12th smoothie

I did not like this smoothie, but my family did.  We all drank it together and patted ourselves on the back for being so healthy.

The recipe is very sour.  Yucky, to me.  I added sugar and a banana to the original recipe just to make it nicer, but I still didn't like it.

1 cucumber, 2 kiwis, 1 medjool date that has soaked, 2 kale leaves, coconut water, and ice.  Blend, taste, sour!  Add 1 Tbl sugar, blend, taste, still sour!  Add 1 banana, blend, taste, ok.

11th smoothie

Eleven represents a gateway to a new place.  Today I have finally resolved to keeping the Vitamix blender and just accept the expense of it.  Its new and it was a good value for the money.

It was built in Ohio on July 14, 2014.  So maybe we will celebrate it's birthday next year.

There are ways I could have purchased a used Vitamix for less money.  There are other blenders for less money, that would offer a good result.  The 3 blenders that I think could compete are the Waring mx1000, Oster Versa 1400-watt, or the Omega bl630. All are commercial blenders; all are louder than mine.

The reason I prefer Vitamix is that its made in America, Vitamix has spectacularly good customer service, to back up the very good warranty, its quieter than most high power blenders, and I suspect its partly magic in the way it blends food into a superior texture, color, and flavor. 

Id like to add that I've never purchased commercial-grade appliances before.  But I've gone through a lot of blenders, and learned they are one of the hardest appliances to design because they have to simultaneously pull ingredients down into the blades and then push the mixture back up to keep it all stirring around.

Now that I'm resolved to keep the new one, I can relax and enjoy it.  First smoothies made with the new blender. . .

Another unsuccessful orange frothy copycat.  1/2 c frozen orange concentrate, 1/2 c milk, 1/2 c. water, 1/4 c. powdered sugar, 1/2 c ice.  Too bitter and not creamy enough, very frothy though --> but separated within a few minutes. Fail!

Then made banana, 1/2 can of pineapple, coconut milk and ice smoothie.  Perfect!!

10th smoothie

Another failed attempt to make an orange frothy to copy the franchise version.

Used 1 orange, 2 Tbl frozen orange concentrate, 1/3 pkt of orange smoothie mix, 1 Tbl vanilla, 1-1/2 c milk, 1-1/2 c ice.  It was an ok frothy texture, but the flavor was off, too bitter.

Freedom.  When First Boyfriend left me I was heartbroken of course, because I loved him so deeply, and felt that he betrayed my trust in him, and felt abandoned and unprotected in a wild world where couples partner up to protect and care for each other, but a woman alone is more vulnerable.  I felt truly abandoned and did in fact, suffer injury at the hands of unscrupulous men, simply because I remained single and unmarried for such a long time.

It was a genuine damage in many ways when First Love left me. 

Then I invited him back in my life a second time, rearranged everything I could to accomodate him but it was not enough to entice him to come back.  He sort of abandoned me a second time.

So what did I lose overall?  Apparently I lost someone who was not devoted to me.  Someone who didn't mind exposing me to the wilds of the world, someone who neither wanted to care for me nor trusted me enough to be cared for by me.

So I am now well and truly free to find someone who is better for me than I chose for myself.

Dear god, please bring a man in my life who is more loving and devoted to me than I can imagine for myself. A man who is free to give himself to me, and will trust himself to my care as well.  Thank you for making me the person he will trust, and I him, and we will be good for each other.  Thank you.

9th smoothie

Not a smoothie today, just a . . . . frothy?  Trying to copy that orange frothy chain,   this was the first and unsuccessful recipe.

1 orange, 1 banana, 1/2 can of orange soda, 1 Tbl orange juice concentrate,  1 Tbl orange smoothie powder, 1 tsp vanilla and ice.

The orange soda gave it a weird taste.

Will try a hopefully better recipe tomorrow. This did not have the nice smooth, frothy texture it should have either.

p.s.  QVC Vitamix arrived today, cost almost the same for new blender with 7-year warranty as a re-furbished blender with 5-year warranty.  So I couldn't resist, it was a very good deal.  I'll return the refurbished blender now.

8th smoothie

Wow!  Starting week 2 of the smoothie challenge!   Lots of smoothies today.

First I finished the still completely homogenous leftover green smoothie from last night.

Second, made a cola slushie because I was given a free cola, and I love cola slushies; cola and ice.

Third, had a request for a pineapple, carrot and orange smoothie made of 1 orange, 1/2 can pineapple, 1 carrot, orange juice, lemonade, and ice.

What about something even more healthy?  hmmm Maybe not today.

Told Nicest Boyfriend I've Ever Had the blender story today; bought refurbished blender with 5-year warranty from Vitamix directly, then QVC had almost same price for new blender with 7-year warranty, so I bought that and will return the refurbished blender.  He said "Oh I'm glad. I was worried about you not having a blender."  He was sincere.  I laughed, "You can't feel bad about me not having a $500 blender; that's like feeling bad I don't have a Ferrari."  "It's a little different." he objected.

7th smoothie

A soda manufacturer has a "ShareaSoda" campaign going with different words printed on the cans, such as buddy, friend, soulmate.

It made me start thinking who I'd give the different cans to, and realized I'd give several soulmates out to my family members.  

I remembered how First Boyfriend tried to convince me there is no such thing as one true love.  Not just one person meant for another.  That idea was a fairytale, he said.  Well he should know since he's on his fourth or fifth marriage.

But I wondered maybe he's right, maybe there is no such thing as one true love, maybe there are many true loves, and the number is based on your own ability to love.  I don't mean polyamory.  I don't mean successive marriages and divorces.  I mean true love is possible and sex does not have to be involved either.   I just mean maybe I can love deeply more than once.

Todays smoothie is a late night concoction of 4 kiwis, 1 cucumber, 1 kale leaf, 1 banana, coconut milk and ice.  It's tart, that's why we added the banana, but it's good.

6th smoothie

Big smoothie day!

Made an enormous banana, pineapple, coconut milk, ice and kale smoothie today.

Watched QVC, and saw todays special value for a new vitamix with 7-year warranty is almost the same price as my refurbished vitamix with 5-year warranty.