Raw-mazing Giveaway
Hey everyone! Hope you’ve had a great day so far <3 Thank you for all of your advice regarding whether I should give running another chance. I’m still thinking it out and want to talk it over with the pilot… so we shall see 😉
So… Bikram is HOT.
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Not so much Bikram himself –my apologies if you find him seksi, he’s just not my type- but the yoga oven torture chamber. I LOVE the heat and it usually feels amazing, but this morning the air was thick, uncomfortably hot and took a lot of deep breathing to get through the 90 minutes. It was a very, very challenging class.
When it was over, I took my schweaty self to Whole Paycheck and sipped a carrot, apple, beet, ginger juice
and also got hot bar for breakfast.
Plantains, squash and zucchini, shrimp salad, Babylonian Treasure salad, and my beloved vegan miso slaw.
I came back to my aunt’s casa, said my “see ya later”s and got on the road back to Valdizzy.
I’m about to pick up Viesa from the kennel and head to the base gym, but before I go…
a GIVEAWAY from Ani Phyo!
I had the pleasure of meeting Ani while I was at 105degrees– not only is she totally gorgeous, but she’s also kind and personable.
This giveaway is extra exciting because I’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of this cookbook since last year.
Ani’s Raw Food Essentials: Recipes and Techniques for Mastering the Art of Live Food
I LOVE Ani’s Phyo’s recipes. They’re simple and many don’t require fancy gadgets, like dehydrators, spiralizers, mandonlines, etc.
Also, they’re DELICIOUS 😀
This cookbook includes 250 recipes and is a perfect uncookbook for beginning chefs and masters of the kitchen.
Recipes include:
- Broccoli-Cheddar Quiche
- Brazil Nut Banana Pancakes
- Pad Thai with Kelp Noodles
- Coconut Cake with Nutella Hazelnut Sauce
- Black Olive and Pesto Pizza
So how can this 250 recipe cookbook be yours?
Leave a comment telling me who your favorite chef is.
The lucky winner will be chosen randomly tomorrow night (6/15) at midnight.
Ready… set… go!
xoxo,
Gina
Rocco! He is HOT and sexy!
My hubby! He supports me no matter what nutty cooking phase I was in. South Beach, he chopped, Weight Watchers, he shopped with his own slider for me, vegan, he made sure he subbed non-animal products.
He’s the best baker in the world too!
Fav chef hands down is my mom. awwwwwww~
Jamie Oliver because i’ve loved what he’s tried to do with american and british school lunches. He’s also pretty cute 🙂
Barefoot. I want to live with her in the Hamptons!
My favorite chef is Jamie Oliver. I’ve loved him since his Naked Chef days on the Food Network.
I love me some Rocco…he’s my current love. 🙂
bar none my mom is the BESTEST chef ever…she knows how to cater to my tastes and make everything healthy and yummy…Love love love her 🙂 She makes a mean butternut squash lasagna that I could easily eat every day…it’s soooo yummy, hmmm…think i’ll have to mention that to her next time I see her..it’s been a while since I have had the pleasure of her lasagna 😉
My favorite chef is Michael Psilakis, who is a Greek chef who has restaurants in NYC and one in Miami. He truly has a way with food. My favorite dish of his is the Vegetable Souvlaki at Kefi in NYC. It’s an eggplant, chickpea and bulgar fritter served in a pita with salad and tahini. The flavors work so well together and the salad balances it out perfectly. If you ever get a chance to get to NYC PLEASE check out his AMAZING restaurants!
My boyfriend Josh is my favourite chef. The food he makes always tastes more amazing to me than if I make it! He is always so intense about great presentation, and he loves to wait on me 🙂
Ted Allen. I loved him on Queer Eye and he has a wealth of knowledge of food without being an elitist
My fave chef is Giada.
Ina Garten…hands down. 🙂
Rachel Ray is my fave chef becaues she’s so much fun!
My favorite chef is Rachel Ray.. sounds corning but I love her & I love her 30 minute meals cook book. So quick, easy and delicious!
Kristen Suzanne! Love how simple and amazing her recipes are 🙂
Ina Garten without question she makes recipes that remind me of home!
This is quite a difficult choice…I am a food network fanatic and love to cook myself, so it is hard for me to pick just one! If I really have to though…I would say my favorite chef would be my old boss. He was the chef/owner of s small restaurant named Sauce and he was amazing! The love he put into his food is what made it so wonderful.
My favorite chefs my grandma, even if I’m not eating the meat shes making I have some darn good memories of her creations! She makes the best salad dressing to ever pass my lips!
The Rach, definitely. Watching 30 Minute Meals is how I learned to cook!
I have two… Nigella Lawson, for the richest, most sinful food, and baking, and Jaime Oliver…I thiink I might secretly have a thing for all things British!
My mom is my most favorite cook cos she will cook whatever I want AND whatever is good for me! She ensured that most of my meal was always HEALTHY and TASTY. I wish I was still living with my mom just for that reason! 🙂
Tough call!! Rachel Ray
Julia Child! Inspired and classic 🙂
Laura Calder. She’s Canadian and has this really great French-inspired cooking show that I am in love with. I love her bright, yet subtle personality and her enthusiasm for food always draws me in. 🙂
My favorite “chef” is my stepmom because her food is DELICIOUS for the mouth and soul 😉 When I became a vegetarian, she didn’t just make me salads and pasta, but went out of her way make me special dishes. So sweet!!
Rachel Ray!
I’m so addicted to 30 minute meals….rarely actually cook anything off the show but I love it anyways
Can’t believe you met Ani! My favorite chef is Jamie Oliver. Loove him. Or Giada!
Well without playing teachers pet I would have to say that you are my favorite chef. I have to be honest , I rely on your blog alot for keeping me in my healthy lifestyle and your recipe’s are a big part of that. I check it most days even before the weather. LOL . So win or lose all I can say is THANK YOU 🙂 and keep up the good work.
Alice Waters is my favorite chef. I am lucky enough to have been to Chez Pannise a few times when visiting Berkley.
My favorite chef is Jamie Oliver 🙂
I can’t choose just one chef! 🙂 What a great giveaway!
Yoga sounds great!
my favorite chef is heidi swanson of 101 cookbooks!
My favourite one to watch would be Rachel Ray. To eat would be Wolfgang 🙂
My favorite chef would definitely have to be my husband for two reasons: 1) When he takes way too much time to make me veggie sandwiches in the morning (it comes from the heart–he tries so hard!) and 2) When he smokes salmon (and yes, he’s the one who catches the fish!)
My favorite chef (well “famous” chef) is Paula Deen. Not because she’s a healthy cook or because I have made any of her recipes, but because of her history and how she struggled. She did what she could to raise her children and in the end succeed with her passion. My favorite everyday (real life) chef is my 9 year old daughter. That girl can make a mean peanut butter sandwich 🙂
OMG Ani! This is awesome. My favorite chef…hmm this is a toughie! I would have to go with Rick Bayless at the moment. His food is SO GOOD!
i would have to say jamie oliver! although the reason why he’s my favorite is probably a tie between his accent and cooking abilities!
I’m a big fan of Nigella Lawson. She’s so down-to-earth and makes cooking seem so easy!
Not to suck up, but Ani Phyo is my favorite chef. I found her Raw Pad Thai recipe on her YouTube channel and it is the best raw food dish I have ever made and it is so easy! Her almond mylk is my staple milk recipe and I love her marinara from Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen. I could go on and on.
Jamie Oliver. Mostly for his accent… but also for his food!
My favorite chef would have to be my mom! She thinks of the most delicious asian inspired dishes and they are always healthy, creative and quick!
Bobby Flay! I love that throwdown show! 🙂
I need to learn more about chefs so I can have a favorite. Right now, my favorite is Giada just because I think she is so cute and hot!
My favorite chef/s are Jonsi and Alex, two musicians who took up raw foods and have inspired me to create every day!
http://jonsiandalex.com/recipes <<—-
JUST saw this in Barnes and Noble today! Didn’t buy it though 🙁
That’s amazing you got to meet Ani! She looks SO tall….and gorgeous!
My favorite Chef…….hmmmmmmm……GAWD, tough choice!??? As far as celeb chef’s go I’d have to say:
Tyler Florence <3
i love learning from any cook..but i do enjoy watching rachel ray 🙂
Hmm hard to choose but I have to say Giada!
My favorite chef’ster is YOU.
My fave chef is probably Ani or Sarma and omg girl I have been eyeing this book! I have her other ones and LOVE THEM!