Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Ninja Blender Review

Ninja Kitchen System 40 oz. Pulse Blender & 3 16 oz. Cups

Ninja Kitchen System with 40-oz processing bowl features quad blade technology which provides uniform cutting and ice-crushing action, features 700W motor, it powers through even your toughest tasks in a matter of seconds. From soups and salads to dinners and desserts, theNinja Kitchen System is prepared to take on all your food processing, blending, and mixing needs. Slice and dice your ingredients in one easy step, and store your leftovers by snapping on the convenient lock-in lid. Even take your own shakes to go, thanks to a set of three 16-oz single serve blending cups. Price, Ninja Kitchen System 40 oz. Pulse Blender & 3 16 oz. Cups currently selling for $80

I LOVE THIS BLENDER!!!
I love that it has the "magic bullet" style cups, so I can make my morning smoothies and take them to go. Blend and drink all in one, so there's only one part to wash.
I also love that one smoothie takes less than 5 minutes to make. The blades are insane and work soooo quickly! I have yet to make anything but smoothies, but I will be sure to let you know how it goes when I do!!


*quoted review from HERE

My "Easy on the tummy" morning smoothie

I have to drink a protein shake each morning to make sure I get all of my nutrients in spite of my very limited diet. Sometimes, though, when my tummy is real angry, I have to tweak the recipe just a bit to be able to keep it down. Here's the recipe!

*FROZEN* 1/2 can peaches in light syrup
1/2 c. skim, soy, or almond milk (plain or vanilla)
1/3 scoop vanilla protein powder (less if it's not as tolerable.)
1/2 tsp. flaxseed oil
a couple ice cubes if you'd like
I also sometimes add a bit of light yogurt, either peach or vanilla

Blend and enjoy!

It's not as interesting as what you can do with a "normal day's" shake, but it's yummy and pretty tolerable.


*not my image

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

What's in green beer?




Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

I'm not even Irish and I just love today. It seems like people are a wee bit happier and just, "go-lucky!" And I'm thinkin with temperatures sitting pretty at 70 degrees today, that sure didn't hurt.

My mom makes the most outstanding corn beef and cabbage stew you have EVER had in your LIFE and she only makes it once a year. (We're big on traditions, like we don't eat chili before Halloween each year.) It's delish and I make myself sick eating so much each year. See, I have to smell it cooking in the slow cooker alllllll day... then by the time it's FINALLY time to eat, I gorge.
So today, my uncle came over and brought some green jello stuff which was also delish. So I am full full full.

Have you ever had green beer? Does it taste different? Is it just green coloring in regular beer?
I could probably google that. (added to my mental to-do list.)

Anyway.
What's this thing about luck?
Luck (n.)
1. The force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events or opportunities.
2. Good fortune; advantage or success, considered as the result of chance.
3. A combination of circumstances and events governed by chance.

Okay... but is it all chance? Is there even such a thing? Religions will say it's divine intervention. Maybe. Some might say its fate. Maybe. But what about when things DON't go your way? If you're UNLUCKY? Are you supposed to just sit back and bitch about it because, it's just the card you're dealt? Maybe that's worked for you, but for me? Not so much. I end up just cursing fate and feeling sorry for myself, which accomplishes a lot. psych. I say from here on out we make our own luck. Do our own things, and accept our own outcomes. Because you have to save yourself here. Take advantage of every day you've been given and stop waiting for someone or something or some entity to change it for you.

"I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage
of it. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on."
Samuel Goldwyn

"I've found that luck is quite predictable.
If you want more luck, take more chances.
Be more active. Show up more often."
-Brian Tracy

xxoo