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 what I [...]
Have you ever read a smoothie recipe — greatly desiring a sweet, cool, icy treat — only to realize that you have few of the ingredients listed? You need a smoothie formula. Use this method to craft smoothies from the ingredients you have in your kitchen. Tweak the smoothie by adjusting the components to suit [...]
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 and [...]
Whole Wheat Bread
for the 6 qt. Professional KitchenAid Mixer
Would you like to see how this is made? Go to Whole Wheat Bread Baking Tutorial (with pictures).
makes 2 large loaves or 3 regular loaves
6-2/3 cups whole wheat flour (preferably hard white wheat flour)
2-2/3 cups warm water
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon SAF [...]
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 [...]
Last updated: 9-18-06
Ahh… the aroma of fresh-out-of-the-oven, mouth-watering, whole wheat bread. Not another smell in the world has the same effect on my family. We follow an informal rule that from every fresh batch, one loaf must be consumed right away. Of all the changes we’ve made in the last 4 years to eat [...]
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 slightly chunky, according to [...]
My recipe for Decadent & Hearty Oatmeal calls for raw nut milk. This is new for us. For a couple of years, I have been using my soy milk maker to make cooked soy or soy-almond milk. We have enjoyed these milks, but I have switched to using raw organic nuts to make raw nut [...]
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