Aronson Alexis - Rawlicious Superfoods : With 100+ Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle

Copyright 2015 by Peter Daniel and Beryn Daniel. All rights reserved. No portion of this book, except for brief review, may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwisewithout the written permission of the publisher. For information contact North Atlantic Books.

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North Atlantic Books
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Berkeley, California 94712

Cover illustration by Alexis Aronson
Cover design by Jasmine Hromjak
Illustrations by Alexis Aronson, alexisaronson.com

Cover photo by Allan M. Photography
Interior design by Marissa Cuenoud and Jasmine Hromjak
All photographs by Peter Daniel unless otherwise noted

Rawlicious Superfoods: With 100+ Recipes for a Healthy Lifestyle is sponsored and published by the Society for the Study of Native Arts and Sciences (dba North Atlantic Books), an educational nonprofit based in Berkeley, California, that collaborates with partners to develop cross-cultural perspectives, nurture holistic views of art, science, the humanities, and healing, and seed personal and global transformation by publishing work on the relationship of body, spirit, and nature.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Daniel, Peter, 1980
Rawlicious superfoods : with 100+ recipes for a healthy lifestyle / Peter and Beryn Daniel ; illustrated by Alexis Aronson.
pages cm
Summary: Cookbook revealing the healing power of superfoods from around the world. Includes photos and illustrations Provided by publisher.
eBook ISBN: 978-1-58394-923-8
Trade Paperback ISBN: 978-1-58394-922-1
1. Functional foods. 2. Natural foods. 3. Cooking (Natural foods) I. Daniel, Beryn, 1979- II. Aronson, Alexis. III. Title.
QP144.F85D36 2015
613.2--dc23

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SUPERFOOD MAGIC

Magic to some, common sense to others
A chance to journey and see whats discovered

The earth gifts us form and the nourishment to travel
down the path of discovery of our awesome potential

As bridges between heaven and earth we can be
integrating form with spirit well see

The earths rising power reaches up through darkness
Raw, refining, searching for fulfillment in the vastness

Where the sun beams in glory, transmuting all in time
to ignite the light within us, radiating the eternal divine

Peter Daniel

As raw food chefs, Peter and I could have written a simple recipe book on how to use superfoods. Instead, what you find now within your hands is a work of art. This could not have been possible without the magical input and combined energies of three highly talented and professional artists.

Alexis, it takes power, sight, and wizardry to channel such phenomenal images into form. Each illustration is a masterpiece. The supporting mandalas and doodles are indeed a body of work to behold! Thank you for holding the vision throughout the twelve months its taken to birth this book, even when Peter and I were unable to focus on it. And just when we thought we were nearing the end, you amazed us with your poetrya literary sparkle in the eye of each superfood.

Marissa, thank you for bringing it all together with design integrity. Between Peter, Lex, and me, we put illustrations, poetry, technical information, recipes, photographs, doodles, and fun facts into your cauldron; with a wave of your magic wand out came a cohesive, magnificent book. To weave together such apparently contrasting visual elements is akin to defeating the dragon, making you the behind-the-scenes heroine of the day!

Luke, there are not many professional photographers who will work around the schedule of a sixteen-month-old until the task is done! Luckily for us, we have one in the family who is not only patient but incredibly passionate and talented as well. Thanks for taking thousands of photographs in pursuit of getting that perfect shot!

To the team at North Atlantic Books, thank you for your continuous support, hours of effort, and for helping the superfoods message go global!

From Peter and Beryn Daniel:

To Katara, our spirit star, for bringing light, love, and inspiration wherever you go!

To our parents for being those extra pairs of hands that helped us to contain and entertain her light whilst we were elbow-deep in ingredients. At last, as parents ourselves, we can appreciate the depth of love and support you share with us daily and forever.

To everyone at Soaring Free Superfoods for placing wings on each package of superfoods and sending it out into the world with love. Your commitment of time, energy, and attention to the daily details has given us the freedom to reach into the creative unknown and bring back this book.

To Avo, for writing the best-ever foreword for this book, and for trailblazing the path along which the superfoods have been able to do their work. Thank you for your inspiration and the dedication to the work that you do.

To our brothers Werner and Callan, thank you for bringing your energy, enthusiasm, love, and lightness to our lives and the superfood message every day.

To Kerry, Peter, and Joshua, thank you for your consistent reflecting and mirroring, for full circles and friendship. Josh, thanks for being my chocolate buddy in the kitchen.

To Barbara, Natalie, Noel, Matt, Lexi, and Werner, thank you for your sensational recipe contributions to this book, and for living and breathing the magic of superfoods along with us.

To our superfood suppliers, thank you for planting, growing, harvesting, and processing the best superfoods in the world, and then sending them to the farthest tip of Africa! Thanks for your attention to detail and for taking loving care of our planet in your efforts to deliver to us from her bounty.

A big thank you goes out to all readers and supporters of our first book, Rawlicious . To our customers and event participants, thanks for listening to our zany ideas about food and health and for being brave enough to try them out and radiate the benefits to others. Together we are the difference that makes the difference!

And then, of course, there are the superfoods themselves, all living, magical beings, plants that draw nutrients up from deep in our precious earth and transform radiant sunshine into edible life. We feel truly grateful and blessed to be ambassadors and tools through which you silently and powerfully weave magic and health into the fabric of our cells.

From Alexis Aronson:

Infinite and resounding thanks to my family: Mom, Dad, Granny, Bobby, Spannie, Jamie, and Claire. No amount of thanking I do in words can match the depth of your giving and the force of your love.

Jessie and Shans, fine featherless friends of my heart, my playmates and traveling companions, my inspiration in things arty, my besties on forest paths and city streets, thank you for seeing it all and loving me enough to still want more!

Nedyah, for being part of this journey (from seed to sprout to blossoming and fruition) and for all that we have shared.

Beryn and Peter, as friends, as family, and as co-creators, for spurring this vision into being, for your belief and acceptance, humility and grace, and for pursuing the gold in yourselves in a way that inspires and supports others in the same ascending spiral. And, of course, thanks for the Bundle!