These "rules" were published for gentlemen, but I am certain they apply to everyone. Enjoy!
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/06/19/37-conversation-rules-for-gentleman-from-1875/
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Hair Care
Lately I've had several people ask me to write a post on my hair care routine, so here goes. Two years ago my hair was shoulder-length and I decided to grow it out. I had tried many times before, but when it would get to the dreaded "awkward length," I would give in to the urge to chop it. I knew that the only way I would be able to resist the urge to cut is if I just stayed out of the salon until my hair was at a decent length, so I didn't go to the hair salon for one year. Since my hair was also a bit fried from all the Japanese silk infusion treatments, I also started wearing my hair curly and skipped out on the straightening for a year, too. Disclaimer: I have dry, thick, course, curly hair. If your hair is fine, thin, straight, etc., then you should look up hair tips for your type of hair. For example, someone with thin, oily hair would need to wash their hair more frequently or the oil build-up could suffocate the hair follicle and actually cause breakage and hair loss.
As I let my hair grow, I discovered that there are entire online communities where people congregate and swap tips on how to coax your hair to grow. I have tried everything from scalp massages to a brief stint into the world of "no poo," (which WOW, was really not for me!) but in the end I have boiled my success down into about 5 million tips, aka, the Layson Laws of Length. (Really just a random hodgepodge of anything I can think of that I've been doing.)
Forget everything you know about hair. ;-) For me, I had a lot to learn. Always having had short hair in the past, I had to relearn even basic things like when and how to wash my hair. One thing that has really worked well is only washing my scalp. I start with the front and sides near my face and the nape of my neck and I work shampoo into the scalp REALLY well. When you rinse your hair, squeeze shampoo into the length of your hair as the water runs through it. That will be all the cleansing your hair should need, unless you use a ton of hair product. Also I had to start taking better care of my scalp. I noticed a couple of areas of dry skin on my scalp. I used a zinc shampoo to treat those areas on the scalp and it worked quite well. After shampooing, I work a nice thick conditioner into the "ponytail part" of my hair and use a bendy wide tooth comb to *gently* comb it through my hair. I then plop my hair up on top of my head and use a clip or elastic to secure it while I finish showering. After rinsing, I part my hair where it normally parts and then start squeezing the water out. I have also given up towel drying. I use Rich's t-shirts for hair drying. The little fabric loops on towels can roughen the cuticle of your hair, but a t-shirt won't do that.
I only wash my hair 2-3 times a week. Any more and it starts getting really dry. When I wash, I let my hair air dry for a while. I keep blow drying to a minimum and use a paddle brush or my wide-tooth comb to dry. It's been far less damaging to my hair than the round brushes I used to favor. Once the hair is mostly dry, I will finish it off with a large round brush around my face and at the crown. If I am going to be wearing it curly, it has to air dry all day. Before washing my hair, I melt coconut oil and "dip" the bottom half of my hair in it. I leave it in for about an hour prior to washing. It really does work well. I have also tried many other remedies, like avocado/honey hair masques, etc. I can't say how well any of them work besides the coconut oil, but the end result has been good. ;-)
I don't brush my hair as often. Once a week, I spend about 5 minutes brushing my hair prior to washing it. I am gentle and use a paddle brush. I only do this to stimulate my scalp. The rest of the time I very gently use a wide tooth comb.
I skip tight ponytails. If I am going to tie my hair up, I use a loose elastic or scrunchy. This prevents a lot of damage. Tight ponytails cause a lot of breakage to your hair, particularly in the front where it really matters!
I skip hair color. I completely stopped coloring my hair. I am not in love with my natural color, but I am in love with healthy hair! I've actually learned to love my hair color. ;-)
I don't tie my hair up at night. I don't think it's good for your hair to be tied up. If you are one of those people that really needs it tied back for bed, try a really, really loose braid. This will prevent stress to the top/front of the hair. A slippery silk pillow case will help to minimize damage to the hair.
I switched from Japanese straightening treatments to Brazilian keratin treatments. My hair is kinky, coarse, and icky if I don't do some type of straightening at least 1-2 times a year. This is the one thing I can't give up. :)
I use the HOTTEST straightening iron I can find--I love the CHI Air. You may think that using a lower-heat iron is better for your hair, but in reality it takes longer (more passes over the hair with the iron) to get the look you want. In the end, this is MORE damaging to the hair.
I always use Argan oil on my hair while it damp, prior to blow drying. If I am going to straighten my hair, I spray on a heat protectant before I do it. I don't use hair products. If I am in desperate need of some control, I use a pea-sized amount of Jonathon silky dirt or a tiny spritz of "Not Your Mother's" hair spray. seriously, I buy like one small bottle of hair spray per year. I use Argan oil on my ends, daily, before bed.
I try to skip styling my hair at least once or twice a week. If I am staying home all day, I will just pull my hair back loosely with a scrunchy and call it a day. The heat, the products, all that--it's just not good for your hair. If you want it to look great the rest of the time, seriously--give your hair a break!
I drink lots of water and incorporate hair--healthy foods into my diet. This is not hard to do. I think my winners are Omega-3's, raw nuts, avocados, sweet potatoes, eggs, spinach, eggs, greek yogurt, lentils, blueberries, and poultry. I also took biotin pills religiously every day for the first year. Now I take them a couple of times a week.
I laugh at people who don't use shampoo ("no poo"). Seriously. I tried it for like one week. It's such a huge craze, and especially people with curly hair seem to be all over this trend. But my scalp felt disgusting and my hair was dull and yucky looking. It could have been my imagination but I think my hair also smelled kind of awful. I think this is a dumb fad, and I hope it goes away. Soon.
Links to my favorite things:
Dermorganic: I use their shampoo and masque.
AGADIR Argan oil. Seriously, skip the cheap stuff. It doesn't work the same.
Biotin. Some people say that Biotin can cause nausea. I take it right before I go to bed and I've never noticed that.
Jonathon: Silky Dirt
Note--always use the best coconut oil you can find. Extra virgin, cold-pressed, organic, etc. It is not all created equal! :) You can normally find a huge vat of Carrington farms coconut oil at Cosco for about $12-15. Seriously, it's huge.
Also, there's this girl whose youtube hair tutorials I love to watch. Yes, she looks like a female version of Mr. Bean, but seriously, she knows her stuff. She's the one who taught me about terminal hair length, etc. Check out Loepsie's tips, facebook, youtube channel, etc.
My hair growth journey, in a series of awkward selfies. :)
As I let my hair grow, I discovered that there are entire online communities where people congregate and swap tips on how to coax your hair to grow. I have tried everything from scalp massages to a brief stint into the world of "no poo," (which WOW, was really not for me!) but in the end I have boiled my success down into about 5 million tips, aka, the Layson Laws of Length. (Really just a random hodgepodge of anything I can think of that I've been doing.)
Forget everything you know about hair. ;-) For me, I had a lot to learn. Always having had short hair in the past, I had to relearn even basic things like when and how to wash my hair. One thing that has really worked well is only washing my scalp. I start with the front and sides near my face and the nape of my neck and I work shampoo into the scalp REALLY well. When you rinse your hair, squeeze shampoo into the length of your hair as the water runs through it. That will be all the cleansing your hair should need, unless you use a ton of hair product. Also I had to start taking better care of my scalp. I noticed a couple of areas of dry skin on my scalp. I used a zinc shampoo to treat those areas on the scalp and it worked quite well. After shampooing, I work a nice thick conditioner into the "ponytail part" of my hair and use a bendy wide tooth comb to *gently* comb it through my hair. I then plop my hair up on top of my head and use a clip or elastic to secure it while I finish showering. After rinsing, I part my hair where it normally parts and then start squeezing the water out. I have also given up towel drying. I use Rich's t-shirts for hair drying. The little fabric loops on towels can roughen the cuticle of your hair, but a t-shirt won't do that.
I only wash my hair 2-3 times a week. Any more and it starts getting really dry. When I wash, I let my hair air dry for a while. I keep blow drying to a minimum and use a paddle brush or my wide-tooth comb to dry. It's been far less damaging to my hair than the round brushes I used to favor. Once the hair is mostly dry, I will finish it off with a large round brush around my face and at the crown. If I am going to be wearing it curly, it has to air dry all day. Before washing my hair, I melt coconut oil and "dip" the bottom half of my hair in it. I leave it in for about an hour prior to washing. It really does work well. I have also tried many other remedies, like avocado/honey hair masques, etc. I can't say how well any of them work besides the coconut oil, but the end result has been good. ;-)
I don't brush my hair as often. Once a week, I spend about 5 minutes brushing my hair prior to washing it. I am gentle and use a paddle brush. I only do this to stimulate my scalp. The rest of the time I very gently use a wide tooth comb.
I skip tight ponytails. If I am going to tie my hair up, I use a loose elastic or scrunchy. This prevents a lot of damage. Tight ponytails cause a lot of breakage to your hair, particularly in the front where it really matters!
I skip hair color. I completely stopped coloring my hair. I am not in love with my natural color, but I am in love with healthy hair! I've actually learned to love my hair color. ;-)
I don't tie my hair up at night. I don't think it's good for your hair to be tied up. If you are one of those people that really needs it tied back for bed, try a really, really loose braid. This will prevent stress to the top/front of the hair. A slippery silk pillow case will help to minimize damage to the hair.
I switched from Japanese straightening treatments to Brazilian keratin treatments. My hair is kinky, coarse, and icky if I don't do some type of straightening at least 1-2 times a year. This is the one thing I can't give up. :)
I use the HOTTEST straightening iron I can find--I love the CHI Air. You may think that using a lower-heat iron is better for your hair, but in reality it takes longer (more passes over the hair with the iron) to get the look you want. In the end, this is MORE damaging to the hair.
I always use Argan oil on my hair while it damp, prior to blow drying. If I am going to straighten my hair, I spray on a heat protectant before I do it. I don't use hair products. If I am in desperate need of some control, I use a pea-sized amount of Jonathon silky dirt or a tiny spritz of "Not Your Mother's" hair spray. seriously, I buy like one small bottle of hair spray per year. I use Argan oil on my ends, daily, before bed.
I try to skip styling my hair at least once or twice a week. If I am staying home all day, I will just pull my hair back loosely with a scrunchy and call it a day. The heat, the products, all that--it's just not good for your hair. If you want it to look great the rest of the time, seriously--give your hair a break!
I drink lots of water and incorporate hair--healthy foods into my diet. This is not hard to do. I think my winners are Omega-3's, raw nuts, avocados, sweet potatoes, eggs, spinach, eggs, greek yogurt, lentils, blueberries, and poultry. I also took biotin pills religiously every day for the first year. Now I take them a couple of times a week.
I laugh at people who don't use shampoo ("no poo"). Seriously. I tried it for like one week. It's such a huge craze, and especially people with curly hair seem to be all over this trend. But my scalp felt disgusting and my hair was dull and yucky looking. It could have been my imagination but I think my hair also smelled kind of awful. I think this is a dumb fad, and I hope it goes away. Soon.
Links to my favorite things:
Dermorganic: I use their shampoo and masque.
AGADIR Argan oil. Seriously, skip the cheap stuff. It doesn't work the same.
Biotin. Some people say that Biotin can cause nausea. I take it right before I go to bed and I've never noticed that.
Jonathon: Silky Dirt
Note--always use the best coconut oil you can find. Extra virgin, cold-pressed, organic, etc. It is not all created equal! :) You can normally find a huge vat of Carrington farms coconut oil at Cosco for about $12-15. Seriously, it's huge.
Also, there's this girl whose youtube hair tutorials I love to watch. Yes, she looks like a female version of Mr. Bean, but seriously, she knows her stuff. She's the one who taught me about terminal hair length, etc. Check out Loepsie's tips, facebook, youtube channel, etc.
My hair growth journey, in a series of awkward selfies. :)
The beginning. Short hair, Japanese straightener, & color. 2011.
About 6 months in to growing out my hair VS May 2013.
Top right is 2011 VS fall 2012 (left and bottom right).
2012. Air dried curls--my bangs had a little help from a curling iron, since they refuse to curl nicely.
Air dried--January 2013.
Straightened--2013. My hair is only about 2 inches longer than this right now. I think it has reached its terminal length.
Curly, May 2013. This is air dried with some shaping from a curling iron in the front. For some reason the back of my hair is a lot more curly than the front. ;-/
Air dried/natural curls, June 2013.
Mini BBQ Chicken Pizzas
These little pizzas start out as a can of biscuits. Making dough from scratch is for the truly dedicated pizza maker, and that I am not. If I want "real crust," I'll go to CPK. But I digress. These little beauts were a breeze to put together. Once I got the chicken cooked it took 15 minutes from assembly to table. It's very hard for me to judge what size family this recipe would feed since I have little concept of how much a child might eat, but I used mini biscuits and in my opinion 2 of them were an adult serving size. If you used a regular large biscuit, like Grands, I think 1 would probably do. According to Rich, he would have liked to eat 6 of them. Lol. Of course if you are making these for kids, I would recommend omitting the spicy ingredients. ;-)
1 can of buttermilk biscuits, rolled out thinly
1 chicken breast
shredded cheese of choice (I used cheddar)
BBQ sauce of choice
Honey
OPTIONAL: thinly sliced red onions, cilantro, using rotisserie chicken instead of baking your own ;-)
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Pound out the chicken breast until it is about 1/2" thick. Dry it off with a paper towel, then pour about 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar onto it to moisten each side. Lightly sprinkle each side with salt, cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper, & garlic. Bake about 20 minutes. When the juices run clear, remove the chicken from the oven and drizzle the honey over it. I do this by dipping a fork into my jar of honey, then moving the fork over the chicken. Don't use too much! You're just looking for a little balance to the heat of the cayenne and crushed peppers. The honey will melt over the hot chicken and form a nice glaze. Allow the chicken to cool for 5-10 minutes while you prep the biscuits.
Cover a shallow baking sheet with tin foil, and brush or mist it with olive oil. Next, roll out the biscuits with a rolling pin until they are approximately double in diameter and place them on the pan. Brush the biscuits with a layer of your favorite barbecue sauce. Next, thinly slice the chicken and break into small pieces. Top each biscuit with chicken and about 2 tablespoons of shredded cheese. Now, put about 2 tablespoons of BBQ sauce into a small ziploc bag. Cut a tiny hole in the corner of the bag, and drizzle a bit of sauce over each mini pizza. Add red onions if you are using those.
Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving. Add chopped cilantro at the table for garnish, if desired. Use paper plates for easy clean up! These are the perfect meal when served with a salad.
1 can of buttermilk biscuits, rolled out thinly
1 chicken breast
shredded cheese of choice (I used cheddar)
BBQ sauce of choice
Honey
OPTIONAL: thinly sliced red onions, cilantro, using rotisserie chicken instead of baking your own ;-)
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Pound out the chicken breast until it is about 1/2" thick. Dry it off with a paper towel, then pour about 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar onto it to moisten each side. Lightly sprinkle each side with salt, cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper, & garlic. Bake about 20 minutes. When the juices run clear, remove the chicken from the oven and drizzle the honey over it. I do this by dipping a fork into my jar of honey, then moving the fork over the chicken. Don't use too much! You're just looking for a little balance to the heat of the cayenne and crushed peppers. The honey will melt over the hot chicken and form a nice glaze. Allow the chicken to cool for 5-10 minutes while you prep the biscuits.
Cover a shallow baking sheet with tin foil, and brush or mist it with olive oil. Next, roll out the biscuits with a rolling pin until they are approximately double in diameter and place them on the pan. Brush the biscuits with a layer of your favorite barbecue sauce. Next, thinly slice the chicken and break into small pieces. Top each biscuit with chicken and about 2 tablespoons of shredded cheese. Now, put about 2 tablespoons of BBQ sauce into a small ziploc bag. Cut a tiny hole in the corner of the bag, and drizzle a bit of sauce over each mini pizza. Add red onions if you are using those.
Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving. Add chopped cilantro at the table for garnish, if desired. Use paper plates for easy clean up! These are the perfect meal when served with a salad.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Guess Who's Getting a Puppy??
I try really hard to make every birthday, anniversary, & Christmas awesome. I love to get Rich stuff that I know he will love!! On the recent list of awesome things I have gotten him are his set of Callaway golf clubs & an iPad (among many other things!), so I wasn't exactly certain how I was going to outdo myself at our anniversary this year. Rich has been asking for a Golden Retriever for some time. I keep putting him off with reminders of how busy we are, how messy puppies are, etc. etc. Also I could not stop thinking about my entire house being covered in a fine dusting of golden fur. We finally compromised and agreed to get a "Goldendoodle" which is a large (Standard) Poodle mixed with a Golden Retriever or Goldendoodle. This match-up helps with the ridiculous energy level of a Golden and also poodle mixes don't usually shed. Yay!
Rich's new job has been going so well for the last year that he is finally able to be home a lot, and so we decided that this would be "the year of the dog" in our house. :) Since my dog turned 15 this year, I guess it's time to face reality that he won't be around a lot longer. :(
I decided to go ahead and find a breeder and put a deposit down to get on the waiting list, and give Rich a "gift certificate" on our anniversary. SUCCESS!!! He was so excited. Our little puppy is scheduled to be born in June so we should should be bringing him/her home around the beginning of September.
Here are some pictures of the parents, as well as their previous litter from last year. It's a fluff-fest!
The Mommy!
The Daddy!
The last litter of 2 boys.
Our favorite (he is the one on the left in the picture above). We think he is adorable!
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Salmon Burgers
Ever since finding wild salmon fillets on sale for a few bucks a pound, I've been trying to think of MORE ways to eat salmon. Thankfully I am down to the last three pounds! Tonight I decided to try salmon burgers for the first time. Rich really liked them. I thought they were pretty good but I'm not really a salmon fan (it's healthy, but seriously?). They were super easy, although I had to modify the recipe since I used salmon fillet instead of the canned salmon the recipe used.
1 lb salmon fillets, cut into 1-2" pieces
olive oil (coat fish)
kosher salt
cracked black pepper
2 tsp Mrs. Dash onion & herb
Combine the fish, olive oil, and spices. Put in a 425 degree oven for about 20 minutes. Once done, flake the salmon with a fork (or smash it with a mix-n-chop). Move on to step 2.
3 eggs, lightly beaten
panko bread crumbs (between 1/3-1/2 cup)
slight dusting of lemon zest
Mix well with the flakes fish, then form 4 patties.
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Heat a fry pan over high heat, and add the oil of your choice. Sear the burgers on each side for 1-2 minutes, then reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking for about 3 more minutes (about 6 minutes total--you know your stove, hopefully).
Due to the fact that the hamburger buns I thought I had in the freezer were actually hot dog buns, I served Rich's patty over mashed potatoes, and mine over mashed sweet potatoes with a spicy chile mayo.
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1 lb salmon fillets, cut into 1-2" pieces
olive oil (coat fish)
kosher salt
cracked black pepper
2 tsp Mrs. Dash onion & herb
Combine the fish, olive oil, and spices. Put in a 425 degree oven for about 20 minutes. Once done, flake the salmon with a fork (or smash it with a mix-n-chop). Move on to step 2.
3 eggs, lightly beaten
panko bread crumbs (between 1/3-1/2 cup)
slight dusting of lemon zest
Mix well with the flakes fish, then form 4 patties.
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Heat a fry pan over high heat, and add the oil of your choice. Sear the burgers on each side for 1-2 minutes, then reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking for about 3 more minutes (about 6 minutes total--you know your stove, hopefully).
Due to the fact that the hamburger buns I thought I had in the freezer were actually hot dog buns, I served Rich's patty over mashed potatoes, and mine over mashed sweet potatoes with a spicy chile mayo.
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Saturday, March 2, 2013
Yam & Roasted Pepper Soup
For the past few days I've been eating veggie purées or puréed soups and fresh fruit & veggie juice. Today I found a recipe from one of my go-to blogs, and of course I made it my own. It was really easy & quite delicious!
2 large yams or sweet potatoes
2 large red bell peppers
1 large carrot
2 tbsp coconut oil
2 cans coconut milk
1/8-1/4 tsp ground turmeric powder
1/4 tsp Mrs. Dash onion & herb
Kosher salt
Black pepper
Pour the coconut milk into a medium stock pot over high heat. Peel & slice the yams & carrots fairly thin. Once the coconut milk begins to bubble add the yams & carrots, cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook, covered, until tender (about 20 minutes). While the yams & carrots are cooking, de-seed and chop the peppers. Toss in the coconut oil & spices, salt, & pepper. Place the peppers on a pan under the broiler on high until they begin to blacken (about 10 minutes). Once the yams & carrots are tender, turn off the heat, add the roasted peppers, and purée with an immersion blender.
Garnish with parsley & smoked paprika if desired.
2 large yams or sweet potatoes
2 large red bell peppers
1 large carrot
2 tbsp coconut oil
2 cans coconut milk
1/8-1/4 tsp ground turmeric powder
1/4 tsp Mrs. Dash onion & herb
Kosher salt
Black pepper
Pour the coconut milk into a medium stock pot over high heat. Peel & slice the yams & carrots fairly thin. Once the coconut milk begins to bubble add the yams & carrots, cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook, covered, until tender (about 20 minutes). While the yams & carrots are cooking, de-seed and chop the peppers. Toss in the coconut oil & spices, salt, & pepper. Place the peppers on a pan under the broiler on high until they begin to blacken (about 10 minutes). Once the yams & carrots are tender, turn off the heat, add the roasted peppers, and purée with an immersion blender.
Garnish with parsley & smoked paprika if desired.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Intro to Juicing
Well, after watching more health documentaries than anyone should ever watch, I have finally decided to try a juice cleanse. Since changing my diet over to 50% vegetables & fruits, 30% beans, legumes, rice, potato, etc. and about 20% protein, I feel even better than I was already feeling. Besides that, I've been unhappy since my foot surgery....since I have very limited mobility and have not been able to do simple tasks for weeks, I've not felt as well. I attribute that to the lack of activity & loss of control in my diet.
I finally decided to try juicing for about a week. I am hoping that it will help to get my body back in balance and maybe help me get a few quick pounds off so I can continue in my downward direction. ;-) I have lost about 40% of the weight that I need to lose to be "done." It's not enough, and after getting the OK from the podiatrist to resume most of my normal activities, I am more than ready to jump back on the wagon.
One of our main concerns with juicing is the expense. Eating organic, local food is EXPENSIVE. Organic meat & dairy is the most expensive, with produce being the next most expensive thing. I decided to spend what I would normally spend in one week on groceries, buy as much fruits & veggies as possible, and see how long it lasts.
I cruised over to Costco today & picked up a juicer for about $90. I got 10 pound bags of oranges, pears, apples, & grapefruit. Then I added 15 pounds of carrots, a large tub of baby spinach, a crate of kiwi, a box of mangoes, 9 cucumbers, a clamshell of nectarines, 2 pineapples, and a large clamshell of blueberries. I stopped at the farmer's market to get 1.5 lbs of ginger root, a bag of lemons, 3 jalapenos, 3 clamshells of strawberries, and 2 large bags of kale (red & green).
We will see how long it lasts. In retrospect I think I need more green veggies but we will see as we go. I had read to start with 75% fruits and work your way up when you can stand the taste of more veggies. I tried that tonight and both of us loved the juices I made. I made just under a half gallon of juice tonight and I still have lots and lots of fruits & veggies.
I'll post regular updates!
First juice recipe
1 pineapple
1 mango
1 lemon
1 orange
2 kiwi
2 pears
2 carrots
2" length ginger knob
4 handfuls spinach
1 cucumber
Delicious!!!! This filled a 28 oz container & I had about 8 oz leftover, so I added 2 more carrots, 2 pears, & an apple to fill up the second 28-oz container.
I finally decided to try juicing for about a week. I am hoping that it will help to get my body back in balance and maybe help me get a few quick pounds off so I can continue in my downward direction. ;-) I have lost about 40% of the weight that I need to lose to be "done." It's not enough, and after getting the OK from the podiatrist to resume most of my normal activities, I am more than ready to jump back on the wagon.
One of our main concerns with juicing is the expense. Eating organic, local food is EXPENSIVE. Organic meat & dairy is the most expensive, with produce being the next most expensive thing. I decided to spend what I would normally spend in one week on groceries, buy as much fruits & veggies as possible, and see how long it lasts.
I cruised over to Costco today & picked up a juicer for about $90. I got 10 pound bags of oranges, pears, apples, & grapefruit. Then I added 15 pounds of carrots, a large tub of baby spinach, a crate of kiwi, a box of mangoes, 9 cucumbers, a clamshell of nectarines, 2 pineapples, and a large clamshell of blueberries. I stopped at the farmer's market to get 1.5 lbs of ginger root, a bag of lemons, 3 jalapenos, 3 clamshells of strawberries, and 2 large bags of kale (red & green).
We will see how long it lasts. In retrospect I think I need more green veggies but we will see as we go. I had read to start with 75% fruits and work your way up when you can stand the taste of more veggies. I tried that tonight and both of us loved the juices I made. I made just under a half gallon of juice tonight and I still have lots and lots of fruits & veggies.
I'll post regular updates!
First juice recipe
1 pineapple
1 mango
1 lemon
1 orange
2 kiwi
2 pears
2 carrots
2" length ginger knob
4 handfuls spinach
1 cucumber
Delicious!!!! This filled a 28 oz container & I had about 8 oz leftover, so I added 2 more carrots, 2 pears, & an apple to fill up the second 28-oz container.
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