Hello Gorgeous !

I really hope that this mail finds you smiling. I'm smiling. Despite going through a very challenging time in my personal life, I am in fact smiling a lot! You can read exactly what I mean in my recent blog post "5 Essential Tools for Major Life Change" here >>

If you do read it, you will perhaps understand and forgive me for not sending out so many updates this year. But here I am now, and I hope that you will enjoy this issue. It's packed with lots of juicy things for you:

• New Coaching Service

• Raw in the UK

• Energy Breakfast Talk, Stockholm

• High Energy for Woman Entrepreneurs Workshop, London

• Recipe: The busy girl's high-raw pizza

So do read on. Enjoy and have a delicious weekend!

Love and creamy avocados

Johanna xx

Coaching

Since completing a Diploma in Vegetarian and Vegan Nutrition in May, I have launched my coaching services and am currently working with a fabulous girl; we are both enjoying seeing her progress as she kicks her sugar addiction and loses weight. I will be able to take on one more client from September so do get in touch (hello@miss-best.com) if you are interested in getting inspiration, help and support in boosting your energy and improving your health.

Raw in the UK

I am currently enjoying spending some time with family and friends in the UK. I particularly enjoyed visiting some great raw food eateries in London including the classy Saf and the very yummy inSpiral Lounge in Camden. InSpiral serve a brilliant raw food breakfast as well as a 'baked not fried' veggie/vegan breakfast. I had the pleasure of going there with a beautiful friend of mine, and we did our very best to sample as much of the raw menu as we could...just for research purposes of course. I especially enjoyed the amazing raw pancakes stuffed with banana and raw chocolate sauce with a scoop of raw double chocolate ice cream. Needless to say, I do intend on paying this place another visit before I return home!

Energy Breakfast Talk

Talking of breakfast (which happens to be my favorite meal of the day, by the way - I eat at least 3 of them before lunch!), when I get back to Stockholm I look forward to holding an Energy Breakfast Talk at a leading Asset Manager. I am very excited about this as I know how hard these finance folks work, so I am very happy to give them some help with boosting their energy.

High Energy for Woman Entrepreneurs Workshop, London

If you would also like to kick-start your energy, but don't live in Stockholm, then you will not want to miss this fabulous workshop that I am holding in London together with the gorgeous Rosanna Gordon and Blanka Priddle. The content is completely suitable for other professional women, so don't worry if you don't run your own business, you will be most definitely welcome!

Join us in London on Sunday 27th November for an invigorating, inspiring day of yoga and raw food to boost your energy levels and spark your excitement about taking your business, and life, to a whole new level! 

On this one day workshop you will be treated to energizing yoga, practical tips on how to avoid the things that rob you of your energy while easily incorporating more of the energy giving things into your life, plus an inspiring talk on raw food and some help with setting your goals. Throughout the day, you will be served stunningly delicious and energizing raw food, smoothies and raw dessert. And if this isn't sexy enough, you will be joined by a good few other inspiring ladies with whom you can network.

 Read more and invest in your beautiful self and your business here >>

 Early Bird special. Book your ticket before 7^th August and secure your place for just £95 (a saving of a rather yummy £40 on the regular price of £135!)

Why not make a weekend of it and visit the yummy restaurants I mentioned above?

Recipe: The busy girl's high-raw pizza

While I do have a dehydrator and have made many a yummy thing in there, I have to admit that recently I have not wanted to spend much time in the kitchen, and so haven't used it much of late. This is especially true now that I am spending a month in the UK staying with family and friends.

This week, my gorgeous sister made a delicious home-made, organic, dairy-free pizza for herself and her husband (tip: instead of dairy cheese try adding slices of avocado to your pizza after you take it out of the oven, or drizzle it with a god olive oil and some sea salt!). I was more than happy to try a little slice, but since I am feeling so good from keeping to energizing raw food I whipped up a delicious raw version instead.

This recipe is great if you don't have a dehydrator or the time to make your own base. I am really grateful that we can now find convenience raw food on webshops and in well stocked health food stores!

Ingredients:

• Raw crackers (the are some yummy Italian style ones available here >>)

• Dairy-free red pesto (look in health food stores, or the 'free-from' section in supermarkets) (Note: this wont be raw...if you want to be 100% raw you can make your own)

• a selection of sliced veggies such as tomato, red onion, mushrooms (I like to to marinate my 'shrooms first in a little tamari, lemon juice and olive oil), courgettes (zucchini) and bell peppers

• Slices of avocado (optional but yummy)

• A few olives

• A splash of olive oil

• Herb salt and black pepper

• A few fresh basil leaves if you have some!

Simply spread a little pesto on the raw crackers and top with the avocado and veggies. Finish with a little drizzle of oil and some herb salt and pepper, olives and basil (if using). Serve with a big green salad.

Feel free to add other yummy toppings such as sundried tomatoes and chili pepper!