Living Rawesome

Day #24 Creamsicles pg. 135 and Citrus Maple Granola pg. 38 everyday raw

I just got back from the Raw Food Potluck in Gainesville. It was such a fantastic time and I am recharged with vibrant energy from all the lovely people that were there. I learned so much tonight. I am always amazed by my friends that come to our potlucks here. Theresa, Marsha and Joanne. They all inspire me in so many ways. They always encourage me with positive energy. Joanne is almost cancer free. She is hoping to be cancer free by next month. She will begin teaching others how to cure themselves from cancer. I’m so excited about this awesome news.
We will be going to Raw Spirit next weekend. There are 9 of us going that I know of. It will be a great time of friendship and learning so much more about healthy living. We talked made plans and how we will meet eachother. We are all going on different flights and some are driving. Theresa and Steve are going to camp on sight there at Raw Spirit. The rest of us are flying. I can’t wait.
It was really such a blessing to listen to the people tonight and learn about their successes and struggles and what drives them to live a life with healthy foods. It was very inspiring. I am fortunate to have met all of the people that have come into my life and will come into my life.
Because it is so late I am going to cut this short. I have my first class tomorrow night, Anatomy and Physiology. I am looking forward to it. Jason also has his first day back of nursing school. It’s already 11:30pm. I am very fortunate that I got a nap today.
I woke up at 5 this morning to do my citrus maple granola. It only took 5 minutes. I strained the nuts and ran water over them in the strainer. I like to run water over them for at least 1 minute. After rinsing them, I placed them in the food processor, pulsed them about 30 times. I poured the nuts into the mixture that I made last night and mixed it all together. I placed it on one dehydrator sheet ( I made only 1/2 the recipe) and placed it in the dehydrator and it is still dehydrating. I can’t wait to let others try it. It is one of my favorites now. It does remind me of my Grandma Wilkinson’s citrus nuts that she makes at Christmas time. My mother tried some tonight and like it.
When Christian got home from school, I made the Creamsicles. He likes hanging with me in the kitchen. I love it that he is excited. He made his own orange slushy with stevia, orange juice and ice. I love that he is inventing things for himself. I am always proud of him. The creamsicles were easy to make too. I threw all ingredients in the blender and mixed it. I always add all ingredients except the oil (coconut or cacao). If I combine all ingredients first, excluding oil, I know they are guaranteed to combine better. After the ingredients are thoroughly mixed I add the oil. I only had 8 popsicle containers, so I used small mason jars for the rest. We will have to spoon the creamsicles out of the jars. I haven’t tried the popsicles yet, but the mixture was yummy. It will be fun to eat it outside in the hot Florida sun catching rays of vitamin D.
The brownies were a hit tonight at the potluck. I am always so excited when people enjoy my food. I love to make it for others:)
I am off to bed with my gorgeous husband of 10 years! Goodnight!