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Pure Food and Wine is nominated for a VEGGIE AWARD for “Favorite Vegetarian Restaurant” and Sarma is nominated in two categories, for “Favorite Chef” and “Favorite Cookbook Author” AWESOME!
VOTE HERE!
and don’t just vote because we want you to, vote because when you do, you will be entered to win multiple prizes, grand prize being a FREE VACATION to an exotic location, to learn about a foreign cuisine! YUM!
VegNews Sept/Oct 2009 Cover
The most recent VegNews (September/October 2009) issue just reviewed Sarma’s book, Living Raw Food! We have posted the actual article below (which is a little hard to read) so out of concern for your eyes, we have included Sarma’s portion of the review below:
… “Melngailis’s Living Raw Food, by comparison, expands the recipe-book boundaries even further into unchartered and uncooked territory. In a word, her book is stunning. Its joyful and humorous–as much a food manual or lifestyle guide as cookbook. Fun to read, its filled with far more than recipes,including many biographical tidbits of its author interspersed with educational essays on everything from (endangered raw) almonds to (biodynamic) wine. Like Entertaining [in the Raw], Living [Raw Food] makes ample use of photography, of both beautiful food and beautiful people, intended surely as testament to the “glow” raw fooders are fond of touting. As for the recipes, the secret is prep time. Give yourself enough and you cant go wrong. Whether you fancy King Oyster Mushroom Calamari and Sesame Mixed Vegetable Noodles with Herbs, or Key Lime Pie Shake with your very own Nectarine Cherry Timbale, prepare your tastebuds for an experience you will not soon forget. Who knows, you might even get the glow.” – Sept/Oct 2009 Veg News
Check out this review of Living Raw Food in Metro NY!
Or to read the online version go HERE
Metro NY Living Raw Food Review
Cosmetics-wise, as of yesterday, we really carry everything you need! In addition to our much loved RMS Beauty products (un cover up, lip2cheek, creme eyeshadow, and living luminizer) we just added NEW Organic Cosmetics from NVEY ECO including Organic Bronzer , Organic Eyeliner, Organic Mascara, and Organic Transparent Powder!
Nvey Eco Organic Bronzer
Nvey Eco Organic Eyeliner
Nvey Eco Organic Mascara
Nvey Eco Transparent Powder
NVEY ECO is a fantastic company – they take a strict approach to the sourcing and use of ingredients in their products, and apply thorough certified organic production criteria to all stages of the product creation….long story short, they care about the health of their clients and the environment, and use only regulated and safe ingredients appropriate for color cosmetics.
Our collection is pretty thorough….Now you can get a matte finish after applying RMS Un Cover Up with our new Transparent Powder and add a splash of “tan” with the new Organic Bronzer and make those creme eye-shadowed lids pop even more with the new Organic Eyeliner and Organic Mascara…Have any other ideas of cosmetic products you would like us to carry? Let us know, we would LOVE to hear from you 
NVEY ECO has been getting a lot of attention in the press for their quality organic cosmetics! In the last 6 months, their mascara alone has been featured in Body + Soul and Real Simple Magazines! Check out the articles below…
Nvey Eco Mascara in August 2009 Body + Soul Magazine
Real Simple April 2009
Check out this video – Sarma and Pure Food and Wine on WCBS News last night!
There is also an article on their website, “Raw Food Diet The Latest Craze In Healthy Eating” with a video player in the upper right corner to watch the news segment.
Thanks WCBS for helping to spread the word on how healthy it is to incorporate more raw foods into your lifestyle! Although the doctor claims their are “imperfections” in the diet… to each their own!! Nobody is claiming to be perfect, and as Sarma says, eating raw food is not an all or nothing diet. The truth is, at the end of the day, if you just try to eat more raw foods, the better you feel (at least in our experience).
See for yourself and let us know what you think!!
Great Tip in the July 2009 of SELF Magazine about Coconut Oil:
SELF Magazine, July 2009
“Virgin Coconut Oil contains the same fatty acids as those in your skin so it replaces moiture on your body better than olive oil or other hydrators do” – SELF, July 2009, “Beauty Flash”, pg 62
Virgin Oil De Coco-Creme (Coconut Oil/Butter)
We have always loved using coconut oil outside of the kitchen and on our skin after a day in the sun, or after we shave, or sometimes even to shave with At One Lucky Duck we carry Virgin Oil De Coco-Creme, a completely RAW coconut oil with a tasty, mild coconut flavor that is ideal for whipping up dessert, as well as moisturizing with!
The Sierra Club named One Lucky Duck’s Chewy Almond Crunch Bar as one of the TOP 5 ENERGY BARS!
Chewy Almond Crunch Bar
The competition was between 25 energy bars all made by companies who work to preserve the environment…
AND WE PLACED #3!
We LOVE our Chewy Almond Crunch Bar, and we are glad they did too! Check out some of what they had to say about us:
…..”The “hearty” bar is “well executed” and has “a nice collection of nuts, seeds, honey, and oats accented with raisins,” with “just the right amount of moisture, chewiness, and sweetness.” “This could be served as a dessert at a nice restaurant,” one taster opined”….Check out the entire article and results HERE
This snack such a better option than those other bars out there filled with unknown and/or scary processed ingredients…what sounds better to you almonds and pumpkin seeds or soy protein isolate and rice starch? (We’ll always go for the almonds and pumpkin seeds, but whatever floats your boat)….
Honey Bunches of Grawnola Bar
Ok, we admit it….we already knew these bars were crowd pleasers! In our experience everyone from kids to husbands to boyfriends to junk-food eaters and soda drinkers to health food lovers and raw foodies are all fans of the Chewy Almond Crunch Bar (along with our new Honey Bunches of Grawnola Bar, which came out after the Sierra Club did their test, or else we are sure it would have placed) once they give it a try.
Happy Snacking!
Alright everyone…very exciting news from VegNews Magazine!!
We have been nominated in THREE categories for the 2009 Veggie Awards (the world’s largest survey of vegetarian people, products, and places)!!
…. drum roll please …..
Nomination #1: Pure Food and Wine for “Favorite Restaurant”
Nomination #2: One Lucky Duck’s Cheese-y Quackers for “Favorite Snack”
Nomination #3: Sarma Melngailis for “Favorite Cookbook Author”
Cheese-y Quackers...they are our favorite snack, aren't they yours? YUM
Ok, this year we really want to win the triple crown – favorite snack, favorite restaurant, and favorite cookbook author, lets make it happen!!
So if you love us, show us your love by VOTING HERE
Plus its not just a win for us….As a voter you have a chance to win fabulous prize packages, including a Tropical Vacation Getaway, a His/Her Urban Goodie Bag, a Vegan Ice Cream Starter Kit, and a Chocolate Madness Gift Box.
Last year, 30,000 readers cast their vote, and this year they expect that number to reach 40,000….well lets make it 50,000 after all of you Duck News readers and One Lucky Duck.com shoppers to vote too!
The polls close July 31 at midnight, and winners will be announced in the November+December “Best of Vegetarian” holiday edition of VegNews Magazine.
PS – We wont get mad if you write One Lucky Duck.com in for being your “Favorite Website”…happy voting!
