Ross - Love fed : purely decadent, simply raw, plant-based desserts

Copyright 2015 by Christina Ross

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First e-book Edition: March 2015

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ross, Christina.

Love fed : purely decadent, simply raw, plant-based desserts / by Christina Ross.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-940363-32-5 (paperback)ISBN 978-1-940363-49-3 (electronic) 1. Desserts. 2. Vegetarian

cooking. 3. Raw foods I. Title.

TX773.R7946 2015

641.86dc23

2014028385

Editing by Heather Butterfield

Copyediting by Karen Levy

Proofreading by James Fraleigh and Kristin Vorce

Indexing by WordCo Indexing Services

Photography by Christina Ross unless otherwise indicated.

Photography on by Christiane Ingenthron

Photography on by Alex Thevenot

Cover design, text design, and composition by Kris Tobiassen of Matchbook Digital

Printed by Versa Press

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If it werent for love and inspiration a book such as this would not exist, so it is a must that I dedicate this book to the very reflection and match of my own heart and soul, mon chri, Alex.

There just arent enough kisses and cashews to thank you properly for all of your love, belief, trust, inspiration, patience, encouragement, and dedication. You share your light with me so that I may share my colors with the world. For a gift as life changing as you I am forever grateful. Merci beaucoup, chri; je taime!

To our firstborn baby, Nova, I look forward to feeding every ounce of your growing being, belly, heart, soul, and mind with love!

I have so much gratitude for my agent, Jeff Silberman. Thank you for discovering my potential and believing in this project. Its beyond touching to me to not just have any agent but one who operates from the heart and soul, all the while being an incredibly grounded businessperson. It has been a dream come true to work with you and have you and your family in my life!

This book wouldnt be half of what it is if it werent for the amazingly talented Daryn Eller, who took my stories and recipes and wrote them in the most elegant of words. Daryn, you are an inspiration to me and have taught me so much about being a better writer. Your patience, flexibility, trust, and belief in this project were as valuable to me as your impressive writing skills. I am beyond grateful to have had the opportunity to work with you and connect with another creative Venetian.

You bring out the beauty in me, Christiane, both for the work you do with your trusty lens and for being a vibrant, loyal, honest, funny, and creative friend. I am very blessed to have worked with you on this project; its a true gift to have created this book with a good friend. Thank you for all of your gorgeous photographs and for helping me eat copious amounts of dessert.

Olivia, you are my rock and the engine of PatisseRaw. I cant thank you enough for your years of dedication and service to my mission of providing healthful desserts to all who seek them. It is a great pleasure to work alongside you and share stories with you! Youve truly become family to me! Thank you for recipe testing and jumping in wherever needed to make this book possible.

To my community here in Venice Beach, California: I am blessed to live near the ocean and sand and among the artists and abundant creativity that this community encapsulates. Thank you for feeding my spirit with so much gratitude and inspiration. I have never been touched so much by a place; you have my heart. Perhaps it is also because of you that I really got to know my heart.

To my loving mother and supportive father: youve both been inspiring me to create in the kitchen since before I was born, and no matter how much I resisted cooking for myself you somehow knew Id grow into it. Thank you for always giving me the freedom to fly, live, learn, and grow. If it werent for your dedication and inspiration I wouldnt be the woman I am today. Thank you, Mom, for being the first person to feed me with love, and to both of you for continuing to do so.

To my sistersfor your support with my sometimes crazy-sounding endeavors, thank you! I truly appreciate the feedback you offer and for sharing my treats with our growing family, especially all of my adorable nephews.

Merci beaucoup to my French family, especially Jennifer and Eric, for encouraging and supporting my projects with open and honest feedback, recipe testing, and belief in my talents. I am grateful that you share my work overseas and I am beyond blessed to have you in my life. Thank you for introducing me to Paris and all the patisseries, beauty, culture, and inspiration it has to offer.