Re: What is your *ABSOLUTE* favourite...

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That would be my morning smoothie:

spinach (or kale)

carrots

a date or two for sweetness

hemp powder

amazing grass

maca

a chunk of ginger

an egg

coconut milk

coconut oil

frozen banana

some kind of dark fruit like blueberries

chia gel

ice

Pretty hefty, but I have it around seven and

don't have lunch (I teach school) till around 1,

so it's gotta be a big hunkin smoothie that can

take me through a very long morning.

gotta try yours...sounds yummy!!!!

On 8/23/2010 5:14:33 PM, ~Carla~ (cpeicheff@...) wrote:

> Creation that you make in your Vitamix over and over again??

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c[_] Cat

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Yours sounds awesome too! I use spinach & kale every morning.. never thought about putting dates in my smoothie though!! Gonna have to try this one out!

I love my "hefty" smoothies too!!

Do you use a raw egg??? Doesn't taste gross or slimy? *blush*

Re: What is your *ABSOLUTE* favourite...

That would be my morning smoothie:spinach (or kale)carrotsa date or two for sweetnesshemp powderamazing grassmacaa chunk of gingeran eggcoconut milkcoconut oilfrozen bananasome kind of dark fruit like blueberrieschia gelicePretty hefty, but I have it around seven and don't have lunch (I teach school) till around 1, so it's gotta be a big hunkin smoothie that can take me through a very long morning.gotta try yours...sounds yummy!!!!On 8/23/2010 5:14:33 PM, ~Carla~ (cpeicheff@...) wrote:> Creation that you make in your Vitamix over and over again??...§c[_] Cat

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Okay I just have to know. What is amazing grass?

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From: " cat " <ambicat@...>

Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 7:29 PMyy

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Subject: Re: What is your *ABSOLUTE* favourite...

> That would be my morning smoothie:

> spinach (or kale)

> carrots

> a date or two for sweetness

> hemp powder

> amazing grass

> maca

> a chunk of ginger

> an egg

> coconut milk

> coconut oil

> frozen banana

> some kind of dark fruit like blueberries

> chia gel

> ice

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> Pretty hefty, but I have it around seven and

> don't have lunch (I teach school) till around 1,

> so it's gotta be a big hunkin smoothie that can

> take me through a very long morning.

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> gotta try yours...sounds yummy!!!!

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> On 8/23/2010 5:14:33 PM, ~Carla~ (cpeicheff@...) wrote:

> > Creation that you make in your Vitamix over and over again??

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> c[_] Cat

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[Guest guest]

Achance to google

http://www.amazinggrass.com/

Chuck

Wear a watch and you'll always know what time it is. Wear two watches

and you'll never be sure.

On 8/23/2010 9:20:20 PM, buzz (garnut1947@...) wrote:

> Okay I just have to know. What is amazing grass?

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> From: " cat " <ambicat@...>

> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 7:29 PMyy

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> Subject: Re: What is your *ABSOLUTE* favourite...

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> > That would be my morning smoothie:

> > spinach (or kale)

> > carrots

> > a date or two for sweetness

> > hemp powder

> > amazing grass

> > maca

> > a chunk of ginger

> > an egg

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[Guest guest]

No, the egg isn't gross or slimy, can't even tell

it's in there. I just don't think about it or it might gross me out.

kind of scary with the egg recall thing going on,

but I just use organic free range eggs and hope for the best.

On 8/23/2010 6:32:21 PM, ~Carla~ (cpeicheff@...) wrote:

> Yours sounds awesome too! I use spinach

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c[_] Cat

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My absolute favorite breakfast smoothie is about 2 cups frozen strawberry, peach, and banana chunks, 1 cup orange juice, and 1 container of Chobani Greek yogurt with honey. Sometimes I add spinach, but I usually skip that in the morning. From: ~Carla~ <cpeicheff@...>Subject: What is your *ABSOLUTE* favourite... Date: Monday, August 23, 2010, 5:14 PM

Creation that you make in your Vitamix over and over again??

If everyone could share their #1 recipe, we could have some delicious new things to try out! Yum!

I love making a banana smoothie with the following in it:

1 cup of rice milk

2 frozen bananas (chopped)

2 tbsp Flaxmeal

2 tsp instant coffee

1 tbsp organic honey

1 cup of ice

This is sooo good! I love it to bits! YUM!

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Hello Cat - I do the same thing, buy only range free. Because I have hypoglycemia, I can't eat carbs without a protein source. I like to eat a rice waffle in the AM with my cup of 1/2 coffee, 1/2 Dandy Blend (www.DandyBlend.com) In order to get my protein as quickly and easily as possible to go with my morning indulgence (the rice waffle is the only grain product I eat) I just crack my egg into a small glass, check that the yolk is intact and the egg looks healthy and I slurp it down in one QUICK swallow. I've been doing this for years.

I can REALLY tell the difference in quality when I am able to get eggs from my neighbor who has chickens in her back yard, or the local farmers market.

In a smoothie I can tell a texture difference, but not a taste difference. Hard to describe the texture difference, I can just tell it's there.

Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL321-773-7088 (home)321-961-9219 (cell)www.VitamixLady.comwww..com 13:35 <)))><

Re: What is your *ABSOLUTE* favourite...

No, the egg isn't gross or slimy, can't even tell it's in there. I just don't think about it or it might gross me out.kind of scary with the egg recall thing going on, but I just use organic free range eggs and hope for the best.On 8/23/2010 6:32:21 PM, ~Carla~ (cpeicheff@...) wrote:> Yours sounds awesome too! I use spinach§c[_] Cat

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Hello Carla,

I love this thread and thanks for posting it. I hope that everyone will take the time to reply as it will help to make the list a valuable resource for people who search the archives!

My "ABSOLUTE favorite" is always changing.

Right now I am making a "Saloup" on a regular basis. "Saloup" = Salad + Soup and is kind of like a chunky, cold, gazpacho http://www.google.com/search?hl= & q=gazpacho & sourceid=navclient-ff & rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS177US229 & ie=UTF-8 & aq=0 & oq=gespac

BTW, I LOVE Rene Oswald's cookbook http://www.reneoswald.com/ and she has a LOT of "Saloup" recipes. You don't have to be (or even desire to be) a raw foodist to get a ton of benefit from Rene's cookbook.

Anyhoo - here's what I've been whipping up.

In my HUGE bowl (I love that this recipe has hardly any calories to speak of and I can PIG OUT on it :-) First I wash a head of Romaine Lettuce and lay all of the leaves the same direction and chop the white/crunchier/bottom half of the Romaine leaves into my bowl - then I use sissors to chop them up even more (I like tiny chunks) Next I use my Vidalia Chopper http://www.google.com/search?hl= & q=vidalia+chopper & sourceid=navclient-ff & rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS177US229 & ie=UTF-8 & aq=1 & oq=vidalia+chopper to chop a peeled cucumber and an equal amount of tomato and then I add to the chopped romaine and set the bowl aside.

In the Vitamix, I add:

1/2 of a large or all of a small cucumber (peeled if not organic)

1/2 lemon peeled

1-2 stalks of celery

tomato (hard to gauge the amount... 3-4 small campari or half of a large tomato)

fresh basil leaves to taste (if I can't get fresh, I use Mrs Dash tomato and basil)

salt + 1 tsp of Blend It Up http://www.blenditup.com/store/ (leave out if you don't have) + 1/2 veggie bullion (add more salt if you don't have)

(all of the spices (except the basil) can be eliminated or reduced if you are on a sodium restricted diet)

Greens - either the green tops of the Romaine or Spinach have been what I've used the most, but any greens can be used. How much is up to you. I use either the rest of the head of Romaine Lettuce or 2-3 hand fulls of baby spinach.

I blend this just until it is all liquid, then pour over my chopped ingredients in my bowl.

Often, after I blend the "soup" part, I toss in a small hand full of walnuts and very lightly chop on variable speed #1 for only a few seconds before pouring. Also, if I have avacodo on hand, I like to chop it up with the tomato/cucumber/lettuce mixture in my bowl.

Thanks again Carla - this is a great thread!

Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL321-773-7088 (home)321-961-9219 (cell)www.VitamixLady.comwww..com 13:35 <)))><

What is your *ABSOLUTE* favourite...

Creation that you make in your Vitamix over and over again??

If everyone could share their #1 recipe, we could have some delicious new things to try out! Yum!

I love making a banana smoothie with the following in it:

1 cup of rice milk

2 frozen bananas (chopped)

2 tbsp Flaxmeal

2 tsp instant coffee

1 tbsp organic honey

1 cup of ice

This is sooo good! I love it to bits! YUM!

[Guest guest]

Chuck - I just have to tell you that I steal your tag lines for my FB status - they are awesome!

(I never claim credit though... ;-)

Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL321-773-7088 (home)321-961-9219 (cell)www.VitamixLady.comwww..com 13:35 <)))><

Re: What is your *ABSOLUTE* favourite...

Achance to googlehttp://www.amazinggrass.com/ChuckWear a watch and you'll always know what time it is. Wear two watchesand you'll never be sure.

[Guest guest]

My favorite is pumpkin pie ice cream-super healthy, super yummy!

1 whole roasted pumpkin (or canned, but roasting is fun! I toss mine in my

solar oven whole, fresh from the garden, and let the sun do the work. You could

easily do a whole pumpkin in a slow cooker or regular oven) 1 medium sized

roasted pumpkin should yield about 2 cups of pumpkin flesh.

Splash of fresh raw cream, rice or nut milk.

Dash of pumpkin pie spice.

I cut the whole roasted pumpkin in half, and spoon out the seeds and stringy

bits. I save the seeds for roasting..

Puree the roasted flesh in the Vitamix, adding only enough water/milk to make it

puree into a nice soft texture. Add dash of pumpkin pie spice, or freshly

grated nutmeg.

Pour the puree into ice cube trays and freeze until firm, then transfer to

zipper bags or a storage container (I use mason jars)

When ready to make ice cream, add cubes (couple of cups worth) to the VM

container, and pour in a splash of cream, and a little agave nectar, honey, or

maple syrup to taste. Buzz until the 4 pillows form in the container and enjoy!

We also use the pumpkin puree as a base for smoothies, sauces, etc. Good stuff!

[Guest guest]

This is where I add my plug for Penzeys pumpkin pie spice, which is fantastic and very potent. It's the only blend of its kind that, to my knowledge, contains both nutmeg and mace. Good stuff!

Re: What is your *ABSOLUTE* favourite...

My favorite is pumpkin pie ice cream-super healthy, super yummy!

1 whole roasted pumpkin (or canned, but roasting is fun! I toss mine in my solar oven whole, fresh from the garden, and let the sun do the work. You could easily do a whole pumpkin in a slow cooker or regular oven) 1 medium sized roasted pumpkin should yield about 2 cups of pumpkin flesh.

Splash of fresh raw cream, rice or nut milk.

Dash of pumpkin pie spice.

I cut the whole roasted pumpkin in half, and spoon out the seeds and stringy bits. I save the seeds for roasting..

Puree the roasted flesh in the Vitamix, adding only enough water/milk to make it puree into a nice soft texture. Add dash of pumpkin pie spice, or freshly grated nutmeg.

Pour the puree into ice cube trays and freeze until firm, then transfer to zipper bags or a storage container (I use mason jars)

When ready to make ice cream, add cubes (couple of cups worth) to the VM container, and pour in a splash of cream, and a little agave nectar, honey, or maple syrup to taste. Buzz until the 4 pillows form in the container and enjoy!

We also use the pumpkin puree as a base for smoothies, sauces, etc. Good stuff!

[Guest guest]

Oh shoot - I forgot to mention that I add 1/2 of a red pepper to the liquid (cold soup) part and chop the other half in the salad part.

What is your *ABSOLUTE* favourite...

Creation that you make in your Vitamix over and over again??

If everyone could share their #1 recipe, we could have some delicious new things to try out! Yum!

I love making a banana smoothie with the following in it:

1 cup of rice milk

2 frozen bananas (chopped)

2 tbsp Flaxmeal

2 tsp instant coffee

1 tbsp organic honey

1 cup of ice

This is sooo good! I love it to bits! YUM!

[Guest guest]

Nice! Where does one acquire Penzey's? From: <kareningotham@...>Subject: Re: Re: What is your *ABSOLUTE* favourite... Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 10:41 AM

This is where I add my plug for Penzeys pumpkin pie spice, which is fantastic and very potent. It's the only blend of its kind that, to my knowledge, contains both nutmeg and mace. Good stuff!

Re: What is your *ABSOLUTE* favourite...

My favorite is pumpkin pie ice cream-super healthy, super yummy!

1 whole roasted pumpkin (or canned, but roasting is fun! I toss mine in my solar oven whole, fresh from the garden, and let the sun do the work. You could easily do a whole pumpkin in a slow cooker or regular oven) 1 medium sized roasted pumpkin should yield about 2 cups of pumpkin flesh.

Splash of fresh raw cream, rice or nut milk.

Dash of pumpkin pie spice.

I cut the whole roasted pumpkin in half, and spoon out the seeds and stringy bits. I save the seeds for roasting..

Puree the roasted flesh in the Vitamix, adding only enough water/milk to make it puree into a nice soft texture. Add dash of pumpkin pie spice, or freshly grated nutmeg.

Pour the puree into ice cube trays and freeze until firm, then transfer to zipper bags or a storage container (I use mason jars)

When ready to make ice cream, add cubes (couple of cups worth) to the VM container, and pour in a splash of cream, and a little agave nectar, honey, or maple syrup to taste. Buzz until the 4 pillows form in the container and enjoy!

We also use the pumpkin puree as a base for smoothies, sauces, etc. Good stuff!