Comments on: Chopping broccoli, before processing it (Day 243)…

By: Kristen's Raw

Kristen's Raw — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:18:30 +0000

I absolutely ADORE your blog and your plan. I can’t wait to read more

Oh, and I LOVE green smoothies. I’m a fan of the good ol water, spinach and banana (sometimes I throw in some hot hot pepper…YUM!)

Cheers!

Kristen’s Raw

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:50:12 +0000

I chop all my veggies as soon as I can get them, then throw them in the freezer. The scraps get put in a diff bag, which is later used to make stock, which is frozen as ice cubes and then also put in the freezer. Leaves very little room for pizzas and the like

Also, as an aside, I don’t know what you did to your RSS but it rocks! How did you do that?

By: Maryruth Priebe

Maryruth Priebe — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:40:29 +0000

Great idea. Just wondering – is the wand-shaped blender that you use an immersion style device? I’ve always wondered if those would work for blending ice in a smoothie. If not an immersion blender, what style is it? I’d love to know how better to blend our morning smoothies. Thanks!

By: healthycookie

healthycookie — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:24:22 +0000

With only reading the headline I thought of that SNL skit. My dad and brother have been singing it for 20 years,

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:43:25 +0000

Choppin’ broccoliiiiii! Choppin broccoleye-yay-yay! I’m going to have to bookmark that and play it for my kids, who can’t figure out why I sing that. And oh, it’s Phil Hartman. *sniff*

We just eat chunky vegetable soup. Not so much to save electricity, but because I am lazy

Thanks for a great blog!

By: visitor

visitor — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:59:25 +0000

You might also skip the stick blender altogether and use a thrift store-purchased (and hand powered) food mill. Never used one myself, but Ina Garten of Food TV swears by them for veggie soups.

By: katecontinued

katecontinued — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:40:22 +0000

Another tip for this simple, intelligent lifestyle is to always save the vegetables water. If you keep a glass container with vegetable water (stock) – you can used it for your soups, all legumes, potatoes, rice, pasta, oatmeal (try it) – whatever. Lots of nutrients are in that water, you are being careful with water use and you invite greater depth of flavor.

My apologies if you have already discussed this. I tried to read as many archived posts as I could this weekend, but I may have missed this.

I would love to read a live blogging forum at the end of your year – along with No Impact Man, Greenpa (Little Blog In the Woods), Crunchy Chicken, Chile Chews and others. I intend to begin my own challenge in January 2008 and all of you I have named have inspired me and others I am sure. This is my Winter Solstice fantasy.