New Toy

Oh yippee hooray I got a new toy!

Let's be honest. I can't afford a VitaMix or Blendtec. But the truth is that I also don't have the space for one. So as much as I would like one of these fancy high speed blending machines I'm not getting one any time soon.

Some perusal of smoothie loving blogs led me to the Tribest Personal Blender. It's not anywhere close to the blending prowess of those others but it seemed like it would serve me well with my low budget and small space.

Being the cheapskate (and fan of re-use) that I am, I really wanted a used one. But I looked for months and never found one.  So I bit the bullet and bought one new.

So far I've made a few smoothies and one killer salad dressing.

I think I need a bit more practice as the smoothies are not blending so easily, and I've been left with some big chunks. I use a lot of frozen ingredients so maybe that's part of the problem. I seem to be creating air pockets so that the blend is not mixing properly. But I do like my smoothies on the thick side so maybe that's another issue.

I'll just keep messing around and see what works best.

In the meantime, here's a pic of a refreshing creation I made on the one warm spring day we had. It's got mango, cranberries, half a banana, lime, ginger, spinach and cold water. Sour and delicious! 

Any Tribest users out there want to give me blending tips?