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Post by Susan on September 14, 2011

I am often asked if I eat a 100% raw diet. If you have been hanging out with us, you already know the answer. I do not. The majority of my diet (80-100%) is raw. In the summer, I eat almost all raw food. But when dealing with winter and also social situations, I allow…

Rawmazing News
Rawmazing News

Strawberry Lemon Basil Frozen Tort I often get asked, “What is your inspiration when you create raw food recipes?” Usually the answer is ingredients. Or combinations of ingredients that I have seen. I think, what can I do with that to make a great raw food dish. But my latest inspiration has been the heat. No kidding….

Unhealthy Raw Vegan?
Unhealthy Raw Vegan?

The verdict is in. A plant based diet is your best (natural) weapon against heart disease, cancer and diabetes. With many wonderful books and cookbooks currently on the best seller list that promote a health inspired, vegan diet, Oprah doing an entire show on veganism, “Meatless Mondays” becoming a theme everywhere you look, people are…

Cleaning Up, Cleaning Out
Cleaning Up, Cleaning Out

The snow has been falling continuously since yesterday morning. I am all tucked in with the pups, getting ready for the Rawmazing Easy Raw Foods book launch tomorrow. I have also been taking a personal inventory, as I tend to do at this time of year. What are the areas that I want to work…

How Raw Foods Work For Me
How Raw Foods Work For Me

There is a huge debate going on in the raw food community right now about how to eat. Do you eat a 100% raw diet? 50% raw? Do you include cooked food, should you eat meat? Can you thrive on a 100% raw food diet? Have I failed if I am not 100%? Can I…

Eating Through the Holidays
Eating Through the Holidays

Raw Eggless Nog I had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine recently. I was talking about shooting 5 top chefs for an upcoming magazine. The food not only looked divine, it smelled heavenly. Dish after dish, that I needed to be intimately involved with, teasing all of my senses. It was a challenge. As I…

Black Friday Sale
Black Friday Sale

We are doing our own Rawmazing Black Friday sale! From now though Saturday night, the Holiday E-Book, The Rawmazing Dessert Books and the 2011 Raw Recipe Calendar will all be on sale. These make great additions to your raw food shelf and also GREAT gifts for your friends who are interested in eating healthy. Raw,…

Week One Give-a-Way!
Week One Give-a-Way!

Last week I announced that we are going to be giving away a gift every week from now until the end of the year! I am so excited! You will have to check in each Monday to see what we will be giving away for that week. Some products will be directly associated with raw…

Rawmazing Raw News
Rawmazing Raw News

Upcoming Events: Saturday, October 2, 8:00am – 9:00am Fresh and Local Radio show on 950AM with Susan Berkson and Bonnie Dehn. Saturday, October 2,  9:30am – noon,   Bloomington Farmer’s Market , Bloomington, MN    Rawmazing Desserts Book Signing Sunday, October 3, 10:30 – noon, Minneapolis Farmers Market, Minneapolis, MN    Demonstration and Rawmazing Desserts Book Signing There…

10 Great Reasons to Eat Raw Food
10 Great Reasons to Eat Raw Food

Sometimes, we just need to remind ourselves why. Why we need to exercise, why we need to work on our diet. Why we need to incorporate more healthy, raw foods into our diet. Here are a few of my favorites: 1. When you start incorporating more raw foods into your diet, you are automatically starting…