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.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Split Pea Soup


  • 2 cups dried split peas
  • 1 quart cold water
  • 1 quart chicken stock
  • 1 1/2 pounds ham hock
  • 2 onions, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 5 stalks celery, chopped
  • 5carrots, chopped
  • 2 potatoes, diced


Directions

  1. Add first three ingredients to crock-pot and soak overnight. 
  2. Once peas are soaked, add to crock-pot: ham bone, onion, salt, and pepper. Cover, cook on high for 3 hours. 
  3. Add celery, carrots and potatoes. Cook on low for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender. Remove ham hock & set aside.
  4. Remove half of soup to the Blendtec blender. Blend on MULTI-USE setting for full time. Add back to crock-pot. Remove ham from ham hock and add to soup.
  5. Serve with biscuits. 

Adapted from All Recipes