Cherie’s World Famous Kale Coleslaw on Supreme Master TV

Here’s the recipe for Cherie’s famous Kale Coleslaw (also a signature dish at our award winning Living Light Cafe!) This would make an excellent side dish for your Thanksgiving Feast! See the demo here: http://www.rawfoodchef.com/cheriesvideos.html

Kale Coleslaw
Yield: 2 cups (2 servings)
Dressing
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
1 tablespoon light miso
2 teaspoons flaxseed oil
1½ teaspoons agave nectar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon ground golden flaxseeds
1 small clove garlic
Pinch of powdered mustard

Salad
2 cups large kale leaves
1¼ cups whole head cabbage
1 large ripe tomato
½ cup currents
2 tablespoons
whole red onion
½ red jalapeño chile,
seeded and minced,
or pinch of cayenne
Pinch of salt

The perfect bite-Kale Coleslaw on Supreme Master TV

Living Light and Mendocino Coast on Supreme Master TV

A few months ago Supreme Master TV came to the Mendocino coast to film Cherie and Living Light Culinary Arts Institute. Not content with just doing a couple of demos and a tour of our four businesses, Cherie came up with some other wonderful ideas…she took the film crew on a tour of some of the other sustainable businesses here on the Mendocino Coast for their TV series: Vegetarianism—The Noble Way of Living. Supreme Master TV is a worldwide organization promoting a spiritual, peaceful way of living, and vegetarianism through videos with subtitles in 15 languages. In this series you will learn how to make Kale Coleslaw and Sea Vegetable and Cucumber Salad with bounty collected from two local businesses: Noyo Food Forest, an organic community gardens project that provides fresh produce for local school meal programs, and teaches kids how to garden and compost.Ocean Harvest Sea Vegetable Company A sea vegetable company that harvests, dries, and sells locally gathered seaweeds including sea palm fronds, which are unique to the Mendocino coast.  All of the crew was very excited about the extraordinary businesses we have here in Northern California, and they did an amazing, professional job in creating these videos. We know you will learn a lot, too (we did)–have fun watching! http://www.rawfoodchef.com/cheriesvideos.html

Sea Palm looks like miniature palm trees!

Living Light Ambassadors and Raw Sweets Contest in Tokyo Japan

Jewel Box cake amazes Living Light Ambassadors

Living Light students are reaching out into the world again, and we are so proud of their achievements! In October, the Japan Living Beauty Association hosted a Raw Sweets Contest in Tokyo, and Living Light Ambassadors Jim Maurice, Beate von der Osten, Brenda Hinton, Masae Kitahara, and Makiko Asano were contest judges. Over twenty entries came in over the internet and the judges voted on the desserts based on photos, recipes, ingredients, and descriptions of the dishes. Eight finalists brought their desserts to the contest, and guests and students at the event were treated to demos and lectures by Living Light Ambassadors and Japanese students. Everyone got to taste the marvelous creations, and the grand prize winner was a cake called The Jewelry Box. The young (19 year old) winner of the contest, Moeko Shima had spent some time in Switzerland and wanted to create a traditional cake (a raw version of the Donauellen from that region). Judge Beate von der Osten from Germany well remembered tasting the delicious cake in Europe, and was SO impressed—she said it was exactly like the cake she remembered! A quote from Living Light Ambassador Brenda Hinton: “Needless to say this was an incredible adventure, an uplifting experience, and a beautifully heartwarming event. And this is only the beginning !! Moeko Shima dreams of coming to Living Light, and here’s what she said: “I am looking forward to go to America, to Living Light and to think and learn more things about raw food and also to meet Cherie Soria.” And if you would like to see more photos of Japanese students making raw food, click this link: http://rawsweets.blogspot.com/

Our students love to blog

We are so excited that our students are now blogging about their experiences here at Living Light. We send email bulletins, write press releases, contribute to various raw publications, and do a lot of publicity to get the word out about what a fantastic program we have created here at Living Light Culinary Arts Institute, but nothing can compare to word of mouth from students who have attended our classes. Audrey Barron’s blog called BeBliss has some great posts complete with photos…check them out at http://beofbliss.blogspot.com/2009/10/living-light-in-fort-bragg.html

Cherie Soria with Living Light student chefs

FUNdamentals of Raw Living Foods Santa Barbara

FUNdamentals of Raw Living Foods™ with Cherie Soria and Martine Lussier.

Our introductory FUNdamentals class (first in our Associate Chef and Instructor Certification series ) is traveling to Cherie’s hometown, and we are excited! Discover the magic of creating fabulous organic raw vegan cuisine for optimal health and rejuvenation!  Dozens of superb culinary presentations will show you everything you need to know to create a wide variety of delicious, easy-to-prepare raw recipes.  Learn to make healthy and delicious everyday favorites using whole, fresh, ripe, raw, organic foods.  See and sample rich nut milks and creams, appetizers and pates, cultured foods, smoothies, sauces, dressings, soups and salads, simple entrees, dehydrated goodies and snacks, and desserts.  Learn kitchen gardening and sprouting, basic knife techniques, and equipment use.  You will be provided a complete recipe folder and resource guide and will sample all the foods prepared during the class.  A delicious buffet lunch will also be served!  No prerequisites are required.  This class is open to participants of any skill level, novice to professional.  Tuition: $365

Where:  Santa Barbara, California
When:  Wednesday, June 3 (Check in 8:30 AM, Class time is 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Tuition:  $365, includes lunch and samples
Location:  Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
1535 Santa Barbara Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 965-4584

Students Cater Mediterranean Meal May 28

Students have fun catering a delicious Mediterranean meal

One of the exciting and fun things our catering students do is to prepare and serve a delicious Mediterranean meal that is open to the public! It is great experience for them. They work in teams to prepare all of the courses, and decorate the dining room with flower arrangements and candles. They also serve the meal to attendees from both Living Light and the general public, who are awed by the amazing skill and culinary talent our students exhibit.

Our next student catered meal will be May 28, with a Mediterranean menu including Hummous, Falafel with Tahini Sauce, Tabouli, Greek Salad, Carrots with Moroccan Spices, Dolmas with Middle Eastern Marinara and Apple Baklava! Such a bargain at only $22. Join us if you are in the area–or plan to be! P.S. The student in the middle is Bennett McClellan, who now teaches FUNdamentals with us!

Vibrant Living Expo and Culinary Showcase August 21-23

crystal bowl goddess

One of the most exciting things we enjoy about our annual Vibrant Living Expo and Culinary Showcase coming up August 21-23 are the amazing presenters and artists who share their talent and energy with us. Pictured here is Awahoshi Kavan, who makes a pilgrimage to our Expo to share the healing vibrations of her crystal bowls in concert. This year we’ll also have a special concert featuring Will Tuttle, renowned concert pianist and author of The World Peace Diet, along with headliner John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America, Healthy at 100, and The Food Revolution, and the Mad Cowboy himself, former cattle rancher Howard Lyman sharing the bill at the 800 seat Cotton Auditorium here in Fort Bragg, for a FREE concert open both to Expo attendees and the general public. Just another way for Living Light to create the buzz and get the word out about the Raw Food Revolution! Join us this summer! Register now !

Living Light in the News

Cherie Soria with students from around the world

Our students from around the world are making news all over the world with raw food demos, blogs, newsletters, newspaper and magazine articles, and more! We’re excited to begin sharing some of these links with you. Part of the reason for starting this blog will be to share the wonderful ways our students reach out and spread the news of the healthful benefits of the raw food diet. Of course, the training here at Living Light gives them confidence to do talks, demos, and to prepare the most amazing food on the planet. Each one of them makes us feel proud and happy to be doing the work we are doing. Viva the raw food revolution! Living Light graduate June Tate was featured in Frost Illustrated, a weekly newsmagazine from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Lynette Pritchard is teaching classes in southwest Florida, and our own Elaina Love is featured in a great blog Debbie Does Raw! There’s so much out there that we won’t be able to feature everyone in this blog, but we will link you up with many events and opportunities in various places around the country and around the world. It’s what Living Light is all about–spreading the word about the vibrant living lifestyle far and wide!

Cherie’s passion is sharing with students

cherie loves teaching students

Well, the first thing on our list here at Living Light Culinary Arts Institute is always students! Cherie is called the “mother” of raw culinary arts for a reason–her main passion for over 16 years has been teaching people from around the world who are excited to learn how to make delicious, healthy, raw living foods for themselves and their families and who want to go out and teach others about the raw food lifestyle! We’ve hosted students from over 40 countries around the world and all across the United States. It has been an honor and a blessing to have them here with us! We’re looking forward to our next student training series–six weeks of training,  including three of our favorite advanced classes: Ethnic Flavors in Recipe Development, RawFusion Spa Cuisine and Raw Event Catering & Elegant Entertaining, along with our regular three part Associate Chef and Instructor series, and the opportunity to join the Raw Food Doctors Rick and Karin Dina in The Science of Raw Food Nutrition I and II. Class series begins April 18! Join us for any segment during the series..

Springtime on the Mendocino Coast

Pacific Ocean on Mendocino Coast Fort Bragg

Here at Living Light we live in one of the most beautiful spots in the country, if not the world! Right now we are experiencing high winds and sunshine along the coast. We can still spot some whales in their migrations, but the Mendocino Coast Whale Festival is over (put it on your calendar for next year), and we’re officially moving on to Springtime on the coast! We’ve got so much planned for Spring and early summer we’ll have to give it to you in small “bites!” First of all, we will be doing more social networking, including blogging, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube--check out the Living Light International channel, so you can keep up with us….Remember–we’re new to all of this, so be patient–we may have to catch up with ourselves…meanwhile we send you always lots of love and light!