Two nights ago I went to a friend's house for dinner. She was gracious enough to welcome me in to her home and let me hang out with her and her kids for a few hours. Little did I know I'd actually be going home with a little 'present' :D In the conversation leading up to dinner, somehow the topic of juicing came up. At some point, the topic of a food processor also came up... Now see, the situation is that I've been contemplating, seriously contemplating buying a juicer for some time now but couldn't quite swing the cost unless I knew for a fact I'd use it... a lot. In preparing the delicious dinner we were about to eat, my friend mentioned that she had been thinking that she'd love to have a food processor and it would make her life so much easier. Now, it just so happens I have a food processor that's been sitting in the box it came in, unopened, for a year now... and she just happened to have a juicer that she had barely used sitting on top of her fridge right then and there. So, what do you think we did?? We struck a trade!!! Oh I was so excited to get home and try my hand at juicing, that I even stopped at the 'local' health food store on my way home to stock up on some yummies. Unfortunately by the time I got home I was so tired and cold (strange cold spell her in the EP area) that I just set the juicer on the counter and my spoils in the fridge and headed to bed.
Fast forward to the next afternoon and so begins my fun!! I had never really juiced before so I watched the intro video online and got some good tips. Then I went to town! I have a box of those little oranges, otherwise known as Cuties, so I peeled a bunch of them and started popping them in the juicer. Let me tell you, the product was pure heaven. Absolutely delicious, fresh orange juice!
Now, as if that wasn't good enough... I decided to branch out a bit. I knew, deep down, the spinach is really healthy and the main ingredient in most juicing concoctions because it is barely detectable. So, in went some spinach, as well as a few blackberries and some more oranges. And tah-dah! delicious!
For my third, and final attempt of the night I decided to get a little more daring and upgraded the green goodness to kale. Now, kale has not been my friend in the past so I was quite apprehensive, but I did it anyways. After the kale I added a peeled kiwi and a few more peeled Cuties :) The first few sips through the straw were not so good... but it really grew on me and by the time I finished the glass I kind of wished I had more! :) It turned out to be quite yummy!
Now that I had some more experience under my belt (and hopefully that belt will start getting smaller....) I plan on branching out a little more. In the morning I'll make another creation and this time add some carrots. We'll see how it goes! :) Cheers!!
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