Cheri wrote:
> "Somebody" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Considering buying one... When I was looking at the small
>> appliances at Kroger for a hot air corn popper, I saw a blender
>> for only $19.99. And got a $2 off coupon any appliance when I
>> checked out.
>>
>> Not sure I really need one. But I could make smoothies, hummus,
>> soups etc. I've never had many smoothies; restaurant ones seem
>> too sweet. But I could try making my own if I had a blender... I
>> may be overthinking it, but I don't like buying things I don't
>> really need.
>
>
> I don't use mine real often, but it's nice to have when you need
> it. I used it today for that cauliflower soup that was posted here
> yesterday. It was really good. My stick blender would never make
> it as smooth as the blender did.
>
> Cheri

I hadn't used my blender for quite a while but then was using it
to make gazpacho this summer. I decided to try using almonds
instead of bread to give it more substance, and that worked out
well enough for me to do it quite a few times. I am not even
missing my homemade croutons too much.