By Wardeh on September 23, 2008
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 [...]
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By Wardeh on May 28, 2008
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 [...]
Posted in Drinks and Smoothies, Drinks and Smoothies (Gluten-Free), Recipes | Tagged drinks, fruit smoothie, fruit smoothies, green smoothies, natural sweeteners, smoothie, smoothie recipe, smoothies, snacks, vita mix
By Wardeh on February 3, 2007
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 [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Recipes | Tagged breakfast, cracked grain, porridge, vita mix
By Wardeh on August 29, 2006
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 [...]
Posted in Breads, Muffins and Crackers, Recipes | Tagged breads, dairy free, egg free, grinding flour, lunches, sandwiches, vita mix, whole grain, whole wheat
By Wardeh on July 26, 2006
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 [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Recipes | Tagged breakfast, cracked grain, cream of wheat, dairy free, egg free, farina, vita mix, whole wheat
By Wardeh on May 9, 2006
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 [...]
Posted in Breads, Muffins and Crackers, Recipes, Techniques and Tutorials | Tagged breads, grinding flour, techniques, tutorials, vita mix, whole grains, whole wheat
By Wardeh on March 24, 2006
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 [...]
Posted in Dips and Spreads, Dips and Spreads (Gluten-Free), Recipes | Tagged dairy free, dips, egg free, gluten free, nut butters, nuts, peanut butter, spreads, vita mix
By Wardeh on March 21, 2006
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 [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Breakfast (Gluten-Free), Drinks and Smoothies, Drinks and Smoothies (Gluten-Free), Recipes | Tagged almonds, blender, breakfast, dairy free, drinks, egg free, gluten free, hazelnut, nut milks, vita mix
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