Attack of the Blogger Monster and Surprise New Sunny Raw Kitchen Anniversary Giveaway Winners

Have you heard about the Naughty Blogger Monster? He strolls stealthily in the shadows of the blog platform and feeds hungrily on your precious comments. Eeeeek!

No, but seriously, last night I found out that there were close to 200 comments that my readers have left over the last 4 years that were awaiting moderation!!! *shaking her head in wonder* See, one of the reasons I prefer to moderate comments rather than have them automatically show up on my blog is that I get to read every single one of them and promptly answer any questions that you may have. Well, that was the theory anyway... While Blogger is supposed to notify me in my inbox of any new comment needing moderation it apparently failed miserably to do so, informing me of only a select few.

Guys, I'm soooooooo sorry! I can imagine how horrible it must have felt not to see your comments show up or to think that I was ignoring your honest inquiries! ;- ( I will do my best to address these in the coming days, so if you had asked me a question that was left unanswered please check the relevant post for my reply. (If you can even remember which one it was, lol!)

Kyky in the Sky
My heart just about burst as I read through all the warm comments you had left about our dear Kylo's passing. I miss him so very much, but I try not to think about him and make the most of little Miss Da Puss' presence among us. Your lovely words felt like such a balm on my healing heart! THANK YOU!!!

Sunny Raw Kitchen Anniversary Giveaway
To my dismay I also discovered 24 entries to my Sunny Raw Kitchen Anniversary Giveaway that had consequently not been considered. Again, I'm so sorry about that! I figure it's not too late, though, to acknowledge your thoughtful submissions. I've decided to randomly select 2 new winners from among those whose comments had fallen through the cracks.

To mark the fifth anniversary of this blog I'd asked that you tell us why you enjoy The Sunny Raw Kitchen and/or the favorite recipe you have discovered here.

Without further ado, the two new winners are...

Rawesome Goddess and Rebecca

Congratulations girls!!! You will each receive a copy of one of my recipe ebooks of your choice. Please make sure to drop me an email at sunnyrawkitchen(at)gmail(dot)com so that I can forward you the book file.

 Here's what they had to say about The Sunny Raw Kitchen...

Rebecca said...

Bonjour! I live in Paris where it is so hard to enjoy raw foods and your blog is so inspiring and has given me so many great ideas! Where do I begin? Your raw soups? Or your amazing cheesecake. I love everything and would love your book! Anyone you choose, they all look fantastic ! Merci beaucoup and keep up the amazing recipes! Bisous !

rawesome goddess said...

my favorite thing about this blog is getting to live through your exciting experiences with detailed stories and photos:) and i would sure enjoy ANY of your books!

Thanks so much to everyone who has participated in this Sunny Raw Giveaway, and for all of the kind comments and avid questions you've been leaving over the years. I feel so very blessed to have been presented with such a wonderful medium to share some of my journey with you all! Please keep your comments coming, I promise to keep a close eye on the Blogger Monster in the future! ;-)

Blessings on your own healing journey!

In light,
Carmella

Winner of Raw Health Expo Ticket Giveaway

I woke up this morning to yet another gorgeous sunny day! Yippee! Time to share the bliss and make someone else happy! ;-)

The winner to my Raw Health Expo Giveaway is... 

Shelley Marie!

Congratulations girl! You will be receiving by email a pair of tickets for the Expo that will be taking place next weekend in Sepastopol.

Please contact me at sunnyrawkitchen(at)gmail(dot)com as soon as possible so that I can finalize the details. I'll be needing your full name and email address as well as those of the person you'll be taking along.

I hope you have tons of fun and come back inspired!

Thanks to everyone who participated; I've been enjoying reading about your favorite concoctions.

The Winners of RFC's Anniversary Giveaway

First off, I want to say I am blown away by the amazing response I got to RFC's Second Anniversary Ebook Giveaway! I've received close to 40 entries altogether on RFC's thread and this blog! THANK YOU ALL for sharing so openly your raw stories with us; you gave me goose bumps! ;-)

Congratulations to Aimee, Ani and Luckitri! You will each receive an ebook package as soon as you contact me with your email address! You can do so by leaving me a comment here (no worries, I won't publish it!) or sending me an email to: sunnyrawkitchen@gmail.com

Here's how raw foods have had a positive impact on their health and their lives in general:

Aimee:
"Raw foods have helped me in a lot of ways. One of the most obvious was the increased energy. Especially after I eat superfoods and green juices. This is very helpful for me because I have epstein-barr (chronic fatigue).

Another way raw foods has helped me is in my digestion. It is never sluggish if I eat raw foods. I lost 30 pounds and feel lighter and happier. My skin also is rid of psoriasis (which I had for 18 years) and glows.

How about that?

Love your blog too!"


Ani:
"Although i have been eating well and fairly high raw for many years i have definitely increased that in the past 2 years, discovering raw crackers, breads and such and discovering real recipes and other people who are interested, committed and creative in their journeys. The biggest shift i notice, even going from nutritious, plenty raw to higher raw is a sense of peace in my body, my self. Cravings and emotions are calmed and i have more energy, a more restful sleep, and therefore: patience. I have 2 young kids, and I feel really good about serving them healthy, life-supporting foods that they really ENJOY! It is a good feeling knowing that i am supporting their health when i feed them, and that they are learning good eating habits. I know this movement is spreading like wildfire, and I love learning how to create a new dish and share and inspire people! The feeling of making some Nourishing food that makes people have a little spark of joy, or pleasure is so wonderful! Knowing this food is healing and infused with energy and life makes it even better! What we eat is a choice many of us are lucky enough to have, and can be a concrete first step in healing and rejuvenating our lives: it can be the kick start to a more wholesome life.

Blessings to all and bushels of gratitude too!"


Luckitri:
"Well long-time readers know I have been very ill for a long time - disablingly ill. It is a very complex situation and for quite awhile I was too ill to eat raw. A simple trip to the store would so exhaust me that my spinach would be wilted before I could wash it 3 days later. Even if I got up my legs ached so much that standing in the kitchen was not something I could sustain for more than a few minutes.

Well I am getting better - slowly, but I am I am!

Funny thing is that when I was closest to 100% I refused to eat any nuts. At work I really suffered and had to gorge myself every break. Well, now that I have equipment and have incorporated nuts I can really see going 100% much more easily. I made a corn-nut soup yesterday for lunch and it was so filling that my husband forgot about his SAD dinner! Our son is going on a month long vacation (his first) next week and so I will have one month to ply my husband with raw foods without my son insisting on teen foods - maybe convert hubby a little more?

In my case it seems that every time I conquer one health problem another serious one pops up so I think that the underlying cause might be enzyme deficiency and inflammation so I did want to have a garden this year but maybe I just need to concentrate on learning this new cuisine, my new equipment and how to store and organize the recipes in the computer that I still don't know how to use. (I did plant some stuff out front but digging the backyard is out of our reach physically.)

I am hoping to get physically well enough to possibly follow in Joz's footsteps or become a raw food chef locally or pioneer some raw fast food concepts for a chain eatery that is adapted to fresh and local. (So complex!) So I will have to find some way to prove that raw has made me well in order to qualify for financial aid if I do the fast raw eatery chain cuz this disability thing really shot my credit! It would be really nice to get lean and have muscle enhancement like I did first time raw - and I don't care if I'm over 50 - I want my Michelle Obama arms back! Ha ha!

Oh P.S. People like me really do need some leading. I first heard of raw foods back in 1980 when Dr. Gabriel Cousens moved to Arizona. But I knew no-one actually doing it so I just tried it by myself - all I ate was raw fruits and vegetables - it did not go well and I had to give it up."


Once again, thanks to everyone who participated!

Raw blessings,
Carmella

RFC's Second Anniversary and Ebook Giveaway

Our virtual baby, Raw Freedom Community, is getting ready to celebrate its second anniversary on May 20th (which also happens to be Don's birthday!)

Last year, I marked this special event by shining the spotlight on the forum's many talented recipe creators with the release of The Best of Raw Freedom Community. This ebook is a collective work featuring 99 recipes contributed by myself and 20 other RFC members.

With all that's been going on in our lives in the last little while, I don't foresee another ebook coming out any time soon, but that's not to say we can't go wild and party! ;-)

In addition to selling The Best Of The Sunny Raw Kitchen and The Best of Raw Freedom Community separately, I've decided to also offer them together as one convenient package. You can now purchase these two best sellers with a single click!

The package will be available for a sliding scale starting at $19.98, but for this special anniversary occasion, from now until the 20th, you can purchase if for only $15.99!

To order the RFC Anniversary ebook package, simply click on the link below and make your donation via Paypal.

The downloading instructions for the ebooks will be sent to your inbox shortly after you've completed your payment. (If you don't receive it, you might want to make sure it hasn't been sent to your SPAM or junk folder!)

If you haven't had a chance to pop over to Raw Freedom Community yet or for those of you who are in the process of getting familiar with the forum's nooks and crannies, here are a few of the things you can do while visiting our site:

- Find out what RFC is about by looking at the FAQs (under 'Quick Start Guide')

- Meet our members and tell us a little about yourself (under 'Introduce Yourself')

- Drool over mouth-watering recipe photos in the 'Photo Only Thread'

- Browse through our ever-growing virtual recipe book, or post your favorites raw recipes

- Set up your homepage, start a blog, or build your network via our awesome new Zoints Local feature.

- Share what it's like 'Living in the Raw' (under The Sunny Raw Lifestyle)

- Talk about all-things-kids in our Raw Freedom Kids section

- Browse through RFC's 'Library' of links and resources

- Just 'Hang Out' and talk about whatever...

- Read some great tips to improve your navigation of RFC's site

- Find out how you can customize RFC's look by choosing from 14 different templates while surfing RFC!

- Check out Some Rawesome RFC Threads

And last but not least, I simply can't miss this opportunity to make a few people happy! In the spirit of celebration, I'm giving away 3 recipe ebook packages. In order to enter the contest, you just need to leave a comment telling us how including more raw foods in your diet has had a positive impact on your health and your life in general.

The winners will be announced on the evening of May 20th.

A special thanks to all the wonderful members of our dear "fammunity" - as we've come to affectionately call it. It wouldn't be the warm and inspiring place that it is if it wasn't for you!

Happy Bird-Day RFC!

The Winners of My Ebook Giveaway!

I know, I know, this has got to be the longest stretch I've gone without blogging! I was in 'retreat mode' for about 3 weeks and since then, I haven't been spending much time in the kitchen at all (or on the Internet for that matter) so no exciting discoveries or new recipes to report. Plus, things continue to be quite intense around here, with another move in the somewhat near future. Yikes!

BUT I haven't forgotten about the 'Name Your Fave' Draw! If you recall, to mark the 2nd anniversary of The Sunny Raw Kitchen and as a small 'Thanks!' to you, my dear readers, I decided to give away two of my recipe ebooks. To enter the contest, all you had to do is tell us which are your 3 favorite recipes posted on this blog.

Congrats to Velvet and Katy! You will each receive your ebook of choice as soon as you contact me with your email address! You can do so by leaving me a comment (no worries, I won't publish it!) or sending me an email to: sunnyrawkitchen@gmail.com

What about their faves?

Velvet's:
- Cheddar Cheeze Spread or Dip
- Goddess' Kale Chips
- Strawberry Shortcake

Katy's:
- Oatmeal Raisin Cookies - this one is actually in my Best of RFC Ebook but that's ok! ;-)
- So Like Campbell’s Tomato Soup
- Super Choconana Shake


A big thanks to everyone who participated!

Raw blessings,
Carmella

Winners of RFC's Second Holiday Draw

I couldn't have hoped for a more perfect winter day to put on my Mama Claus hat! The sun was out and the cold temperatures of the last week have left the snow mostly intact in the trees. Just gorgeous!

In spite of my looking around, there weren't any elves to be found (guess they're all busy working for the Big Guy further up North!), but I still managed to get a little help in picking the winning tickets.

So without further ado, here are the winners of this year's Raw Freedom Community Holiday Draw:

PrincesseElaine
Christiane B.
grace85050
weezieworks@yahoo.com
Tasha
Ronn
kombuchachic
Tracey B.
Velvet
rawrev
Bergamot
bahamagreengal
malilies
Leanne L.
blondeoverblue
ladymerville
Jobet
clado9
Jennifer H.
Petra
Eugenia

Congratulations everyone! Keep an eye on your inbox; I'll be sending you an email shortly with the list of prizes to choose from.

I would like to extend a special 'Thank you!' to those who so generously contributed to this Holiday Draw and to all who participated!

Wishing you and your loved ones a joy-full and blessed Holiday Season!

RFC is Having its Second Holiday Draw!

I love giving things away; be it clothes that I no longer wear or bringing a piece of my latest raw dessert creation for the neighbors to enjoy. As much as it's fun to be at the receiving end, the sheer pleasure of putting a smile on someone's face, well, feels so darn good!

And now 'tis the season to do just that!

With the Holidays quickly approaching, my forum, Raw Freedom Community, is holding its second Holiday Draw. The perfect excuse to have some fun and play Santa. Yay!

You could get the chance to win one of the following amazing prizes:

~ 1 Lexen Healthy Juicer - An easy and effective manual juicer that does a particularly fabulous job with wheatgrass and leafy greens, courtesy of 877MyJuicer.com*

~ 3 x $25 gift certificates from one of the following:

• Wholesale-Almonds.com, supplier of really raw unpasteurized almonds

• ReallyRawFood.com (raw food distributor in Canada)

• Nature's First Law

• The Raw Food World

• Rawfromthefarm.com

• The Raw Bakery.com

• Amazon

~ 6 copies of Carmella's The Best of The Sunny Raw Kitchen ebook

~ 4 copies of The Best of Raw Freedom Community ebook, including some of the best recipes from my and Heathy's Two Raw Divas, One Kitchen Adventures

~ 4 copies of Heathy's brand new 'Just Desserts' recipe ebook, courtesy of Heathy

~ A one-year subscription to Purely Delicious magazine*

~ A copy of 12 Steps to Raw by Victoria Boutenko, courtesy of Jozzie

~ A copy of Tonya Kay and Joanna Steven's new ebook RAW NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS II - SPRING ATHLETE’S DIET , courtesy of Velvet

* for US residents only

OK. Here's how it's gonna work...

The Tickets
Tickets are available at the cost of 99 cents each or 5 for $3 until December 18th at midnight, PST.

You can pay via Paypal. If you don't already have an account, you can set one up here. It's easy and it's free!

All proceeds will go towards the maintenance and improvement of RFC's site.


The Draw
Starting December 19th, we'll be drawing tickets, then emailing the winners with the updated list of prizes to choose from. We'll keep doing that until all prizes are accounted for.

Results will be announced in RFC's Forum Announcement section and this blog.

A'right! Sounds good? Then let's do it!

Number of Tickets

single ticket $0.99 5 tickets $3.00

IMPORTANT! When purchasing your tickets, please specify your RFC or Blogger username in the appropriate box as it is the name that will be posted in the announcement.

A special thanks to all of our generous contributors and Happy Holidays to you all!

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