Re: Todays' use of the Vitamix

[Guest guest]

Hey, that looks interesting! (I'd personally lose the stevia, but that's just me.) Sounds a lot better than Vitamix's Alfredo sauce...the one that uses CREAM CHEESE. ~~

Todays' use of the Vitamix

I think it would awfully nice for folks to share recipes…HOW (like making the butter) one makes the things they do in the Vitamix. I made this Alfredo Sauce for a raw class I taught. Today I made an alfredo bacon sauce/dip with it, poured it over broccoli, chicken and basmati rice. I still have some plain alfredo sauce left in the freezer I’ll use for another option.

Alfredo Sauce

1 1/4 cup cashews (pre-soaked overnight)

3/4 cup water

1/4-1/3 cup lemon juice

1 teaspoon himalayan salt

1 clove garlic

1 drop stevia

Blend (only in a blender, food processor doesn’t break down the cashews well enough) all ingredients the blender until smooth and creamy.

Toss with zucchini or kelp noodles.

Heathy, Sweetly raw.com

this was my smoothie this AM with these changes.

I had every green in the house except spinach and kale! So I used red chard and turnip greens.

I used one dried apricot slice and 2 medjool dates.

I used blueberries, almond milk and 12 ice cubes. I added a sprinkling of bee pollen, a tsp each of maca and lucuma and a scant tsp of cacao.

It’s very good and very filling.

Double Green Smoothie

Serves 2

Try this surprise smoothie for an on-the-go breakfast that's packed with the nutrients of hearty greens but tastes like a perfect blend of fruit.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups unsweetened non-dairy beverage, such as almond, rice or soy

2 dried apricots or 4 pitted dates

1 banana

1 cup chopped kale leaves

1 cup spinach leaves

1/2 cup fresh or frozen berries

Method

Combine non-dairy beverage, apricots, banana, kale, spinach and berries in a blender and blend until smooth.

Nutrition

Per serving: 160 calories (30 from fat), 3.5g total fat, 0g saturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 115mg sodium, 30g total carbohydrate (4g dietary fiber, 10g sugar), 8g protein

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2879

[Guest guest]

Marsha, I think that's a great idea. I do love seeing everyone's posts (thanks, everyone!) on how you all use your Vitamixes on a daily basis, what y'all make, etc.I just made myself a smoothie with a 1/2 banana, a couple of pineapple rings, about a 1/3 cup of blueberries, a handful of spinach, and a 1/4 inch slice (or bigger) of ginger (unpeeled). Oh, and about 3-4 drops of mandarin-orange flavored stevia. The banana, blueberries, and spinach were all frozen, so I didn't need to add any ice (I did add about a 1/4 cup water). I don't like ice in my smoothies. I am finding that I LOVE fresh ginger in my smoothies! Can't seem to make one without a slice of ginger anymore, lol!A couple of days ago I made my fajita marinade in the Vitamix. I have no clue what the measurements were - I go by feel. I used the juice from about 3 limes, maybe about 2-3 tablespoons of soy sauce, several shakes of Worchestchire (sheesh, I never spell that correctly) sauce, a few shakes of tobasco sauce, several cloves of garlic, about a quarter cup (maybe more, maybe less?) of olive oil, and a good handful of cilantro. Didn't even have to mess with chopping up the cilantro - yay!! Threw it all in the Vitamix, it emulsified into this beautiful concoction, and was a superb marinade. SO MUCH easier than it used to be to mix it up. I'm a happy momma! :)FrannyOn Jan 11, 2011, at 3:00 PM, Marsha wrote:

I think it would awfully nice for folks to

share recipes…HOW (like making the butter) one makes the things they do

in the Vitamix. I made this Alfredo Sauce for a raw class I taught.

Today I made an alfredo bacon sauce/dip with it, poured it over broccoli,

chicken and basmati rice. I still have some plain alfredo sauce

left in the freezer I’ll use for another option. Alfredo Sauce 1 1/4 cup cashews (pre-soaked overnight)3/4 cup water1/4-1/3 cup lemon juice1 teaspoon himalayan salt1 clove garlic1 drop stevia Blend (only in a blender, food processor

doesn’t break down the cashews well enough) all ingredients the

blender until smooth and creamy.Toss with zucchini or kelp noodles.

Heathy,

Sweetly raw.com

this was my smoothie this AM with these

changes. I had every green in the house except

spinach and kale! So I used red chard and turnip

greens. I used one dried apricot slice and 2

medjool dates. I used blueberries, almond milk and 12 ice

cubes. I added a sprinkling of bee pollen, a tsp each of maca and

lucuma and a scant tsp of cacao. It’s very good and very filling. Double Green Smoothie Serves 2Try this surprise smoothie for an on-the-go

breakfast that's packed with the nutrients of hearty greens but tastes like a

perfect blend of fruit.Ingredients1 1/2 cups unsweetened non-dairy beverage,

such as almond, rice or soy 2 dried apricots or 4 pitted dates 1 banana 1 cup chopped kale leaves 1 cup spinach leaves 1/2 cup fresh or frozen berriesMethodCombine non-dairy beverage, apricots,

banana, kale, spinach and berries in a blender and blend until smooth.Nutrition Per serving: 160 calories (30 from fat),

3.5g total fat, 0g saturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 115mg sodium, 30g total

carbohydrate (4g dietary fiber, 10g sugar), 8g proteinhttp://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2879

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[Guest guest]

The Alfredo sounds great; I'd love to see more raw foods recipes besides

smoothies. (Plus, unlike alot of raw foods recipes that I've seen, you soak your

nuts overnight.) thanks! Joyce

>

> Hey, that looks interesting! (I'd personally lose the stevia, but that's just

me.) Sounds a lot better than Vitamix's Alfredo sauce...the one that uses CREAM

CHEESE. ~~

>

>

>

>

> Todays' use of the Vitamix

>

>  

> I think it would awfully nice for folks to share recipes…HOW (like making

the butter) one makes the things they do in the Vitamix.  I made this Alfredo

Sauce for a raw class I taught.  Today I made an alfredo bacon sauce/dip with

it, poured it over broccoli, chicken and basmati rice.   I still have some

plain alfredo sauce left in the freezer I’ll use for another option.

>  

>  

> Alfredo Sauce

>  

> 1 1/4 cup cashews (pre-soaked overnight)

> 3/4 cup water

> 1/4-1/3 cup lemon juice

> 1 teaspoon himalayan salt

> 1 clove garlic

> 1 drop stevia

>  

> Blend (only in a blender, food processor doesn’t break down the cashews

well enough) all ingredients  the blender until smooth and creamy.

> Toss with zucchini or kelp noodles.

>  

> Heathy, Sweetly raw.com

>

>  

>  

> this was my smoothie this AM with these changes. 

>  

> I had every green in the house except spinach and kale!   So I used red

chard and turnip greens.  

> I used one dried apricot slice and 2 medjool dates. 

> I used blueberries, almond milk and 12 ice cubes.  I added a sprinkling of

bee pollen, a tsp each of maca and  lucuma and a scant tsp of cacao. 

> It’s very good and very filling.

>  

>  

> Double Green Smoothie

>  

> Serves 2

> Try this surprise smoothie for an on-the-go breakfast that's packed with the

nutrients of hearty greens but tastes like a perfect blend of fruit.

> Ingredients

> 1 1/2 cups unsweetened non-dairy beverage, such as almond, rice or soy

> 2 dried apricots or 4 pitted dates

> 1 banana

> 1 cup chopped kale leaves

> 1 cup spinach leaves

> 1/2 cup fresh or frozen berries

> Method

> Combine non-dairy beverage, apricots, banana, kale, spinach and berries in a

blender and blend until smooth.

> Nutrition

>  

> Per serving: 160 calories (30 from fat), 3.5g total fat, 0g saturated fat,

0mg cholesterol, 115mg sodium, 30g total carbohydrate (4g dietary fiber, 10g

sugar), 8g protein

> http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2879

>

[Guest guest]

Just be careful you don't over-soak the cashews; set a timer if need be. Too much soaking can lead to bitter, slimy cashews and they're much too expensive to waste.

Todays' use of the Vitamix

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> I think it would awfully nice for folks to share recipes…HOW (like making the butter) one makes the things they do in the Vitamix. I made this Alfredo Sauce for a raw class I taught. Today I made an alfredo bacon sauce/dip with it, poured it over broccoli, chicken and basmati rice.  I still have some plain alfredo sauce left in the freezer I’ll use for another option.

> Â

> Â

> Alfredo Sauce

> Â

> 1 1/4 cup cashews (pre-soaked overnight)

> 3/4 cup water

> 1/4-1/3 cup lemon juice

> 1 teaspoon himalayan salt

> 1 clove garlic

> 1 drop stevia

> Â

> Blend (only in a blender, food processor doesn’t break down the cashews well enough) all ingredients the blender until smooth and creamy.

> Toss with zucchini or kelp noodles.

> Â

> Heathy, Sweetly raw.com

>

> Â

> Â

> this was my smoothie this AM with these changes.Â

> Â

> I had every green in the house except spinach and kale!  So I used red chard and turnip greens. Â

> I used one dried apricot slice and 2 medjool dates.Â

> I used blueberries, almond milk and 12 ice cubes. I added a sprinkling of bee pollen, a tsp each of maca and lucuma and a scant tsp of cacao.Â

> It’s very good and very filling.

> Â

> Â

> Double Green Smoothie

> Â

> Serves 2

> Try this surprise smoothie for an on-the-go breakfast that's packed with the nutrients of hearty greens but tastes like a perfect blend of fruit.

> Ingredients

> 1 1/2 cups unsweetened non-dairy beverage, such as almond, rice or soy

> 2 dried apricots or 4 pitted dates

> 1 banana

> 1 cup chopped kale leaves

> 1 cup spinach leaves

> 1/2 cup fresh or frozen berries

> Method

> Combine non-dairy beverage, apricots, banana, kale, spinach and berries in a blender and blend until smooth.

> Nutrition

> Â

> Per serving: 160 calories (30 from fat), 3.5g total fat, 0g saturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 115mg sodium, 30g total carbohydrate (4g dietary fiber, 10g sugar), 8g protein

> http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2879

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[Guest guest]

I put my cashews into

soak as I was going to bed and first thing in the AM when I got up I rinsed

them and let them sit til I was ready to put them in the blender later that

morning.

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Re: Todays' use of the Vitamix

Just be careful you don't over-soak the

cashews; set a timer if need be. Too much soaking can lead to bitter, slimy

cashews and they're much too expensive to waste.

Todays' use of the Vitamix

>

> Â

> I think it would awfully nice for folks to share recipes…HOW (like

making the butter) one makes the things they do in the Vitamix. I made

this Alfredo Sauce for a raw class I taught. Today I made an alfredo

bacon sauce/dip with it, poured it over broccoli, chicken and basmati

rice.  I still have some plain alfredo sauce left in the freezer

I’ll use for another option.

> Â

> Â

> Alfredo Sauce

> Â

> 1 1/4 cup cashews (pre-soaked overnight)

> 3/4 cup water

> 1/4-1/3 cup lemon juice

> 1 teaspoon himalayan salt

> 1 clove garlic

> 1 drop stevia

> Â

> Blend (only in a blender, food processor doesn’t break down the cashews

well enough) all ingredients the blender until smooth and creamy.

> Toss with zucchini or kelp noodles.

> Â

> Heathy, Sweetly raw.com

>

> Â

> Â

> this was my smoothie this AM with these changes.Â

> Â

> I had every green in the house except spinach and kale!  So I

used red chard and turnip greens. Â

> I used one dried apricot slice and 2 medjool dates.Â

> I used blueberries, almond milk and 12 ice cubes. I added a

sprinkling of bee pollen, a tsp each of maca and lucuma and a scant tsp

of cacao.Â

> It’s very good and very filling.

> Â

> Â

> Double Green Smoothie

> Â

> Serves 2

> Try this surprise smoothie for an on-the-go breakfast that's packed with

the nutrients of hearty greens but tastes like a perfect blend of fruit.

> Ingredients

> 1 1/2 cups unsweetened non-dairy beverage, such as almond, rice or soy

> 2 dried apricots or 4 pitted dates

> 1 banana

> 1 cup chopped kale leaves

> 1 cup spinach leaves

> 1/2 cup fresh or frozen berries

> Method

> Combine non-dairy beverage, apricots, banana, kale, spinach and berries in

a blender and blend until smooth.

> Nutrition

> Â

> Per serving: 160 calories (30 from fat), 3.5g total fat, 0g saturated fat,

0mg cholesterol, 115mg sodium, 30g total carbohydrate (4g dietary fiber, 10g

sugar), 8g protein

> http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2879

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