A question about smoothies....

[Mrs Miggins]

Grinder?? coffee grinder?

 

[Melinda]

With my blender came a small grinder. I use it mainly for spices.

Its been through the dishwasher last night and ts clean and smell free to use with oats. They didnt take on any smell or flavour. I think a dedicated coffee grider would have too much imbeded favour?

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Yes you're probably right.

I like the idea of oats to bulk it up a bit but I don't want to buy any more gadgets and unfortunately don't have a grinder. I doubt my blender would be powerful enough to pulverise it but I might give it a go

 

[Herbsman.]

you dont need a grinder, any blender will easily blend a tbsp of oats (if my £4.50 one will blend 2 handfuls of oats then im sure yours will do a tablespoon)

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Yay!

 

[Melinda]

2 peeled oranges
2 big slices of pineapple
1 frozen banana
1 slug of gran marnier
1 slug of rum

All whizzed up for an age until pale and fluffy. Pour into a tall glass over lots of ice. Drinking this now! Lush!

 

[Herbsman.]

I left my fuckin bananas at work - can't make any smoothie tomorrow morning ffs

 

[Melinda]

Always have some in the freezer!

 

[Herbsman.]

Always have some in the freezer!

peeled?

 

[Melinda]

Yup. Peeled in a sandwich bag. I have a whole draw of frozen berries, pineapple and bananas.

 

[Herbsman.]

did you know that banana trees can 'walk' (according to some 'strage facts'-type article in a newspaper) and that bananas are 'false berries'?

 

[Melinda]

Walking trees? Dont do that Herbsman. Dont make me scared of bananas.

 

[Herbsman.]

I'm serious, apparently the tree's roots grow horizontally and can move (very slowly) towards better (soil?) conditions.

 

[Herbsman.]

I'm sure you already know that pretty much all commercial banana trees are clones, but, have you ever seen inside a wild banana, cos I hadn't up until now:


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Look at all them seeds! Gross!

 

[Melinda]

Banana triffid trees. Thanks Herby.
Scary wild seeds. I wonder if a wild banana would be as sweet as a clone triffid type?

 

[Herbsman.]

I doubt it

 

[Mrs Miggins]

2 peeled oranges
2 big slices of pineapple
1 frozen banana
1 slug of gran marnier
1 slug of rum

All whizzed up for an age until pale and fluffy. Pour into a tall glass over lots of ice. Drinking this now! Lush!

*cries* that sounds ace but I can't eat bananas

*smiles* perhaps could replace with coconut milk!!!

 

[Melinda]

Just been talking about you on the phone Mrs M!

Obviously you weren't a mod type on a internet message board but rather a 'friend of my mothers'- But you arent the only one with a banana allergy!

A female friend's lips swell up! and apparently she goes very red and itchy in the face! Whats in a banana- what is it exactly that causes reactions?

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I don't know what it is that causes it - I've never actually looked into it - probably should! It just started really suddenly - one minute I was fine eating bananas, the next, I wasn't. It's such a shame because bananas were the only fruit I've ever really been mad about.

For me, my stomach swells up and then I vomit every hour for about 12 hours which is extremely unpleasant It might not be an actual "allergy" - I've never been tested - buit I do have a pretty extreme reaction to them.

Avocados can sometimes give me quite severe indigestion and wooziness which feels like the onset of the banana thing so I wonder if it's something to do with the fat that's in them.

 

[Melinda]

Dates, mango, frozen pineapple and Gran Marnier! Its so damn gorgeous.