Recipe
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Cheesy Tomato Soup Recipe
Cheesy tomato soup made with canned whole tomatoes, onion, garlic and stock, pureed in a blender and finished with cream and sharp cheddar. Serves 4.
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BBLT Sandwich (Beef Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato) Recipe
A BBLT sandwich is a beef bacon BLT: crisp skillet or oven-cooked beef bacon, toasted bread, mayonnaise, lettuce and ripe tomato. Makes 2 in 25 minutes.
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Homemade Butter in a Blender
Homemade butter in a blender: 2 cups heavy cream blended until it breaks, strained and washed in ice water. Makes 6 ounces of butter plus buttermilk.
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Berry Yogurt Granola Parfait Recipe
Berry yogurt granola parfait layered in pint jars: yogurt, mixed berries and a crisp granola top. Makes 2 in 10 minutes; keeps 2 to 3 days without granola.
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Carrot Apple Grape Juice Recipe
Carrot apple grape juice made in a high-speed blender from 2 carrots, 1 apple, 1 cup grapes, water and ice. Drink as is or strain. Makes about 3 1/2 cups.
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Classic Pesto Recipe (Blender or Food Processor)
Classic pesto with 2 cups fresh basil, parmesan or romano, pine nuts, olive oil and garlic, made in a blender or food processor. Makes about 1 1/4 cups.
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Homemade Fresh Raw Guacamole Dip Recipe (Creamy or Chunky Style)
Fresh raw guacamole dip with 2 ripe avocados, lime or lemon juice, garlic, onion, roma tomatoes and cilantro. Blend 20 seconds; makes about 2 cups.
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Fresh Homemade Peanut Butter in a Vitamix Blender Recipe
Homemade peanut butter made in a Vitamix blender from 2 cups roasted unsalted peanuts and a little sea salt. No added oil; makes about 1 cup in a minute.
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Purple Cabbage Smoothie Recipe with Almond and Banana (Raw)
Raw purple cabbage smoothie with red cabbage, raw almonds, a frozen banana and cold water. Blends in 60 to 90 seconds; makes about 18 ounces.
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Homemade Almond Milk Recipe
Homemade almond milk from 1 cup soaked raw almonds and 4 cups cold filtered water, blended and strained through a nut milk bag. Makes about 4 cups.
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Basic Sponge White Bread Recipe
Basic sponge white bread: half the flour ferments with water and yeast for an hour, then the dough is kneaded by hand. Makes 2 loaves, baked at 375°F.
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Homemade Gluten-Free Tortillas Recipe
Homemade gluten-free tortillas made with a gluten-free flour blend, xanthan gum, baking powder, water and oil. Makes 8 seven-inch tortillas in a skillet.