My New Love

Ok Gang.. I have had the magic bullet for two years and have used it ohhhh I would say 1/2 doz times.  I have seriously thought about giving it away or sending it to the goodwill store on many occasions.  Well, my sister turned me on to some new recipes that she has mustard up and oh my gosh....  I'm in love  . My love for coffee.. well, now that I'm not working my part time job and my day job has cut out just about all OT, I have way too much time on my hands and no money for splurging at my favorite coffee joints.. Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts.. So this is a cheap way to get my fix. Tonight I whipped up the following.... these were all "eyeballed" not measured.  Oh man, don't tell my nutritionist I eyeballed it instead of measuring!  1 scoop of Van Whey protein mix 1tbsp of instant coffee 1/2 tsp of coco 1cup of skim milk fill the rest of your cup up w/ ice zip, zip, zip a couple times thru the bullet and yummm, yummm good. She has so many different things she shared with me and I can't wait to experiment.  Geez.....  I really need to get a second job.  Too much time on my hands. Another one she makes is w/out coffee for those that don't like coffee... 1scoop of protein mix 1cup of skim milk.. zip once add 1tbsp of your favorite sf jello pudding powder add ice, zip, zip.. make sure you zap it at least once before you add your pudding powder because she said the pudding sets up really fast and the protein mix will not get mixed well. Of course you can always add fruit for a refreshing change.  I have frozen bananas in my freezer so I'm going to try that too. Another thing she mentioned for us coffee lovers.. freeze your left over coffee in ice cube trays and use those as your ice.   There are so many things that can be made..  it's endless possibilities.  I can't believe I've waited this long to get excited about this kitchen gadget. Have fun and I would love to hear what you have whipped up. Christina

Christina, I can't believe you had a bullet sitting dormant for two years!  You poor thing!!!  I've fallen in love with mine, and I'm an ex-chef with some of the best knives in the world!  One of the things I love to eat as snacks is nut butters.  You have to be careful about quantities since they can be loaded with calories, but they are great protein sources and they go down easy.  I stick to 1 ounce per snack (2 snacks a day).  Simply put your ounce of nuts in the small cup and whiz for 20 - 30 seconds!  If it is peanuts, that's all you need.  If you are using a dry nut like cashews, you can add a very small amount of healthy oil (I use grape seed oil) to smooth it out.  But this way you get a nut butter that doesn't have added sugar or rancid soy oil in it.  Paul

Hi Paul - So I'm a little slow...  I'm lovin it now that I have some new ideas.  I'll have to try the peanuts,  thanks for the tip. Have a great day. Christina

I'm SOOOOO glad you found the love that I also have for my bullet! Especially in the summer....almost ALL my shakes are made in the bullet!  Close enough for a milk shake for me!!!!! Another thing to fall in love with when you are using the bullet if the sugar free coffee syrups.  With those, the possibilities are ENDLESS!!!!! Enjoy!

Hi Dawn..  sf syrups sound like they could be fun too. Thanks, Christina