Recipes for our new blender

[dgaddis]

The wife has been wanting a new blender for a while. We seem to get a new one every two or three years, and they've all sucked. I don't think we've ever spent more than ~$100 on one. They couldn't break things down small enough, much less truly puree anything, and generally the blades don't ever create a vortex pulling the ingredients down into them. So they'd smash up everything in the bottom of the container, but nothing more than an inch or so off the bottom.

Yesterday I stepped up our blending game and ordered a Vitamix A2300. Reading up on blenders a bit and watching some YouTube videos, it seems the Vitamix are pretty much the best of the best, so I got one of the less expensive models ($400 on Amazon. The red one is $350, but the wife doesn't like red....). It's made in the USA, has a 10yr warranty including normal wear and tear, and the drive components are all metal. Basically I said, okay lets get a nice blender and hopefully it'll be the last blender we ever buy. The wife is super excited. It'll be here tomorrow.

So. What recipes y'all got? Soups, smoothies, nut butters, you name it.

[Too Tall]

Good choice. I've had my Vitamix since 1985.

Let's start simple. A good friend from Ghana taught me this for settling a upset stomach. Also, it is really really refreshing.

Ice, fresh ginger (alot), local honey.

[EDS]

Rasberry lime kafir smoothie:

Recipe :: Raspberry Lime Kefir Smoothie - Stylish Spoon

[dgaddis]

Good choice. I've had my Vitamix since 1985.

That's what I like hearing.

FYI I'm the same age as your blender.

[Too Tall]

That's what I like hearing.

FYI I'm the same age as your blender.

Is that a softball or is that a softball?

HA! Good to hear, I'll check back in 32 years see how you are doing.

[caleb]

This morning my smoothie was:

A grapefruit
A big handful of spinach
A quarter avocado
A piece of ginger the size of my thumb
A cup of orange juice
A cup of almond milk
A couple ice cubes

I think a mix of fruit and green veg does more to get me going in the morning than coffee.

[Too Tall]

Wait for Mr. Musgrave to comment. IIRC his entire crew wakes up with smoothies.