prepare yourself......

[jimpierce7]

what you are about to see is NOT a pretty sight. It will not be for the faint of heart. So please proceed with caution.

































its mana mash makin' day!!! All the fixin's laid out and ready to go!!! In my teeny tiny kitchen.



the beans and rice mix after the boil down!!! mmmm mmmm looks good doesn't it?





ever wonder what Mango, Papaya, Oranges, Apples, Tomato and a Zucchini look like after the food processor?













































yummy!!!!

[Vega]

1 question....how'd you get the bean water so freakin clear?? Mine always looks a lot like mud after boiling!

[jimpierce7]

Originally Posted by Vega

1 question....how'd you get the bean water so freakin clear?? Mine always looks a lot like mud after boiling!

well thats because the water is gone. This recipe calls for me to boil the water until its almost gone so as to not lose vital nutrients.

[Vega]

Ooooooooohhhhh LOL That makes sense!

I had a bad habit of burning my beans...so I would keep adding water until they got soft. So it's betting to let the water boil down? welp, learn something new every day!

[ROYJOY]

hey, stop fooling around in the kitchen, and get back to work on that play stand/tinker toy thingy.

[jimpierce7]

well here are some more tasty lookin' photos!!!

with all the veggies added




and with the fruit slop as well!!! lol all done except for the packing to freeze which I won't do until it has set for awhile.

[jimpierce7]

Originally Posted by Vega

Ooooooooohhhhh LOL That makes sense!

I had a bad habit of burning my beans...so I would keep adding water until they got soft. So it's betting to let the water boil down? welp, learn something new every day!

actually this is the only recipe I have seen for beans that says to cook it out and not drain and rinse!!

[kristy29]

Oh man, I did that 2 days ago. It is a messy project, isn't it?

I don't put the stuff in the food processor until I take it out of the freezer. I find it easier to mash in small batches.

The first time I made a mix, I added a lot of water and drained. But this time I was using a smaller pot, and a lot of rice, so the rice soaked up all the water and there was none to drain. I hope the theory about the nutrient's is right then.

[jimpierce7]

and what of it I feed to Benji and Cricket goes thru the processor one more time.

[kristy29]

Ah yes, makes a nice mush, huh? I was feeding my birds what looked like your pictures, and even with some bigger pieces of carrot and broccoli. But this week I started processing it until it's a mush, and almost none ends up on the cage floor now. I guess my tiny babies couldn't eat the big pieces.