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Vitamix Tortilla Soup -- back to top

This was out first time "cooking" in the new kitchen... if you would call this cooking. We wanted to play with the new Vitamix and decided to try the tortilla soup. We used their recipe but went very heavy on the veggies and used baby kale instead of cabbage. Also, at the end, we added some corn and a can of beans plus some older tortilla chips.

Well, maybe it was the extra veggies, the kale, or something but it tasted like warm veggie baby food. Too strong of a vegetable flavor and the kale reminded us of our smoothies.

I do want to make this again but I will be nearly exact on the recipe since this just wasn't very good. I was impressed with heating in the Vitamix. That's pretty cool!

Vitamix Tortilla Soup (from Vitamix)

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Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9908, 2015-05-17_221058

Vanilla Atole -- back to top

I don't have a picture but I tried to make vanilla Atole, a mexican corn (masa) beverage. We had the chocolate kind (champurrado) at a latina market and it was so good. I actually made it twice. Once on Monday and then again today. Both recipes are below with the top being the newer one.

It was pretty good. Nowhere near as good as the super market one but really not bad. And pretty easy. I think this would make a great snow-day drink. And while it's not exactly low in points, it's not too high either. I estimate the recent to be about 5 PP.

I think the cinnamon should be reduced though.

Newer Version

• 2 cups unsweetened nut milk (almond or cashew). Vanilla flavor is preferable but it doesn't really matter
• 1/3 cup Masa Harina
• 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp packed brown sugar
• 2 splenda packets
• 1 tsp cinnamon (less next time)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• pinch of salt

Combine all ingredients in a Vitamix and run on high for 5-6 minutes to friction heat.

Original Version

• 2.5 cups unsweetened nut milk (almond or cashew). Vanilla flavor is preferable but it doesn't really matter
• 1/4 cup Masa Harina
• 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp packed brown sugar
• 2 splenda packets
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 vanilla bean's worth of scrapped seeds
• 1 tsp vanilla
• pinch of salt

Combine all ingredients in a Vitamix and run on high for 5-6 minutes to friction heat.

This one was less thick and didn't have the corn flavor as developed. The vanilla bean was probably more work than it was worth

Original Wordpress ID and Date: 9961, 2015-05-29_235756

Grilled Pimento Cheese and Tomato Soup -- back to top

Meredith's parents were in town and we had been telling them about this meal so we decided to try to make it again. It was a group effort with the Huffsmith family helping.

Pimento Cheese:

We followed the same recipe as last time except that we halved it. There is a good bit of just playing involved and tasting the different things. We made the same changes as last time (including tabasco, smoked paprika, etc) but also subbed green onions for the cilantro/parsley since the store was out of it. We also again used a mix of actual pimentos and roasted peppers.

Meredith made the grilled cheese (pictured below) on sour dough (and each person got half a sandwich).

Tomato Soup

I again made the tomato soup in the Vitamix using the friction heating. We did not have leftover cobbler filling so I caramelized 1.5 onions and a shallot to then add. Again, a lot of it was to taste, but the ingredients were:

• 1.5 onion, caramelized
• 1 shallot, caramelized
• 1 pint fresh cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 a can (28?) tomatoes (leftovers)
• fresh basil (from the garden)
• 1/4 cup heavy cream (leftover)
• Buttermilk
  • Plus extra for topping
• water
• Better-Than-Bouillon
  • Could sub Osem to be vegetarian.
• garlic powder (very little)

I think that was it though I may have missed something. Anyway, we heated it in the Vitamix and got a very light, airy soup. I think the heavy cream got so beaten in this one which is why it was lighter feeling than last time. Still, very good!