Simply Raw 2015 Calendar Calendar – Wall Calendar, July 23, 2014

gorgeous photography, environmentally sound design & production, global holidays to remind us of what's going on in the world, good sized date squares to write stuff + healthy recipes to boot?? indeed indeed!

Nice photos, blah recipes.

clear, concise, raw, informative....all that I want in a calendar - photography is amazing!

After receiving a review copy of this calendar from the publisher, my honest review is as follows: Gorgeous photography meets mouth-watering, fresh and healthy recipe ideas in this new amazing calendar. "Simply Raw," is the 2015 calendar by the environmentally conscience publisher, Amber Lotus. It boasts sumptuous, almost gravity-defying photography of vegetables you didn't even know you could love by Lynn Karlin. And if you are like me, interested in the raw food movement but unsure about how to proceed, Matthew Kenney provides unique and delicious recipe ideas, as well. As a calendar, it has the proverbial list of holidays, moon phases and religious observances, but it takes its role further by combining the natural beauty of earth's vegetables and capturing them in portraits so rich with color the images seem like still-life paintings. Printed on recycled materials as part of the continued commitment to environmental stewardship, "Simply Raw" is more than just another food calendar. Anyone would be proud to show it off in their kitchen as a worthwhile addition to their culinary pursuits.

Simply RawFoodies Unite! I just got my sample copy of 2015 Simply Raw calendar to review. The Raw Food movement has grown up from its peanut butter and celery beginnings. Our access to a diversity of fruits and vegetables has broadened the palette of raw foodies to include epicures like Chef Matthew Kenney. His recipes, which are included on each calendar page, are adventurous and full of flavor. Each recipe connects with fruit, vegetable or fungi featured in Lynn Karlin's sumptuous photos.It is the photography that really draws you in. The lighting is soft, not overly dramatic. The plants are placed on a pedestal of some kind but the focus is on form. The curl of the cabbage leaf, the twist of the radish root, the feral mat of garlic bulbs … All pose demurely for Karlin.Even those of us who prefer in the power of the skillet over the blender will adore Simply Raw. It celebrates food in its earliest form – naked, fresh from the garden – raw.

Delicous! As I turn the pages, every month of the Simply Raw calendar is stunning in its simplicity. Truly a meditation on food. And, beautiful food at that! Purusing my review copy, the raddicchio, garlic scapes, scarlet beans, eggplant make me want to run off to the farmer’s market! Which is why it’s awseome that each month includes a recipe (or several). So I am very happy that it’s printed on nice, heavy-weight paper with clear and vibrant printing - better than most art books. And, the calendar grid is large enough that I can actually use it. I like plenty of room to write down birthdays and appointments. I also am giving it as a gift to a foodie friend...

I love meat, but I certainly wouldn't want a calendar of raw sirloin and ground beef hanging on my wall! When I got my review copy of the Simply Raw calendar, I thought I'd feel the same way, figuring I'd give it to my sister-in-law, the veggie queen. But the beautiful photography, simple recipes, and super high quality of the printing made me change my mind. Who knew a bunch of beets would make such a compelling image? I anticipate getting twice the use of out of this calendar - I'll hang it for a year, and then probably frame a few of the pictures... maybe even give one to my sister-in-law.

I don't follow a raw food diet, but I do love fresh vegetables from my garden or the farmer's market and really like this calendar. The photographer has created Vermeer-like light to catch the beauty of each month's subject. Alongside the photos are delicious yet simple recipes to highlight the month's flavors. A few recipes feature items I may have to seek out at the grocery store, but most ingredients are ones I have on hand or can pick up easily. I received this calendar for free, but would gladly purchase for myself or give as a gift. I look forward to trying the seasonal recipes throughout the year!

Beautiful photos and altogether a classy calendar.