I splurged this week after being completely sold on a product. It will be my birthday and Christmas present and a few other things as well, but I was sold. It is a Blendtec. You can check out some of their viral marketing youtube videos by searching “Will it blend” (they blend things like marbles, an iphone, etc.). It is insane. So far, we have LOVED using it. It makes hot soups, icecream, peanutbutter, juice, smoothies, grinds wheat, etc. The clean up is incredibly simple as well. I am a big fan. It really helps if you are serious about eating a lot of produce, raw food, and “real” food...which we are. This morning (while I stayed in bed sick) Adam made 6 loaves of banana bread, and an amazing creation: “Fall Harvest Vegetarian Risotto”.
Fall Harvest Vegetarian Risotto
1 cup hot water
1 small can tomato paste
6-8 roma tomatoes, diced
3 cloves garlic
1 red onion
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
1 green pepper (whole)
¼ cup chives
2 large carrots (cut into chunks)
¼ cup pepper jack cheese
6-8 cups cooked rice
3 cups black beans (warm)
In a powerful blender, combine everything but the rice and beans. Blend until smooth. Pour over rice and beans in a pot and heat (unless you have a Blendtec, in which case, it will already be hot!). Garnish with chives and grated cheese. Can be served with tortilla chips. (The blended ingredients will be mostly raw). Enjoy!
