I added this statement to my About page and also want to post it here.
UPDATE: Note that in June of 2009, I sold/gave away many of my cookbooks. I still have some and all of my raw books. If you would like a recipe and I have it, I will give it to you. However, I may not have all recipes anymore. I apologize for the inconvenience.
I feel this article clears up some confusion that exists with regard to raw foods, so I am going to link to it: http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/blog/?p=210
(Disclaimer: I am not saying 5-10% of calories from fat is for everyone; some people have severe emotional issues with food; others simply feel better at 15-20% calories from fat; anything higher on a regular basis, I feel, is going to result in 1) digestive issues 2) the dehydration, acidosis, and inflammation [three major causes of disease and wear-and-tear on the body] that exist in an animal-based and ALSO predominantly cooked and grain-and-legume-based non-animal-centered diet)
This is the beginning of the article. Click on the link to read the rest of the article, along with many supportive readers’ comments who also feel better the more fresh/raw/ripe fruit and vegetables their diet contains!
—–
Last week I met someone whose story really moved me in a deep way.About two weeks ago, I was visiting Dr. Graham at his fasting retreat in Costa Rica, along with my girlfriend and my friend Roger Haeske.
Dr. Graham had generously invited us for dinner and also to spend the day visiting his retreat near the Chirripo Mountain in Costa Rica.
The place is absolutely gorgeous! It’s about 4000 feet in elevation, so the air is a little cool at night and in the evening, but it’s was superbly sunny during the day.
It’s right next to the Chirripo River, with amazingly beautiful water and big rocks, with a ton of little pools to jump into.
In fact, I couldn’t help myself but jumping in — and found the water to be surprisingly “refreshing”.
Let’s say that it got the blood flowing, like the cold water I’m used to in Canadian rivers and lakes.
Fortunately, there’s a pool with warmer water as well.But let’s get back to my story.
For lunch, we had a delicious smoothie made with bananas and papaya. It was of a beautiful bright orange color. We ate it with a variety of greens such as lettuce and celery.
Another no-recipe creation, with 3 c. sweet potato, 1.25 c. carrot juice, .75 c. apple juice, 1 T. agave nectar, sprinkle of pink salt, cayenne, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, coriander, cloves, and nutmeg, blended thoroughly, and then topped with yacon syrup and cinnamon.
You can imagine the nutritional profile of this soup as far as vitamin A is high…..in the 939% of the RDA range, but it also is a good source of vitamins B6, C, E, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, niacin, pantothenic acid, phosphorus, potassium, riboflavin, sodium, thiamin, zinc, and protein.
The first tray has carrots, cucumbers; zucchini pasta with Brazil nut pesto; marinated & dehydrated mushrooms; celery; red and yellow marinated and softened bell peppers; guacamole; and leaf lettuce.
This pan has tomato & red bell pepper dehydrated wraps; spicy walnut filling; red bell pepper macadamia hummus; salsa; sprouts; sun-dried tomato and basil macadamia hummus; and sun-dried tomato and olive pate. The tomato & basil hummus reaffirmed my belief that raw hummuses are the greatest! Love the bell pepper one, too.
We are also having a kale salad, a mixed green salad, and the raw pecan turtle cheesecake. There will be cooked vegan food, too.
Hope to have more pictures tomorow!
Sweet Gratitude (a raw food dessert recipe book)
This is going to be so good! I didn’t want to take it out of the pan yet, since I will be traveling in a vehicle to share this with friends tomorrow, so I hope to get an inside shot then. If you’re a raw foodie who loves making desserts, I would get this book – everything sounds so awesome and creative.
The bottom layer/crust is chocolate with pecans; the filling is both a chocolate and a caramel cheesecake swirled together, and the top is a caramel sauce with cacao nibs, pecans/macadamias, and yacon syrup.
I just returned from an all-inclusive Cancun 7-day resort trip. The weather was perfect and I almost had enough food, except I would have liked to have more dark greens. I ate tons of papaya, pineapple, honeydew, kiwi, bananas, cantelope, mango, leaf lettuce, red lettuce, avocado, tomatoes, jicama, lime, carrots, and cucumber.
Here is the happy and relaxed couple on the busride to the airport. 
Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen & The Raw Food Gourmet by Chavez
Shown are sunflower seed burgers from Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen, with carrots subbed for onions, and dehydrated for 5 hours. Also the black sesame seed bread from the same book, dehydrated for 6 hours (longer than the book says; they were too moist at 4 hours) and the sun-dried tomato ketchup, lightened up on the oil but with oregano, cumin, mustard powder, and nutmeg added.
The cheese is from The Raw Food Gourmet, with a chile added for spice!
I liked everything but want the burgers dehydrated for about one more hour. I served it with broccoli and alfalfa sprouts and a romaine leaf.
Once again, I have a week off starting tomorrow, so my fitday account will probably not be updated. Who knows? Maybe I’ll have a picture of a pineapple drink, with a coconut “glass”, macadamia-agave whip, and an umbrella and straw when I return. One can dream! 
Hey! I plan on posting a few food pictures later today, assuming they turn out well, but I wanted to update on my raw journey. I decided about a week ago to go pretty much all raw, save for nutritional yeast or other smaller items that may not be raw. I wish I could say it was hard to do, in deference to all of those whose journeys have been difficult, but it’s been a piece of cake. I don’t desire cooked foods; all I want is raw, fresh produce and occasional nuts, seeds, and the like.
My energy level is excellent, as always, but I do notice a change in my eyes. They are clearer, brighter, and the brown has lighter spots in it now that reflect the light in a cool way. I feel like I got a new pair of goggles.
I have added my Fitday page link (below) at the top of my blog to demonstrate what foods I eat daily and how well my nutritional needs are met, not to mention the fact that I don’t gain weight and eat loads of fresh food! While it can be expensive to eat this way, I am learning more each day how to be more frugal and raw.
http://fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=cheriejanderson
