KurdishMom0607

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• Wow I’m sorry to hear about the prices in the states.. Really I am.. I live in Kurdistan North Iraq, which is really close to the Iran border. Here we can buy a pound of dates for about 2000 dinars (roughly $1.50) and they are the freshest majool da…

  in Dates! Comment by KurdishMom0607
• ????? ?????! Ramadan ?Mubarak! Happy Ramadan! I pray that you both have a wonderful month and that you get all the blessings for your fasting. May you recieve mercy and ease from the Creator of everything, the Most Merciful. Ameen. Salam and love.. …

  in Any Muslim Raw Foodists: Ramadhan is near, any advice? Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Salamu alaikum again flinzz… Thanks for the link, it’s very important to us that we not only do what we are supposed to but that we know why and how to do it in the best way. It was very interesting to read and it brings some interesting points.

  in Any Muslim Raw Foodists: Ramadhan is near, any advice? Comment by KurdishMom0607
• It’s a little funny to me how we got into a chat in a raw foods forum and the subject became meat.. which raw fooders don’t eat..lol. Devittles – It’s always nice to have people who you can talk to, but when you have something profound in common lik…

  in Any Muslim Raw Foodists: Ramadhan is near, any advice? Comment by KurdishMom0607
• I see.. I reverted in California in 2003 then moved here in Dec. of 2005. It’s not easy in the states to find people who know how to slaughter and are willing to do it. I would ask the imam of your masjid, or your local islamic butcher.. I know ther…

  in Any Muslim Raw Foodists: Ramadhan is near, any advice? Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Jazakallahu khairan flinzz.. I too am overseas (North Iraq) and I understand the whole too early in the morning for the blender.. We don’t ususally even have electricity that time of day.. What I suggest is make some smoothie just before you go to b…

  in Any Muslim Raw Foodists: Ramadhan is near, any advice? Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Wow! Masha’Allah.. I thought I was the only muslim on gone raw! Salamun alaikum sisters! I’m so excited, now I know there are people I can truely relate to.. Unfortunately this year I will not be fasting (I’m going to be almost 9 months pregnant and…

  in Any Muslim Raw Foodists: Ramadhan is near, any advice? Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Hi. I can really relate to you in 05 when I started raw I didn’t have much choice it was 100% or nothing. It was kinda hard at first and the cravings were hard to ignore sometimes. Victoria Boutenko has a great book called “Green for Life” and if yo…

  in Hi! I'm intimidated... Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Hi stylistchick.. Believe me your scale is going to be your biggest enemy.. When I was 100% raw it still came of rather slow, like you I heard all these people talking about how much they had lost and I felt that my body was just being stubborn. But…

  in discouraged... Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Lol sorry guys for the double relpy I was using my sometimes problematic mobile phone and although I kinda thought it sent the message I wasn’t sure and sent it again.. silly me.. Omshanti if you really want to you can always use a Ziploc freezer ba…

  in nameing food! input please... Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Huuummm….. Ya know chris, you may be on to something there.. I never thought about that. It’s like “Gimme one of everything” (grins) if I ever get to San Diego, I’ll definately have to try that.

  in nameing food! input please... Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Hey there Omshanti… I like the “Bike and hike bar” and “Mediteranian Bread” so I think they should be keepers.. For the Biscotti “Hazel Choco Bliss”, for the tropical granola “Island Mix” and for the cinnamon-apple granola “Cinnfully Good Granola”..…

  in nameing food! input please... Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Hi natural doc.. Welcome to the community. I myself joined this month and let me tell you the people here are just GREAT! They’re helpful and very informative, plus they have alot of great recipes! It’s a very diverse group here and it makes getting…

  in Hello from Oklahoma! Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Hi coconutty.. Thanks for the suggestions.. I have decided to ask some of the in-laws in Iran who can get close to the sea to send me some really fresh (and completely organic) sea salt.. Since we only get the processed stuff here..

  in A call for subs.... Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Hi again dea..Thanks for your input.. I’m going to keep that in mind.. However the juicer I have doesn’t have plates or anything.. it’s not that kind.. But I did discover that mom-in-law has a food processor (with only an “S” blade) but hey it works…

  in A call for subs.... Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Wow congratulations Omshanti!! I was reading your post and the name “Yogi bars” came to mind.. lol maybe you can make that work for you?? I’m so excited for you.. Before we know it you’re going to have stocks on the Nasdeq (did I spell that right?) …

  in OMG!!ITS HUGE...... Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Now who doesn’t like bunnies?? Bunnies are great!! Much better than chickens.. Unless you’ve seen a few bunny-horror movies or the movie WaterShip Down, I guess. Omshanti the box goes out Friday so sometime (hopefully) by the end of the month it sho…

  in OMG!!ITS HUGE...... Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Wow now my mouth is just watering for my goodies!! Of course I’d probably laugh if I found cotten balls in with the granola.. (Maybe a new kind of raw I didn’t know about?) :) I found this nifty little contraption here, it’s kind of like a mesh tent…

  in OMG!!ITS HUGE...... Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Aww that’s so sweet/thoughtful/great of you.. (And that’s not just lip service) The sweet+cinnamon version sounds just wonderful.. you can get in contact with me at my yahoo email/messenger id:jhoshsamo@yahoo.com or just jhoshsamo for messenger.. an…

  in OMG!!ITS HUGE...... Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Wow I finally just had to know what was huge.. And look who I find but my buddy Omshanti! AND I find out that she’s into selling her goodies.. so now my question becomes just were in SoCal are you? I’m seriously thinking I gotta talk my parents into…

  in OMG!!ITS HUGE...... Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Hi again jdk. Your co-worker has a serious health issue. Seasonal, pet or even most food allergies for that matter would NOT cause her to throw up blood, I used to work in a hospital and I’ve never heard of a reaction of that gravity caused by being…

  in Need some non-raw advice. Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Hi jkd I sympathize with you about the shower.. My husband is 6’2” and has countless times hit his head coming out of the shower (we have a low shower with an even lower doorframe). I’m glad to hear to you’re trying to make this apt. work and I hope…

  in Need some non-raw advice. Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Hi SocaL and Zoe.. Thanks for your messages.. SocaL I know what you’re saying is right cause I’ve seen plenty of people (mostly those I was learning raw from) who were like that.. if they weren’t eating salads they were just having green smoothies..…

  in Hello from Kurdistan, N.IRAQ Comment by KurdishMom0607
• It’s me again.. thanks for the info kandace.. I looked at just the blender recipes now I’m just having trouble finding one to try first.. lol.. deasmiles I know how you feel comming from the US to Iraq is a whole new world for me, and I’m finding th…

  in Hello from Kurdistan, N.IRAQ Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Hi again leafekat and kandace.. Thanks for the encouragement.. My trip back to raw (which sometimes feels like a Mnt. Everest climb rather than a trip) is quite important to me.. Not just for my well being but my daughter’s (due 10-14-07) and my hus…

  in Hello from Kurdistan, N.IRAQ Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Wow I never thought at all about detoxing.. I’m 6 and a half months pregnant and am trying to go raw now so that I’ll be completely raw when the baby’s born.. I don’t eat the SAD diet anymore (maybe cause I live in Kurdistan N.Iraq and not the US) b…

  in Breastfeeding and thinking of going raw Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Before raw: I weighed somewhere around 400lbs. I couldn’t walk more than 5 feet by myself without crazy severe back spasms so I used a wheelchair. That alone is a difficult life (being so huge trying to find a chair that fits you AND one that you ca…

  in Has anyone healed an ailment with raw food? Comment by KurdishMom0607
• I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s been having a problem with the published/unpublished recipes in my profile.. I finished one and marked it as publish and it hasn’t showed up in the new recipes section on the homepage, not that it’s a big deal jus…

  in Saved Recipes in my profile Comment by KurdishMom0607
• Hi there from beautiful (and cold right now) Soran, Kurdistan, North Iraq! I moved here in 2006 from Sacramento, CA. which is like moving to Jupiter if you ask me… It’s a completely different world here, there are NO health food stores! NONE! I don’…

  in Where do you live? Comment by KurdishMom0607
• WOW soooooo tempting… I’ll be emailing you soon..:))

  in what's your favorite exotic fruit? Comment by KurdishMom0607