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Go Nuts Its National Chocolate Day!

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Hello, any other chocoholics out there? Thought so. Well praise the Lord and pass the cacao, cuz today is National Chocolate Day! Yup, October 28, just before Halloween, a day for chocolate lovers to openly indulge in their addiction, without shame or ridicule. Im in! Dont have to twist my arm. You? The Food of the Gods Youve probably been hearing more and more these days about the health and healing benefits of cacao, or raw chocolate. According to David Wolfe, author of Naked Chocolate: The Astounding Truth About the World’s Greatest Food, chocolate in its natural state is the best form of magnesium, chromium and iron, which are the top three mineral deficiencies in the U.S. Wolfe, one of raw chocolate’s biggest advocates, also credits cacao as being the No. 1 antioxidant food in the world — 30 times higher than red wine and 20 times higher than green tea. So, indulge and enjoy! How Do You Like Your Chocolate? Some prefer to indulge with cake, others a decadent mousse. Perhaps sinfu...

Lets Go Shopping In The Backyard

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As someone whose food used to come in boxes and bags, or more often than not, get handed to her through a window, I cant begin to tell you how exciting it is to step out back each morning and see what goodies have sprung to life in the garden. Ive enjoyed this quick, easy and delicious raw vegan recipe for Stuffed Peppers a couple of times already. And just last night, I made one of my new all-time favorites that I discovered at Choosing Raw: Thai Peanut Noodles, made with my own zukes and cukes. Mmm, lip-smacking good! The cherry toms usually dont make it in the house. I just pop em in my mouth, right off the vine. No chemical pesticides and fungicides here. Hello? Do I hear some homemade fermented sweet kraut calling my name? You betcha. Anyone else been grocery shopping in their own backyard this summer?