Juicing?!!

YES.  I’ve jumped on the bandwagon.  Get over it.

BTW- almost 2 months since a post…. I’ve sort of been in a slump.  Still trying to dig myself out.

ANYHOO there are a million articles about why to juice and juice recipes, but I kind of wanted to focus on the actual PROCESS of it.  Like the prep, the juicing, and then the cleanup.  Okay, fine, I will probably post a couple recipes, too.  But only because I like making them up and seeing what happens.

I have a Breville variable speed juicer.  It was $199 from Amazon.  It’s cool!  I read a lot about juicers and the different kinds, but this is what I settled for.  It had a ton of good reviews and was less than $200.   RIGHT, so let’s get down to it.

I am sort of creepily methodical about doing this.  I guess because I feel overwhelmed and desperate when the kitchen gets really dirty.  So I like to start with a clean slate (clean countertops).   I’ve been known to clean other people’s countertops, too.  I never really thought of myself as OCD, but I guess I am to a degree.

I plug in the juicer, and put out a plate (or two) for the items that will be juiced.

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