What to do with a blender???

[Geonz]

... so I have the blender, I've hooked it up (it's nifty keeno cool)... and Monday is our "member Meeting ride."
Recipes??? What do people do with blenders besides milk shakes, which sound s a litte too complicated...

[uk elephant]

When I had a blender, I used it mostly for smoothies and milk shakes, neither of which are complicated.

Milk shake: a few scoops of ice cream of your choice, a dash of milk and whatever flavoring you like. I prefer vanilla ice cream and fresh strawberries or raspberries or blueberries myself

Smoothie: chopped fresh fruit and a splash of juice. For example: fresh strawberries (or frozen berries) and a spash of orange juice.

[Googlie Wooglie]

I do smoothies too ... tofu, frozen peaches or berries, a bit of mint, a splash of juice to get it going, a very ripe banana if I have one, bee pollen if I've got it ... put it in a go-cup and it's a perfect breakfast!

[Eden]

Chocolate Tofu Pie!!! Easy to make, yummy yummy yummy and much less guilt
1 box of silken tofu
1 bag choco chips
1/3 cup of liquid (soy milk or espresso work equally well)
1/2 tsp vanilla (or use vanilla soy milk)
honey to sweeten if desired - I find between the soy milk and the chocolate its plenty sweet for my tastes to I don't add any.


melt choco chips with liquid in microwave

blend all ingredients in blender until totally mixed and tofu is ultra smooth

pour into a crumb type pie shell if you wish, or into dishes if you don't and chill until set. Tastes best the next day if you can wait. I like (sp?) Ayazumaya tofu as it has very little tofuie aftertaste

[DeniseGoldberg]

... so I have the blender, I've hooked it up (it's nifty keeno cool)...

You're talking about the blender hooked to your xtracycle, right? I'd love to see that in action!

--- Denise

[maillotpois]

One of our favorites:

Frozen bananas (2 - 3)
Peanut butter (1/3 cup)
soy or regular milk
(You can also add oats to this and it makes it a bit more filling)

Another:

Frozen bananas
frozen berries
soy or regular milk

Also:

Frozen juice blend concentrate
rum
tropical fuit juice
ice

[Dianyla]

What's this, four replies and I'm the first one to suggest margaritas and daiquiris?

[maillotpois]

What's this, four replies and I'm the first one to suggest margaritas and daiquiris?

Well, my last one is sort of a daquiri....

[Quillfred]

Sue

You're going to be more popular this summer than the neighborhood ice-cream vender! Follow Dianyla's suggestions and you'll never want for company.

Carole --- running, panting with a pint of Hornitos held high and a bag of clinking ice held low

[ladyfish]

I'll be running right behind Carole with the glasses and the salt!!!

[Geonz]

Yes, this *is* the one on the back of the bicycle ... which means that microwaving first is not an option. (Of course, I could leave somethign in the dashboard of a car while we ride, which could amount to the same thing.) The "in the yard" experiments will include daquiries... and we *have* explored car-free tailgate parties. (If it means I have to endure a football game, though...)

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO

BUT HOW MUCH IS A SPLASH????

[bikerz]

Summer's almost here - what about gazpacho?

Tomatoes, cukes, a bit of onion, a bit of old bread, (maybe a bit of garlic?), olive oil, salt & pepper - as much of if out of someone's garden as possible! And such a great color!

[Geonz]

Oh, it's *almost* warm enough to be thinking that way... going to go to the plant sale and put some maters in this weekend. Just stick the stuff in the blender and whale away? (The weird thing will be not watching the stuff blend... no, I can just adjust my mirror!)
I found this online that looks really, really tempting... and I'm thinking of all those invitational rides where they have three boxes of battered bananas at the end...

1 banana
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
1 medium cup of milk
1 medium cup of crushed ice
Method Chop the banana into four pieces then add to the blender. Then add the chocolate syrup, milk and crushed ice. Blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve.

[bikerz]

Oh, it's *almost* warm enough to be thinking that way... going to go to the plant sale and put some maters in this weekend. Just stick the stuff in the blender and whale away?

I chop things up abit - just to make it blend better - and I usually have to taste along the way - from batch to batch the tomatoes can have such a different flavor.

I also used to have a great recipe for a cantelope gazpacho - I think it was in one the of the Silver Palate cookbooks. Wow, was that ever good - that would be easy to make too, and very refreshing. All you need is a good cantelope, and everything else just supports that flavor - maybe it had mint in it too?

(Who's ready for summer?)

[DirtDiva]

What's this, four replies and I'm the first one to suggest margaritas and daiquiris?

Great minds think alike.