got milk?

Not your typical Love Day gift...

the Ninja 1000...

with my guys

it's all about the name...

and the power.

Well...

we got the power.

Whole Foods Kitchen

had Heather Bruggeman

whipping up

Pina Colada...Berrie Blast...and Green

Smoothies.

Not to mention a tutorial on

making your own

Almond Milk.

We'll get right to that...

but first the kids were

begging for malts.

We had been without a blender

for a long time.

How could I refuse?

We had to break it in...after all.

Oh, and yes...we do have the power.

This beast gets the job done

lickity-split!

Moving toward healthy

I turned to my handy-dandy

super organized

 (so unlike me, but I am loving it)

WFK 3-Ring Binder.

For step-by-step instructions.

Soaked those almonds overnight.

Couldn't wait to get started

in the a.m.

Showed those almonds who was boss.

The Ninja 1000 pulverized them.

Good work, Ninja!

Poured the whole shebang

into a cheese cloth lined bowl...

With very clean hands...

gathered it up

and squeezed out every

last drop.

Poured it into a canning jar

and now when the mood strikes...

I can have a malt or smoothie

with Almond Milk.

But wait!

What about the almond meal left behind?

Something new I learned...

it can be used as a base for many recipes.

Mine?

Flour-less Orange Cake

found at

allrecipes.com

The family really liked the

moist consistency.

A real winner that comes highly

recommended...

by me.

There was one mistake...

it makes 2-10" round cakes

rather than one.

More cake...

what a wonderful problem to have!