Adventures in Juicing: Log 1 -That's not yummy in my mouth!

I've always wanted to write a blog that chronicles some new adventure I embark on in my life, but I usually get so far past the beginning of said adventures, that I don't want to have to go back and write up  blogs explaining the back story, so that it'll make sense. Yes, I know I could just start in the middle and not care about the back story, but the writer in me just won't allow that to happen.

So! Being that I have newly acquired a juicer as a gift to help be recreate better health in my life, now seemed like the perfect time to start a new series of blog posts featuring this latest adventure.

So... just last week I managed to get enough ingredients to attempt to make some delicious and healthy juices. Apples, grapes, kiwis, pineapple, peaches, butternut squash, carrots, bok choy, celery, romaine hearts, spinach, tomatoes and bananas.

I admit, even though I totally want the health benefits of all those veggies, I was still afraid of what they might taste like. My inner adult knew they probably wouldn't be that bad, but my inner child was scared they would taste super gross!

So I started with mostly fruity drinks. Apple-grape-carrot, peach-pineapple-butternut squash and apple-pineapple-banana-carrot. Everyone tried some and the group consensus was that all of these were yummy, even though the carrot fibers made things a little thicker than preferred.

After a week of those, some sugar rushes, lots of water and some more research, I got brave enough to try adding more green veggies.

My youngest son decided to join me. He's gotten excited about juicing with me since the first set of super yummy juices. He even helped decide that we would use carrots and grapes in this recipe. My contribution was celery, apples, lettuce and spinach. Heavy on the apples and grapes.

So we juiced up our produce and I poured a small glass to taste. It wasn't bad at all, but there was a clear celery and spinach taste that I knew no one else but be would consume, so I put in more apples to sweeten it up and over power the veggie taste. After that, it was much better, so I poured out some small glasses for everyone else to try.

My partner tried it, paused for a moment and said, "There's almost enough apple in there..."

My oldest son (who is 10) said, "It's not bad, tastes a bit like celery. Can't we make more apple-grape?"

My youngest (who is 4) tired it and immediately said, "Yuck! That is not yummy in my mouth!!" and then refused to try any further versions of it.

I'm hoping our next adventure might yield a juice that is both extremely healthy and tasty enough for the four year old taste test. Only time and experimentation will tell.

Leave a comment below and tell me about your juicing adventures and any positive recommendations you might have =)

Wtf is a Plumicorn?

Its been at least a year since I knew that I wanted to start a random blog for myself, and the only things that has stopped me has been not being able to think of a proper name for my blog of randomness. I know its a silly thing to hold a person back from their greatness, though that's usually the story, isn't it?

 It wasn't until last night during an episode of Says You on NPR, that the name of my blog finally fell into my lap. On the radio show thry were playing a game where the announcer gives the contestants a word and then hands everyone a card. All of the cards except one have the word "bluff" written on them. The other card has the factual definition of the word. The team with the cards get 3 minutes to think of their bluffs and then they report them to the guessing team.

 The word of the night was "Plumicorn". The possible definitions to chose from were:

 1. A Chilean seasoning
 2. The plummage from the ears of a horned owl
 3. An obscure instrument

Which answer would you choose?

I tell you it was hilarious listening to this show, and then amazing to find out that Plumicorn is the fluff from the ears of a horned owl. It was then that it dawned on me, how great a name that would be for my blog. Owls have been known for their wisdom since ancient times, and their plumicorn is concerned sacred to many native tribes. It's said to bring great wisdom to those who find it and I hope this blog will be the same for those who find it.

Within these pages, I'll share many things. My journeys and shamanic studies, insights into dreams and symbols, talks about magick and otherworldly topics, and some randomness from my life. Some you'll find useful, others maybe not so much. Who knows? That's the fun of it all, right?

No matter what, I look forward to going through this journey with you and I hope to learn as much about you as you do about me =)