The Benefits of Juicing

Years ago Michael bought me a Champion Juicer. Over the years it's been used about two dozen times - mainly because it doesn't do what I need or want it to do.

There are so many good juicers out there on the market but this one - the Breville Juicer seems to get all the gold stars when it comes to the Queen of All Juicers. When one of the reviews said that the Breville is the most powerful juicer on the market" it was enough for my husband to say, YES.

Here's what they said here:

Breville juicer is one of the most popular juicers on the market right now. All over the world, people are taking their health more seriously.

Many people who want to get healthier through the benefits of juicing are choosing Breville models over some of the other brands.

The Breville Juice Fountain boasts several features that other popular juice extractor brands (like Jack Lalanne’s Power Juicer) simply don’t have.

Perhaps the best part though, is that you can get this juicer for about $30 cheaper than the other popular models on the market.

A top feature that Breville juicers have is a powerful 3/4 horsepower motor. This motor is 600 watts and has a maximum speed of 14,500 rpm’s.

The fact that the Breville model has a motor that is much more powerful than other juicers ensures that it’ll never bog down no matter what kind of vegetable or fruit you’re juicing.

I can't wait - a new Blendtec Total Home Blender and this Breville! I think my kitchen is set and well equipped!

Juicing is invaluable to our health - here's even a juicing bible for you!

The Benefits of Juicing

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Old Tools I Love in My Kitchen - And New Ones: A Blendtec

I love my kitchen and it's truly the center of my home. All activity flows in and out of this serving center and the last few weeks with thirteen of us hanging out and girls going wild (in my kitchen) - it was full of life and a busy place. I made several batches of my favorite buttermilk pancakes and waffles. Several times I served soft boiled eggs and of course steel cut oats smothered in butter, cinnamon and blueberries.

Good tools are essential for meal preparation and perhaps it's time that you see if your kitchen is a well equipped one.

I'd always wanted a pot rack and have to say that this tool is one of the smartest purchases I'd made. I found it on Craigs List for $60 and I LOVE it. Everything I use on a regular basis is right there.

This little copper colander is something I use daily - especially when straining blue berries or making soft boiled eggs. Not only is it handy, but I love the warm copper look. I found this at a vintage shop this past summer while in Portland. I think I paid $3 for it.

I LOVE - let me say it again - LOVE this egg beater. I have two and this one was my grandmothers. Whisks are great, but this little tool is better. My buttermilk waffle recipe requires that I separate the eggs and beat to "a firm" the whites. LOVE it.

I found this cute egg beater at that same vintage shop in Portland. Took it home for $8. Well worth the investment.

I'm adding two new tools to my kitchen repertoire. Thanks to my darling husband, he's been researching blenders and juicers and has decided to make this Blendtec Total Home Blender his first home front investment for me. Isn't that sweet. I did . . .gulp a bit over the price tag, but after I read the reviews and what other home makers had to say, I just got over it real quick.

So, why the Blendtec Total Home Blender? Just a few reasons:

It's easy to clean. With my busy life between family, gardening, serving and many people stopping by - I need - "easy to clean."

Makes incredible smoothies - something we do often and I can't wait to do more of.

Grinds grain. Now, I do have a Blendtec Kitchen Mill grain grinder, but why not gather around a few grandkiddos to grind grain at the same time?

It's a nice size for the counter - not too big.

I don't need a wet or dry container for the Blendtec Total Home Blender. The Vita Mix does. I like that idea of just one container.

I can make lots of home made sauces - easily. Since we planted about 45 or so Heirloom tomatoes, I'm thinking I'll be canning tons of sauce. This will be a huge time saver.

Lindsay of Passionate Home Making listed her 10 Reasons Why She Recommends a Blendtec - a worthy read.

I can throw tons of raw veggies from our garden into the Blendtec Total Home Blender and how good will that be?

If you're thinking of making this kind of $$$ investment, then watch this Blendtec Total Home Blender vs VitaMix comparison (thanks Lindsay) is good!

Old Tools I Love in My Kitchen - And New Ones: A Blendtec

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I'd unashamedly LOVE this for my Simple Kitchen. I'm thinking, though, how good is it - to have nice equipment IF my working space is a wreck?!

Here's a Lylah Challenge (me too right now) - if you're kitchen isn't ordered or clean, then let's both make IT our day - to attack that baby by putting a sparkle in the sink (no dishes), a shine on the counters (get rid of clutter) and a pazzaz on the appliances! Is the floor clean? How about wiping off the cupboards and knobs? Oh, what's for dinner?

Here's some help to inspire you to get it clean and organized. My kitchen is MIP sanctuary space. Life flows out of and into that space. How about you?

Go attack that kitchen and then come back and tell us about it! I'm off to attack!

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The Simple Home - The Well Equipped Kitchen

It's been said that the kitchen is the hub of the home and I think it's the first place that spring cleaning should take place.

Since the kitchen is the hub of the home and family life flows into and out of the kitchen, it's important for a woman (or whoever is responsible for the cooking- some guys are) to have the right equipment. Good equipment helps prepare meals and good equipment saves time.

Some of the necessary equipment is (obviously) what we cook with. In the past, homemakers cooked with stainless steel and cast iron. A shift happened to aid the homemaker with Teflon (made by Dupont) cookware. Teflon is a product that claims a "no-stick" substance so that clean up is faster. Teflon has been touted to "making baking easier." Of late, though, there is research that shows that certain cookware, such as those coated with Teflon, actually carry toxins.

I use mostly stainless steel cookware with a few cast iron pieces and one or two teflon pieces that are a back up. I still use my Revere Ware, which is stainless steel, that I used in my early home making days of 1973.

As time has gone by and I've added to my collection, I have made most of my purchases from TJ Max or Target. I bought my blue cast iron pot and my other small sauce pans from TJ Max. One of my large cast iron pans I remember purchasing from the Good Will. It makes the best beans (cooked real slow).

I use a 2 qt. Tramontina, a 3 qt. Bialetti (professional quality), a Cuisinart, and a Well-Equipped Kitchen (the big blue one), a Circulon (the big red pot). The Circulon is one pot I intend to replace. It's coated with something. I also use a 10" Wolfgang Puck frying pan and a 12" Well Equipped Kitchen frying pan. I still have Teflon coated muffin tins and baking sheets which I am working on replacing. I also use a stainless steel tea pot.

What's in your kitchen?

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