Tuesday, January 22, 2013

I use lemon in a lot of my recipes, sorbert, smoothies, soup, juice, here's why...

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Tortilla Soup

Tortilla Soup
1 carrot
1 celery stick
1 tomato
1 clove garlic
1 bouillon cube
1 thin slice lemon
1/4 cup cilantro 
1/2 teaspoon of your favorite taco seasoning 
Small piece of cheese (optional)
3 cups water

  1. Place  carrot, celery, tomato, garlic, and seasonings & water into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
  2. Select Variable 1.
  3. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
  4. Blend for 5-6 minutes or until steam escapes from the vented lid.
  5. If adding optional ingredients, reduce speed to Variable 2.
  6. Remove the lid plug.
  7. Drop in chicken, jalapeƱos, beans, corn, and chips.
  8. Blend for an additional 10 seconds.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

BASIL WALNUT PESTO

I love Pesto and of the many different recipes I've tried this one is my favorite so far, with so much basil in my garden right now I've made quite a few batches of this.

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 medium garlic cloves peeled
2 cups fresh basil leaves
1/4 cup walnuts
salt & pepper

1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in order listed and secure lid.
2. Select Variable 1
3. Press start and slowly increase to Variable 7
4. Blend for 1 minute, using the tamper to press the ingredients into the blades.

Note: Recipe yields enough pesto to coat 1 pound of pasta.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

TOMATO STRAWBERRY FREEZE


2 Roma Tomatoes
1/4 cup soy, rice, almond or coconut milk
1/3 cup sugar (or other sweetner of your choice, dates, agave, stevia)
1 pound frozen unsweetened strawberries


Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.
Select variable 1
Turn machine on & quickly increase speed to Variable 10 then high
Use tamper to press ingredients into the blades.
In about 30-60 seconds, the sound of the motor will change and four mounds should form.
Stop machine. Do not over mix or melting will occur. Serve immediately.
Enjoy!