Meet Susan
There is a beauty and grace in simplicity.
Whether it’s how you live, how you eat, or how you move through this world, simplicity creates peace, joy, and health.
After years of complicating my life with the endless search to be “filled”, I have come to a place of grace and have a true joy for life. I move with an open heart and a desire to share what I have learned — and am still learning — along the way.
It is my truest desire to help you to be inspired. To bring health, joy, peace, and beauty into your life.
Seven years ago, when I started Rawmazing, I had found a way of eating that helped heal my past digressions with food. At that time, all I knew was that I loved raw food and the way it made me feel. I read everything I could, bought every book I could find (they were few and far between at that time) and started on a journey that not only brought me better health, but also started a love affair with the creation of recipes made from whole, plant-based, raw food.
Driven to Learn
As my life evolved, I was driven to learn more about the food I was preparing and how it affects our bodies and our health. I enrolled in T. Collin Campbell’s Plant Based Nutrition Course through Cornell’s E-school. What I learned not only supported the daily experience I was having from eating plant based food, but also gave me knowledge to support a whole food, plant-based way of life.
It also helped relieve some of the “raw food guilt” that I had when eating cooked food as I learned that, properly prepared, some cooked food can have great health benefits. It helped me to strengthen my desire to have a diet including both the raw food I love and healthy cooked food. Learn more about why I’ve chosen to embrace cooked food as well as raw.
It wasn’t a big departure as I have never promoted a 100% raw diet long term. And I have found a wonderful balance by eating raw and whole food, plant-based cooked food.
The Beginning of My Journey
Changing my diet wasn’t the end of the journey, it was the beginning of a journey into a whole food, plant-based life! I completed my Rouxbe Plant Based Professional Cooking Certification and developed a deep desire to start incorporating more cooked recipes into the site.
But it didn’t stop there. I have learned so much in my many trips around the sun. So much about living with grace, about simplifying but not depriving. About the beauty and grace you can create in your life not by constantly adding, but by finding out what brings you joy. I want to share what I have learned and also introduce you to people who have great gifts and wonderful ideas to offer to you.
It is with deep gratitude that I invite you to my site. I am so glad you are on this journey with me. I can’t wait to see where it takes us.
A Few Fun Facts
- I recently married the love of my life, Peter, on September 24, 2015. Never think that love has passed you by! Meeting an amazing life partner can happen at any age and I am so grateful for my husband, who, by the way, became vegan while I was studying the T. Collin Campbell course.
- I was born and raised in Minnesota but now live in the San Francisco East Bay Area. I love it here but miss fall and winter and the snow! And especially my mother, Cora. Frequent trips are necessary.
- I have two grown daughters, Mia and Kaia, who now live in California and Utah. If you were to ask me what my greatest life achievement has been, I would say giving birth to these two beautiful human beings and being lucky enough to be on their journey with them. They are beyond amazing and I love seeing the incredible women they have become.
- I have also recently been blessed with two outstanding stepsons, Alex and Chris. They bring such a fun and interesting dimension to all of our lives. They are intelligent, caring human beings and I love that we are all a family.
- We have two wonderful dogs, Atlas, our Kuvasz, and Sadie, our little Pug. Animals are a huge part of my life and I adore all four-legged friends. They bring such peace and unconditional love into our lives, daily.
- I am an award winning professional food photographer. You can see my work here: www.ShootingtheKitchen.com and www.Susanpowersphotography.com. I plan on expanding this part of my life into the blog!
- I am vegan and strive to have a vegan lifestyle but I am not perfect. I will not judge people for where they are in their journey. I would prefer to extend my hand and help you learn about this lifestyle rather than condemn you. I believe in love and acceptance for wherever you are in your journey.
>As far as the rest of it? I recharge in nature, love to learn, love sewing, knitting, painting, playing the harp and piano, and just about any type of creating that I can do.
I have successfully grown my first limes and lemons and have an amazing herb garden growing in pots. For a Minnesota girl, this is a big deal.
I love that you are here.
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Esprit64 wrote on August 29, 2012
Comment for Kitchen Aid Giveaway:
Raw Food is real nutrition for my biology.
Susan wrote on August 29, 2012
If you are entering the contest, you comment needs to be on that post. Cheers!
Janice Uwujaren wrote on August 24, 2012
Ever since discovering this site a few of days ago, it has quickly become my favorite site now. I have tried the Broccoli Mushroom Stir Fry – ahhhhmazing, the Spicy Veggie Stir Fry – oh yummy, the broccoli avocado mango salad – tasty (I devoured it like candy and even without any dressing). Now I am planning to try the Thai Style Noodles and Veggies and Raw Walnut Cacao Dreamy. Who knew that raw could taste so good? You have managed to take the “scary” out of transitioning to raw foods. Thank you for this wonderful site!!!
P.S. – I also ordered your Rawmazing cookbook via Kindle as well.
Patrick wrote on August 21, 2012
Hello Susan!
Just wanted to drop a note to say it’s great to hear from someone who’s gone through the trials and tribulations of going raw and then struggling to maintain it. I started and had amazing results, only to “fall down” and go back to the SAD diet..I’ve been struggling with getting going again.
I just changed my commitment though, as I’ve started a site to get a focus on getting all aspect of health going, not just nutrition, although I believe that once you get your diet in place, exercise gets easier and like you said your mental clarity comes back..
Anyway, thanks again for your education. It’s really appreciated and needed.
Patrick Norris
Nailah Jumoke wrote on July 12, 2012
I just found your website. THANK YOU! I have been pretty much a healthy eater for several years. However, just recently, I’ve had this strange desire to eat Raw. My body seem to crave it; so I went searching for Raw food. I must say that it doesn’t look like it’s going to be too difficult; however, the cost is a little intimidating. Finding your site gives me hope. The recipes look wonderful, and once I get some standard ingredients, it looks as though it would eventually become cost effective. After reading some of the stories, I decided to go s-l-o-w-l-y. Of course, the excitement of the possibility of having less pain, made diving right into it, a little tempting. Again, thanks for sharing. I deliciously look forward to experiencing some of your treasured dishes. Be Blessed. Nailah
NINA DOMENICA wrote on April 12, 2012
CONGRATULAZIONE PER QUESTO BELLISSIMO SITO, BACI BACI DALL’ITALIA.
NINA DOMENICA wrote on April 12, 2012
CONGRTULAZIONE PER QUESTO FANTASTICO SITO. LOVE.
Marie-Andrée Bureau wrote on April 4, 2012
I also doubt I will ever go completely raw, But am definitely inclined to eat raw way more. Just wanted to say thanks and how awesome it is that you are sharing all these amazing recipes with everyone. It’s a great gift.
Marie
Haley Welsh wrote on April 1, 2012
I am soo sooo thankful for all the time, energy and information your giving us earthy people.
Raw Power! Keep it up.
With love,
~Haley
Amy wrote on March 28, 2012
Hello all-
I had my first experience with raw food just recently at a restaurant called Quenna’s on Granby Street in Norfolk, VA. The food was fantastic, amazingly flavored, beautiful to behold, creative. I was surprised how much I loved it. Since then, I have been reading everything about raw I can get my hands on. I doubt I will ever go completely raw, but I will certainly be including a lot more raw meals into my diet.
By the way, Quenna’s was voted BEST VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT in Norfolk. Well deserved. The service is not fast, but fast food is not what we are after, right? Healthful food is!