Some future plans.

I just got my food processor today, along with my nut milk bag, and food storage containers. And I'm way more excited than I probably should be. Now, I'm just waiting on the mason jars and almonds. I really hope the Almond Milk turns out as well as I know it will! I have found an awesome recipe to make a very creamy milk. And with the almond pulp, I can make almond flour! No more regular flour for us (:

All you need for Almond Milk is almonds (about a cup) and water (about 5 cups). You need to soak the almonds for at least 8 hours in 1-2 cups of water, I plan to soak mine for 12-14. Then you dump that water when it's done being soaked. Put the almonds in the food processor with 5 cups of water, and pulse it until all the almonds are broken down. Over a medium sized bowl, strain the milk through the nut bag. And you'll want to squeeze, squeeze, squeeze the bag to get all the milk out. Put that in an air tight container and it should last about one week, though, it probably won't last that long (:

With the pulp, you can freeze it and wait to make another batch to add to it, OR you can stick it in the oven at the lowest your oven will go. Keep it in for a few hours (check every hour or half hour), and when it's done let it cool, and then stick it in the food processor. Grind it all up, and viola, you have homemade almond flour!

And with that you can make bread, crackers, nut butter, and pretty much anything you would use regular flour for. Not to mention, it's very good for you. Almonds lower "bad" cholesterol, reduce heart attack risk, and many other things. See benefits: here and here and here.

I bought mine in bulk. I bought 4 pounds of whole, raw almonds. I also got about 6 pounds of whole flax seeds. And this house constantly has rolled oats, and steel cut oats.

There's so many things to do with flax seeds. I plan to make my husband energy bars that he can take to work and the gym with him. I'm sure he'd also like them before/after hockey. I found a great recipe with raisins, flax seeds, oatmeal, coconut oil, and a few other add ins.

And again, with these, you can make a very VERY big variety of things.

Just imagine more more having to buy bread, nut butter, flour, etc.

Benefits of flax seeds? Here. Got a man in your life? Read this and see the benefits are good for him too. Also some can apply to you. Here are some more.

Oh, and I have enough strawberries to make some jam! Yum yum yum! I cant wait to be eating homemade nut butter and jam sandwiches.

I'm super excited for the things I'll be making. Hopefully on Thursday I'll be getting the rest of the necessities and that night I'll be soaking the almonds to make Almond Milk on Friday!

Remember to keep checking in as I have new ideas, test out recipes, and let me know what you think! The husband is happy for obvious reasons, he likes homemade things. Also, it'll keep me even more busy during the day! I really can't wait. Come back tomorrow and I'll be talking about some awesome sports, and the reason we should all be in one, or at least exercising like we're in one! (: