It may also help to soak your cashews for an hour prior to
making for easier blending, if you soak the cashews, expect to use less water in blending.
-- 1 pound Cortland apples / 3 cups chopped (or another sweet apple of choice)-- 1 pound dried apricots / 2 cups, soaked in water (rehydrating / softening the
fruit for easy blending)-- 2 teaspoons cinnamon — Pinch of salt (helps to enhance the flavor of the final product)
You can also spray a bit of Prep + Prime Fix + on your makeup
brushes for easy blending or to increase the color payoff of shimmery eyeshadows.
However, this month, I've been adding * extra * bits of green goodness to all of my recipes with nutritious foods like cucumbers (frozen
cubes for easier blending), spinach (pre-frozen in baggies), and any green veggie I can think of to my blends.
«It brings the best color to your skin,» says Stiles, who suggests a cream formula
for easy blending on sticky days.
Hint: The secret to success with many of these suggestions is cooking the vegetables until softened
for easier blending with other ingredients.
If you don't have a powerful blender, you may want to thaw the fruit a bit or add some additional brewed green
tea for easier blending.
In the recipe I link to a DIY tigernut butter, but I do suggest starting with a tigernut
flour for easier blending into butter.
So I was especially interested in the chapters on how to best layer your
smoothie for easy blending and how to add salt and spice to compliment and boost the flavor of your smoothies.
If you'd like to soak the
cashews for easier blending, I recommend soaking them in water for up to 2 hours, then draining and using only 1/2 cup of water in this recipe to start with.
Place all ingredients in a high speed blender with the berries and all the liquid ingredients being on the bottom and the cashews on
top for easier blending.
It may also help to soak your cashews for an hour prior to
making for easier blending, if you soak the cashews, expect to use less water in blending.
For easier blending, split it in half and do it in batches.
(* If your dates are really hard you might want to soak them in hot water for about 15 minutes beforehand to soften
them for easier blending).
Helpful Tip: When making smoothies always put light ingredients in at the bottom so the heavier ingredients help push down
for an easier blend.
Add evaporated milk to loosen the mixture and
for easy blending.
Note:
For easier blending, try breaking the acerola pack into chunks inside the pack before...
Soaking them is a pretty common practice: it neutralizes their enzyme inhibitors, makes them easier to digest and also softens
them for easier blending.