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We all need to work together to reduce our footprint on this earth and that includes using up every bit of our foods and produce that we can (or composting and recycling what we can’t). When using up the often overlooked Carrot Tops is this …
There are a ton of different types of Eggplant! When this Asian Eggplant first showed up in our CSA share last year, I was a bit confused as to what to do with it (stir-fry always works – but we had just done that). A …
Ever since getting our Vitamix I have been making smoothies at least every week. One of the reasons we went with such an amazing blender is I wanted to be able to do some “Juicing” without purchasing (and then having to clean) a Juicer!
While making your own juice at home (with a juicer) is super healthy for you and there are so many vitamins you are getting from that fresh juice, you are missing out on some things as well. When juicing, you lose all of the pulp and fibers in the fruits and vegetables. By processing your whole produce you do end up with a slightly thicker juice (which you can always strain), but you are also getting 100% of the nutrition that the fruit holds!
