One Candle

Today marks the one year anniversary of The Sunny Raw Kitchen. Wowsers! Has it really been that long?

Well, I certainly didn't expect that sharing my latest culinary experiments with the cyberworld could be so much fun (not to mention addictive! lol) Don has gotten used long ago to waiting patiently while I take endless photos each time I whip up something new, and also to making mental notes when he comes up with an original creation.

Some of the highlights of our year of huddling together in this virtual kitchen include:

- The recounting of my adventures In Sandy's Sunny Kitchen

- The launching of Raw Freedom Community, a warm online community to share and exchange about raw foods, health and a bunch of other topics

- The release of my first ebook "The Best Of The Sunny Raw Kitchen”

- A recent uncooking marathon with my dear friend and raw Chef, Heathy/Fairygirl

- Feature posts on a variety of dishes...

Pizzas
Salads
Cheesecakes
Sandwiches and Wraps
Indian Food
Asian Food
Snacks
Soups

Autumn Recipes

... and ingredients:

Greens
Raw Cacao
Bananas
Tomato

I've also looked in depth at a number of topics, giving my best tips about...

Sprouting
How to be raw on a limited budget
Foraging Wild Edible Plants
Making Sauerkraut
Equipping Your Raw Kitchen
And how to celebrate the Holidays and party in the Raw

Oh, and I have also set up an Index to help you find at a glance the recipes posted on this blog. I know I'm a little behind (oops!), but I'll do by best to keep it up to date. Call it my New Year's resolution. ;-)

My Faves
I've enjoyed a lot of incredible recipes over the last twelve months - most of which I've already shared with you. So I thought I'd do a little recap of my favorites before attacking a new epicurean year. Now, I gotta tell you that this was no easy task. I tried going with the usual 'Top 10' idea, but it was a desperate 'no can do'. And so I've settled for 27 (I like symmetry.) I still had to overlook a whole bunch of gems, but hey. *shrug*

Without further ado...

My Top 27 Raw Recipes for 2007:

(In no particular order)

1. Jennifer Cornbleet's Cream of Zucchini Soup
2. Don's Green Celery Soup
3. Snowdrop's Ranch Dressing
4. My House Dressing
5. Kate Wood's Sauerkraut Salad
6. Pansy's Famous Onion Bread
7. Ani Phyo's Black Sesame Sunflower Bread
8. Vee's Badabing Bruschetta Bread!
9. Raw Pleasure Australia's Savoury Nori Snacks
10. Tropigal's Chewy Crunchy Garlicky Toasts
11. Ocean's Tuna Salad
12. RawFoodRightNow's Raw Deviled Egg-less "Egg" Spread
13. Fairygirl's Pasta Primavera
14. Cherie Soria's Crab Cakes
15. Snowdrop's Sesame Nuggets
16. Russell James' Fennel & Cherry Tomato Balsamic Tart with Macadamia Cheese
17. Russell James' Spinach & Wild Mushroom Quiche
18. Samosas and Curry Sauce
19. Rawvolution’s Burgers
20. My Lasagna Magnifica
21. Pizza (any kind, but our usual fare is with pesto, tomato sauce, Rich Cheddar Sauce and marinated veggies)
22. Vanessa Sherwood's White Chocolate-Strawberry Cheesecake
23. Snowdrop's Blonde Fruitcake
24. Fairygirl's Chocolate Orange Cake*
25. Fairygirl's Blueberry Chocolate Cheesecake*
26. My Strawberry Shortcake
27. Ginger's Best Coffee Ever

* Recipes available in her upcoming raw dessert ebook

Looking forward to another rawsome year with you all!

Raw blessings,

Carmella