I need to round out my 100% raw kitchen. I’ve been 100% raw for several days now & feel AMAZING, but would be thrilled to add some dehydrated crackers & foods to the mix.

    XOXO
    Can’t wait πŸ˜‰

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  6. Susan wrote on March 10, 2010

    Hopefully you guys will never even know the site switched….except that it will run faster and better!!

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  7. Stacy wrote on March 10, 2010

    I love your site, it inspires me daily and I just love the great tips, photos and delicious creativity that comes out of your brain :)! Looking forward to your new site, fun contests, a dessert book that I’m sure will blow our socks off, and future blogging πŸ™‚ Hope all goes well on switching over to the new server!
    Stacy

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  8. Melissa wrote on March 10, 2010

    I’m glad you are getting into spring! And you are a busy lady. I’m so excited to see your cookbook and new site:) I’ll definitely be tuning in for your giveaway..wahoo!

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  9. Audey wrote on March 10, 2010

    I love your descriptions of the seasons. I have really come to appreciate them more too.

    Congrats on all the exciting changes that are happening. Looking forward to hearing more about the book. It sounds awesome!

    Reply

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