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In Praise of the Vita-Mix

September 23, 2008 By 11 Comments
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This is going to be a shameless plug for the Vita-Mix machine. And I do mean shameless, because I do not have any reservations in recommending this awesome machine for anyone’s kitchen. We purchased our Vita-Mix almost six years ago and have never had a moment’s trouble with it. The warranty is seven years. Here’s [...]

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Cracked Grain Cereal Mix

February 3, 2007 By 4 Comments

Commercial health food companies offer cracked grain cereals. I like to mix up my own for 2 reasons: 1) I can use more differing grains. While I have seen 12-grain and 7-grain cereal mixes for sale, I have never seen any for sale with as many as the 14 different grains as I currently crack [...]

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Attempting Whole Wheat Farina

July 26, 2006 By Leave a Comment

I took my own advice and ground up all my flours for the week’s baking last night. I even measured out the flour and yeast for two batches of bread so all that was needed this morning was to pour the warm water in and let the sponge begin. The dough is on its first [...]

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Natural Peanut Butter

March 24, 2006 By 17 Comments

I use organic, dry roasted Valencia peanuts that I buy from Azure Standard. Natural Peanut Butter 4 cups organic, dry roasted Valencia peanuts 1 teaspoon sea salt Put peanuts and salt in food processor or Vita-Mix. You may want to blend in smaller batches, depending on the capabilities of your appliance. Blend until smooth or [...]

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Raw Nut Milk – Almond or Hazelnut

March 21, 2006 By 55 Comments

Previously, I would use my soy milk maker to make raw nut milk, but I am now using the easiest tool of all to make the nut milk — my Vita-Mix. Straining is virtually unnecessary in the Vita-Mix because it grinds the nuts to such a fine consistency. There is one other way to make [...]

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