tag:www.rhnh.net,2008:/bananaBanana - Xavier Shay's Blog2009-11-07T11:56:16ZEnkiXavier Shaynotreal@rhnh.nettag:www.rhnh.net,2008:Post/7802008-05-28T13:47:00Z2009-11-07T11:56:16ZNew Blender<p>I bought myself a shiny new blender on the weekend. Yay, hardware. It was a toss up between the sunbeam and a model (brand forgotten) with a round vessel. This model had less wattage. Neither my brother nor I have any idea what makes a good blender. They both had 6 blades. Juice bars use square vessels. And they blend a lot of stuff. So I went with the square one. It makes good smoothies. And desserts. Here it is pictured in preparation to make a green smoothie – a vegan classic.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18919286@N08/2529318911/" title="Blender by Xavier Shay, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2074/2529318911_615c48ac5e_m.jpg" width="128" height="240" alt="Blender" /></a></p>
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<li>2 bananas</li>
<li>1 handful of spinach</li>
<li>1 cup of water (enough to thin it out a bit – might need more)</li>
</ul>
<p>Blend! So yeah it’s green. Deal with it. Tastes like banana. Mmmm, delicious.</p>
<p><strong><span class="caps">UPDATE</span>:</strong> Add a tablespoon of peanut butter, makes it a bit creamier. Yes, I know this sounds weird, but you’re already drinking something green so get over it already.</p>
<p><strong><span class="caps">UPDATE 2</span> (7 Nov 09):</strong> Here is a <a href="http://vimeo.com/2632826">short video of me making a variant</a>. Recently (being summer) I have taken to putting ice in as well to cool it down. Refreshing!</p>