If you’ve ever considered hiring a raw chef to come to your home and fix you a week’s worth of food and teach you how to prepare the food, I highly recommend you do it!
I used to never quite appreciate or understand the value of this service. I always thought that it seems like a decadent expense. But now my thoughts on the subject are completely changed. My new BFF, Michelle Joy Schulman, (see her blog) came out from Pennsylvania to grace the Raw Union wedding with her gorgeous soprano voice, and stayed with us here. The unfolding of that visit is truly divinely led and inspired, I think. I was acquainted with Michelle when we lived in PA, as she was and still is one of the chefs at my favorite raw hangout, Arnold’s Way. I was always glad when I saw that she was working because I knew that my meal would have that extra special…something. We moved back to Oregon about a year ago, but I still get Arnold’s newsletter. I saw in there about 2 months ago that Michelle would be coming out this way to sing at the Monarch-Stokes wedding, and I emailed her and invited her to come stay with us since we’re pretty close to her destination. It all worked out and she came and stayed for about 5 days with us.
First of all, her joy and light were absolutely wonderful to have in our home. We laughed our heads off more times than I can count. We really had fun. But the biggest bonus of all, and completely unexpected, was that she was our personal chef for the duration. She created absolutely wonderful meals for us and taught me how to do it. I thought I was a pretty good raw chef, but having spent time with Michelle in the kitchen was such an eye opener. I learned so much and gleaned much needed inspiration. She taught me about flavor combining. Oh, by the way, she created all of these masterpieces without ever tasting a single one. She just sniffed it and knew!
So, the moral of the story is that having a personal chef in your home, no matter how experienced you think you are, is an incredible opportunity and invaluable. I am good to go now for a while with my newfound inspiration and creativity, but the next time I find myself in a raw slump, I will definitely consider purchasing this service.
My food for the day:
- gorgeous green smoothie for breakfast
- seaweed kelp salad (thank you Michelle for the inspiration on this!)
- my husband’s someday to be famous coleslaw
- coconut cream pie from Cafe Gratitude’s I Am Grateful book. I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! You need to have this recipe book in your library!
- Bliss Balls™ (chocolate nut balls)
- a few kale chips
- some nibbles on random fruit pieces
With gratitude for the abundance in my life!
Shawna