Joel Rendall

I made almond milk by blending a bit of water with a handful of almonds. Then I strained it all using a hemp bag. I put the leftover pulp into the dehydrator to later sprinkle on the ice cream, to add a bit of crunch and texture.

With the Vitamix, I blended together a bit of raw cacao nibs, a few frozen bananas and the almond milk. Then I put that in the freezer. It sort of froze like a skating rink - with the top being hard, and the bottom being softer. So I reblended it later to make the texture consistant.

To add extra sweetness and make it more interesting, I added chopped banana slices, after sprinkling dried almond crumbles from earlier.

This was a success, and was reasonably easy to make. I will get very quick at it, because there are steps I can combine to make the process more efficient.

Freakin’ Delicious.

With the new Vitamix, I have been blending everything in sight, and experiencing the sheer joy of pulverizing a pile of food into nothing more than a pulpy liquid.

Last night I put flax crackers and nut/fruit cookies into the dehydrator that I blended. They turned out great! (Cookies are on the left and crackers are on the right).

The only negative is that since I am basically a compulsive eater, I ate all the crackers and cookies today. I made an avocado dip for the crackers.

I think tomorrow I should consume less fat, since today, it probably added up to about 50% of my calorie intake!

I ordered it less than 48 hours ago, and now it’s in my hot little hands. That’s right, I bought a Vitamix, which is one of the best blenders you can buy.

I was also looking at Blendtec, who is web-famous for blending iPhones and crowbars in their series, “Will it Blend”. But most raw foodists recommended Vitamix. Besides, making iPhone dust is not an important feature I seek anyways.

Since September, I have been abusing my roommate’s poor budget blender. And I am not the least bit sad to be sticking the busted-ass thing into the deepest, darkest corner of our kitchen cabinet.

I was surprised at how large the Vitamix actually is. I feel like I should be opening a restaurant or something, because it feels very industrial. I was inspired to clean and organize our kitchen, so I thought I’d take a picture now, because this is the best it will ever look.

I made a milkshake, and then a cold soup thing with avocado and vegetables. Later, I made some crackers and fruit bars / cookies that are currently in the dehydrator. This is the first time I’ve attempted to make any crackers or fruit bars, so we’ll see how they turn out in the morning.

Thanks to Zander (zandersherman.org) for prompting me to do this test. I learned a bit about myself. Go to http://www.humanmetrics.com to try for yourself.

I find much joy in the impressive, tomato-cutting mastery of my Forever Sharp knife… But today I didn’t appreciate its power quite as much, when I found it on an epic journey to the deepest core of my thumb.

Since going raw vegan almost 2 months ago, I have been eating about what seems like 20 times the amount of fruit and vegies of a normal human. Many a fruit slice, I’d been wondering when my hand-eye coordination would finally fail me. That day was today.

I consulted my on-staff doctor, (Google.com), and found a solution. I mixed together water sea salt (the only salt I had at hand… pun intended), and dabbed. Within a couple minutes, the gushing stopped.

So there’s my tip of the day - if you find yourself with an accidental cut, and don’t want to bleed (nothing against the emo teen population, of course), now you know the best way to make it stop.