Versatility of the Vitamix Machine

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I have updated this document (it is always evolving) and I like to post it now and then to spark ideas to help people use their Vitamix machine to its fullest extent!!!I

MAKE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN MY VITAMIX MACHINE:Green

Smoothies (my

YouTube Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2lePmw0XEQHot

Soups (my

YouTube Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsFMiKefkZUIce

Creams (my

YouTube Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xoo0Pbt0AdsFruit

Smoothies -

also known as Juices, but in a Vitamix they are thicker than "real"

juice - (my YouTube Juice Video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHgQZTAfCnATrue

Juices like

Carrot Juice, Veggie Juice, and Wheat Grass Juice using the same

technique as Rene uses in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGendHVlxroCold

Green Soups http://vitamixlady.com/recipes/Hot

Green SoupsBlended

Salads V-8

"like" JuicesTomato

Sauces like

Marinara and SpaghettiProcess

Tomatoes for

canningSalsa

http://vitamixlady.com/recipes/Raw

Applesauce http://vitamixlady.com/recipes/HummusPuddingsQuiches (chops

the veggies and or meats and scrambles the eggs at the same time)Omelettes (chops

the veggies and or meats and scrambles the eggs at the same time)Cole

SlawHash

BrownsChop

Veggies for

salad toppings, stir-fry, or recipes like casseroles, chili, chunky

veggie soups (you can chop: carrots, celery, onion, peppers,

parsley, cabbage, etc.)Chopping

Nuts,

Dates, Apples, Cranberries, Cheese, Chocolate, etc.Salads like

Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad, Egg Salad, Broccoli Salad,

Carrot Salad, etc.

Chicken

Salad

http://vitamixlady.com/recipes/MayonnaiseMarinadesHome

Made Butter from

raw creamWhipped

CreamFroth

the cream in your coffee!Hot

Fruit SyrupsBatters:

Pancake, Corn Bread, Cake, Brownie, Muffin, and Quick BreadsBread

Dough from

freshly ground grains -

Whole Wheat and a non-gluten Rice BreadLiquify

Flax Seeds

They can

be put in a smoothie whole

and become liquified right in the drink! (This is important because

flax seeds begin to go rancid immediately upon grinding)Grind

Flax Seeds when

recipes call for them groundCracked

Grains for

things like cooked grain cerealsCorn

Meal for

corn bread, batters for frying fish, corn grits, and polentaNut

Butters:

Peanut, Almond, Cashew, Mixed Nut, Tahini, Almond/Peanut, etc.Coconut

Butter: ($12

a jar from the store, $2-4 when I make it myself!)Fruit

Roll Ups (pureed

fruit dried in my dehydrator)Chips (the

batter is made in my Vitamix, and the chips are dried in my

dehydrator)Cashew

Cream: http://community.vitamix.com/_-Vita-Mix-Cashew-Cream/video/876694/22442.htmlCold

Compost from

left over veggie scraps:

http://www.vitamix.com/household/infocenter/summerfun/composting.aspOrganic

Bug Spray from

halapeno peppers (check out same link as above)http://www.vitamix.com/household/infocenter/summerfun/composting.aspDog

Food Gravy

blending cooked chicken carcasses with water!These

are just things I've made (and I've probably forgotten some). You

can also see more ways to use the Vitamix (with video demonstrations)

here:52

Vitamix Feats:

http://www.vitamix.com/household/products/super5000/maxnut.asp

Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))><

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this is great thanx

From: Lea Ann Savage <lsavage@...>Subject: Versatility of the Vitamix Machine Received: Sunday, February 19, 2012, 10:30 PM

I like to post this from time to time - especially after we get a lot of new members :-)

I hope this inspires you to use your Vitamix machine to its fullest extent...

I MAKE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN MY VITAMIX MACHINE:

Green Smoothies (my YouTube Video)

Hot Soups (my YouTube Video)

Ice Creams (my YouTube Video)

Fruit Smoothies - also known as Juices, but in a Vitamix they are thicker than "real" juice - (my YouTube Juice Video):

True Juices like Carrot Juice, Veggie Juice, and Wheat Grass Juice using the same technique as Rene uses in this video:

Cold Green Soups http://vitamixlady.com/recipes/

Hot Green Soups

Blended Salads

V-8 "like" Juices

Tomato Sauces like Marinara and Spaghetti

Process Tomatoes for canning

Salsa http://vitamixlady.com/recipes/

Raw Applesauce http://vitamixlady.com/recipes/

Hummus

Puddings

Quiches (chops the veggies and or meats and scrambles the eggs at the same time)

Omelettes (chops the veggies and or meats and scrambles the eggs at the same time)

Cole Slaw

Hash Browns

Chop Veggies for salad toppings, stir-fry, or recipes like casseroles, chili, chunky veggie soups (you can chop: carrots, celery, onion, peppers, parsley, cabbage, etc.)

Chopping Nuts, Dates, Apples, Cranberries, Cheese, Chocolate, etc.

Salads like Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad, Egg Salad, Broccoli Salad, Carrot Salad, etc.

Chicken Salad http://vitamixlady.com/recipes/

Mayonnaise

Marinades

Home Made Butter from raw cream

Whipped Cream

Froth the cream in your coffee!

Hot Fruit Syrups

Batters: Pancake, Corn Bread, Cake, Brownie, Muffin, and Quick Breads

Bread Dough from freshly ground grains - Whole Wheat and a non-gluten Rice Bread

Liquify Flax Seeds They can be put in a smoothie whole and become liquified right in the drink! (This is important because flax seeds begin to go rancid immediately upon grinding)

Grind Flax Seeds when recipes call for them ground

Cracked Grains for things like cooked grain cereals

Corn Meal for corn bread, batters for frying fish, corn grits, and polenta

Nut Butters: Peanut, Almond, Cashew, Mixed Nut, Tahini, Almond/Peanut, etc.

Coconut Butter: ($12 a jar from the store, $2-4 when I make it myself!)

Fruit Roll Ups (pureed fruit dried in my dehydrator)

Chips (the batter is made in my Vitamix, and the chips are dried in my dehydrator)

Cashew Cream: http://community.vitamix.com/_-Vita-Mix-Cashew-Cream/video/876694/22442.html

Cold Compost from left over veggie scraps: http://www.vitamix.com/household/infocenter/summerfun/composting.asp

Organic Bug Spray from halapeno peppers (check out same link as above)

http://www.vitamix.com/household/infocenter/summerfun/composting.asp

Dog Food Gravy blending cooked chicken carcasses with water!

These are just things I've made (and I've probably forgotten some). You can also see more ways to use the Vitamix here:

52 Vitamix Feats: http://www.vitamix.com/household/products/super5000/maxnut.asp

Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))><