Vita-Mix off

Some of you may also follow Ben and Chelsa's blog....but for those of you who don't, they have challenged people to a VitaMix off.

First, let me just say that this is a wonderful idea. What better way to promote the Vitamix lifestyle? And yes, it is a lifestyle. So here we have our first entry of many to come. We actually created this entry back at the end of November, not too long after we were challenged. I've been slaving away during the post-processing of this [one] image (read: doing nothing, this photo clearly has not been altered out of the camera) since then and haven't been able to post until now!

Without further ado, here is our entry:


At first they may look like ordinary pancakes, but upon closer examination you start to notice a few unique things about the pan-seared batter:

• The first thing is that they have been shaped to create the words "Vita-mix off!" This is a reference to the fact that the creation was for the Vita-Mix off challenge from Ben and Chelsa.
• The next thing you might see is the exclamation point (!) at the end of the phrase. This shows our enthusiasm in creating our entry to the contest, as well as for the contest itself.
• You may have also noticed that the words span across two plates. One plate is oval, while the other is square.
• The candles and rocks are blurry. This was done intentionally, to draw your focus toward the plates. It was easy to do, because the lens aperture required to put all items into focus from this distance never would have allowed enough light through to properly display our creation.
• The table is black. This is because it's our folding table which only came in one color: black.

Doesn't that make it perfectly clear why this is a winner? If my explanation hasn't done it for you, then Johnni insists that I explain that the pancakes are combo-flour (oat, spelt, wheat, and all-purpose) with molasses and honey. Delicious. The syrup topping is not BBQ sause like it looks in the picture, but rather a homemade blueberry-raspberry combo. All of this was made with the Vitamix (obviously, or it wouldn't really belong in the competition).

We do this just about every Saturday morning....