Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Overnight Chia Pudding

Like tapioca pudding, but healthy. This is a great breakfast on-the-go.

1 1/4 cups plain almond milk
1/2 tsp. glucomannon powder

Add to blender jar and mix briefly on multi-use setting. Then pour into a glass jar and add:

1/2 Tbs.-1 Tbs. chia seeds
dash of vanilla
dash of stevia powder

Place lid on he jar and shake well. Refrigerate overnight.

(Taken from the Trim Healthy Mama book.)


Thursday, November 1, 2012

Chocolate Shake

2 cups vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup chocolate syrup

Add to blender jar & press Smoothie button.

Chocolate Strawberry Shake

2 cups chocolate ice cream
2/3 cup milk
1 cup strawberries - stems removed

Add to blender jar &  press Smoothie button.

Oreo Milkshake

2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 cup milk
5 Oreo cookies

Add to blender jar in order listed & press Smoothie button.

Mocha Mint Frosty

1 cup vanilla ice cream
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup decaf coffee - chilled
1 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
1/4 tsp. mint extract (optional)

Add to blender jar in order & press the Smoothie button.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Laundry Detergent Recipes


Basic Recipe:

Add to blender jar in this order:

1 cup washing soda
1/2 bar Fels Naptha soap, diced

Set to SPEED 2 and run full cycle. Then repeat. Pour into a large bowl, then add:

2 cup Borax
2 cups baking soda
1 cup Epsom salt
5 drops of each essential oil: lemon, bergamot, & grapefruit

Mix well with a fork.

Use 2 Tbs. of detergent per load.


Baby Detergent:

1 bar baby mild Castile soap
3 cups washing soda
3 cups Borax
2 cups baking soda
1 cup Epsom salt

Set to Multi-Use and run full cycle.

Use 1/4 cup of detergent per load.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Wheat Flour

Add 1 cup whole wheat kernels to blender jar. Push SPEED UP button until it reaches speed 10. Run full cycle twice.