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| Blending made smoother!! |
We did it! Bought ourselves a health insurance policy - a Breville Boss Blender! Yay! I am in awe of all it can do! Nutbutters, smoothies, green smoothies, mill flour, frozen desserts - and more! I have always wanted to make green smoothies and our food processor just does not do the job, at all! All itty-bitty! It makes smoothies, but a bit roughly!! But then, it was never meant for that!
I always thought I would eventually succumb and buy a smoothie maker, even went to an in-home demo of a Thermomix - what a machine! It did all, including washing itself and cooking the food! But at NZ$2 500.00, I could definitely not justify buying one! Hell, that would be half the deposit on a mortgage of a modest home!!
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| From this......... |
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| To this, in seconds! |
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| Best basis for any smoothie: 1 or 2 bananas, very ripe, for max flavour and texture. |
We checked out models on the net, compared performance tests, prices, functionality........... simply, to totally confuse myself! Then we decided to head on into the Big Smoke to see what a Boxing Day sale was all about! After sitting in traffic for half an hour longer than necessary (accident en route) we were amazed at the shopping frenzy! I checked out the blenders - and then I saw him! The Boss! And I knew it was love at first sight! At $100 discounted, the price was less than half of the Thermomix, still pricey but I knew it was the one for me!
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| Banana, frozen peaches, vanilla and gooseberry blend. |
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| So, so smooth. A real smoothie! |
A little coy smile, a wave of side hair tendrils and my husband was convinced. We brought the Boss home and it took 2 days before I could bear even opening the box! My first attempt at a green smoothie was less than mind-blowing, but as I was limited to ingredients found on hand, it was not bad. The taste test of a green smoothie is all about texture! My processor would whisk away at a 1/4 of the speed of the Boss, and leave you with unblended, stringy green gunk, totally unappetising and unconvincing to say the least! Albeit a bit green-tasting, my Boss-made-green-smoothie had the smoothest texture and I know I can improve on flavour as I get more green-savvy!
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| First attempt, using ingredients on hand..... |
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Apple with skin, cucumber, silver beet, kale, celery, carrot, lime,
blueberries, stevia and coconut water. |
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May not look inspiring, but a powerhouse of nutrition
at a quick touch of a button! |
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| Looks like a mug of spirulina but tastes a lot better! |
The Boss is the health insurance we have bought into and is the powerhouse of nutrients that we will be consuming, hopefully at least 2-3 times a week, full of chlorophyl, Vitamins A,C and K, potassium, magnesium, manganese and iron!
The garden is bursting with fruit; nectarines and berries: strawberries, black currants and blueberries. All great for eating fresh, or in a smoothie. Yum!
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| Soaking calendula flowers in coconut oil for balm |
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| Strawberry cage, netted against marauding birds. |
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| A typical berry harvest every 2 days. Great for smoothie making! |
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| First harvest of nectarines comes in! |
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To die for; fresh, succulent sweet nectarines! Taste sunshine!
After bouts of blending, it's out into the garden, weeding, mulching, planting, sowing, watering, picking or just watching! I LOVE summer!
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| Phewf! After all that blending, I need a holiday. |
Shanti stands guard over the emerging seedlings, watches them grow! She looks exhausted from the hard work!
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| Guess Shanti thinks she needs a break too! |
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