— Cynthia Dudak

So, you know, let me, uh, first give a plug to, uh, a live event that I did some time ago on the topic of plant-based milks. And, um, you know, for that particular segment, I think I, I dunno, I, I, I made and, and tested, uh, dozens, uh, of products. And, um, I mean, you know, basically you are, uh, putting whatever your, your ingredient is, you know, almonds or, or something else, uh, into a blender with water, fundamentally, right? And, uh, blending it. And if you've got a high speed blender, uh, that can really, um, you know, extract or, or I guess bring down that product to a smooth consistency and, and, um, so you can get the benefit of whatever's in that food item, uh, bef. And, and then, uh, you can adjust the liquid, right? For different consistencies. You can strain it if you want to. That's optional. Uh, if you do strain it, you're gonna come up with a whole bunch of, uh, solids. I hope you find a way to use that, okay? Whether it's incorporating it into a soup or a stew or bread, or, um, a smoothie or, or something else, okay? Because there's a lot of goodness, um, that would otherwise, um, you know, go to waste if we didn't recover that. Okay? But it really is that simple. Okay. Uh, Cynthia, so, you know, as you get started, what's today's, uh, goal to be the curious cook and, uh, just give it a try. And, uh, again, uh, you can, you're either adjusting the quantity of the nuts, so you're adjusting the quantity of the liquid in order to come up with a consistency, uh, that you like. And, um, you can then, uh, add spices if you want, or herbs or, um, you know, kind of take it from there. Okay? Uh, keep in mind that generally speaking, house, house-made plant-based milks will have a shorter shelf life than most anything. Uh, you know, the, the equivalent milk that you buy from the grocery store, because it's gonna be cleaner. Um, uh, and so feel good about, uh, you know, consuming real food, clean food, better for you food or less harmful for you food, depending on how you wanna think about it. Um, but, uh, also go to the store and read the label of the equivalent plant-based milk that you're thinking about making at home, or that you do make at home. You might be surprised at what you find on the ingredient list.

Eric's Plant Based Milks event