Re:the cost of healthy eating Erin/making soymilk via blender

[Guest guest]

Not at all. I made it with a blender to see if I wanted to invest

$100+ into a soymilk maker. It is so easy, I just take that $$ and

invest it else where...like a new blender/processor combo.

I soak 1 cup of beans overnight. Blend them in a blender with hot

water, add enough hot water with the slurry in a pot to equal about 6-

8 cups and bring it to a boil until it whooshes up. Then I take some

cotton slightly larger than usual mesh and strain it when the milk

cools enough for my hands. The okara is a side bonus!!!!

I can buy a pack of beans for $2 and that makes about a gallon!!!!

That is it in a nutshell.

The amount of soaked beans have to be divided into 2 batches for a

good blend before cooking. Email me off site and I can give you step

by step.

The okara I spice up with whatever, maybe add some tofu , and a

little flour to hold it together and voila!!!

My next project is to make home made tofu. From what I figured in

cost, I can save a bundle!!!

D'vorah

 

 

, Jenni Billings <jenni

wrote:

>

> HEY D'Vorah...

> I've always considered making soymilk, but never done it... of

> course, when we were at our brokest moments, I was a couponing

> fool... still a vegan couponing fool, but I could get silk soy

milk

> for twenty five to fifty cents a carton.. (sale, w/ coupon!) and

it

> has the added nutritional stuff, so i figured it was better...

>

> still.. I lveo the idea of making my own okara patties...

>

> is it really hard??

> thanks,

> jenni

>

> On Feb 9, 2006, at 10:42 AM, Dvorah L. Dollar wrote:

> > Chiming in...same here. I make our soymilk( blender method) and

use

> > the okara for patties. The only time I buy " products " is giving

> > myself a break from cooking. It is our way of eating out.

> > Fruits and veggies do cost the most of our budget. I can rack up

$50

> > in fresh F and V without a blink. I think the beans and grains off

> > set the cost.

> > D'vorah

> >

>

[Guest guest]

dvorah, what is okara?

 

 

On 2/9/06, Dvorah L. Dollar <dollar_queenbee wrote:

>

> Not at all. I made it with a blender to see if I wanted to invest

> $100+ into a soymilk maker. It is so easy, I just take that $$ and

> invest it else where...like a new blender/processor combo.

> I soak 1 cup of beans overnight. Blend them in a blender with hot

> water, add enough hot water with the slurry in a pot to equal about 6-

> 8 cups and bring it to a boil until it whooshes up. Then I take some

> cotton slightly larger than usual mesh and strain it when the milk

> cools enough for my hands. The okara is a side bonus!!!!

> I can buy a pack of beans for $2 and that makes about a gallon!!!!

> That is it in a nutshell.

> The amount of soaked beans have to be divided into 2 batches for a

> good blend before cooking. Email me off site and I can give you step

> by step.

> The okara I spice up with whatever, maybe add some tofu , and a

> little flour to hold it together and voila!!!

> My next project is to make home made tofu. From what I figured in

> cost, I can save a bundle!!!

> D'vorah

>

>

> , Jenni Billings <jenni

> wrote:

> >

> > HEY D'Vorah...

> > I've always considered making soymilk, but never done it... of

> > course, when we were at our brokest moments, I was a couponing

> > fool... still a vegan couponing fool, but I could get silk soy

> milk

> > for twenty five to fifty cents a carton.. (sale, w/ coupon!) and

> it

> > has the added nutritional stuff, so i figured it was better...

> >

> > still.. I lveo the idea of making my own okara patties...

> >

> > is it really hard??

> > thanks,

> > jenni

> >

> > On Feb 9, 2006, at 10:42 AM, Dvorah L. Dollar wrote:

> > > Chiming in...same here. I make our soymilk( blender method) and

> use

> > > the okara for patties. The only time I buy " products " is giving

> > > myself a break from cooking. It is our way of eating out.

> > > Fruits and veggies do cost the most of our budget. I can rack up

> $50

> > > in fresh F and V without a blink. I think the beans and grains off

> > > set the cost.

> > > D'vorah

> > >

> >