Saturday, June 23, 2012

GTTC: fresh juice and pulp bread

I have a great teenager.  She's not too cool to have fun with her parents.  She's curious, smart, and fully engaged in life.  And when her phone is taken away because she did not fulfill her part in the academic contract we've drawn up, she's even more delightful than usual.  I guess when you're not spending your whole life laying on the couch texting, then making juice, baking with mom, and even smiling for the camera is an alternative to total boredom.



Tonight, we juiced some carrots, apples, oranges, celery, and beets.  The carrots and beets were from the garden.  I always save the beets for last because I like to watch them color the whole concoction a dark and gorgeous shade of pink.  With the pulp, we made a pulp bread, following my favorite recipe for banana bread, only substituting the pulp you see in the foreground of the photo above, for the bananas.  My kids think they're eating health food.  Whatever.  If it makes them feel good, so be it.  For the real deal - try Holly's recipe for pulp muffins.  See her post here (where I drew inspiration) for a much more wholesome, truly healthy muffin.  What are you making this week?  Post below to share.


In other news, my seedlings are finally in the ground, but each year the same thing happens.  For weeks, I lovingly care for my seedlings under the grow lights.  When I'm finally ready to let my precious little plants leave the nest, I put them in the coldframe and then... forget about them.  So disappointing.


14 comments:

  1. Adding pulps into the bread, like adding fibre... it's a clever idea. Everything not wasted at all :-D

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  2. Hi Wendy, that bread looks very delicious, I wish you are nearby for the pulp when i juice vegies. I wish i can bake too, but cooking is not one of my most favored traits, or better bluntly say "i don't want to cook"! Oh i really wish someone nearby can use my pulp from juicing.

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  3. Oops! I left the wrong link. I'm cooking apricot clafouti this week and maybe apricot crisp. Thank you for hosting the GTTC!

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  4. I love the idea of using the pulp for a bread!
    This week I prepared a vegetarian burger with my harvest of herbs and tomatoes.

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  5. That is such a good idea to use the pulp in a cake. Really clever.

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  6. I'm glad you and your daughter are spending quality time together without the cell phone. LOL! mmmm, your pulp bread looks delicious! Sorry about the seedling. DOH! I hate when that happens (and it happens frequently to me too!).

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  7. What a healthy diet! Yummy too!
    Your girl is really pretty!
    I have add my angle loofah entry!

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  8. Sounds a lot like that cookbook Jerry Seinfeld's wife wrote a few years ago. I love the idea of adding extra, natural nutrition to our foods. Your bread and the smoothie look delish!

    Kudos to daughter for being such a sweetie.

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  9. I guess having a teenage is another phase of life & being a parent is no easy matter.
    Hope all the best in raising up children to be a better people and providing the best food for them.
    Keep up the good work.

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  10. Looks yummy! Good food for your kiddos!

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  11. Since I was able to use my parsley, I think this qualifies for GTTC this week.

    How lovely to have a nice teenager. Count yourself blessed. You must be doing something right.

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  12. Happy to hear that your daughter enjoy more of her time without phones. You provide good food for your family. I have not been cooking much lately. More soup for winter at the moment.

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  13. Hi Wendy, baking using the leftover pulp from the juicing is a brilliant idea. I've emailed Holly's recipe to my daughter (who used to be a teenager too!) because she makes muffins often.

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  14. What a great idea you have here to do the link-up each month. I don't do much veggie gardening or cooking so probably won't have much to contribute unless it's one of the herbs I have on my deck. I'll think about it. I enjoyed reading your post about your dog but sorry you had to get a metal fence to keep him out of the garden. I know how that goes, though. It's tough to garden with dogs running all over...I have 3 of them myself!

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