Friday, August 14, 2009

Cuisinart SmartPower Duet - Wonderful Veggie Recipes You'll Love

By Monique Rathsburn

When you purchase a Cuisinart SmartPower Duet, you purchase a product that may last you for years . Unlike the gimmicks of the'As Seen On TV' commercials that showcased blenders that at a hint of a button prepared fresh salsas and drinks while actors sat around a kitchen giggling and promoting the products, the Cuisinart SmartPower Duet won't go out of favor or usefulness.

Like its sister product, the PowerBlend Duet, the SmartPower Duet features an interchangeable base that permits you to both mix and process foods with the same machine. Available in both white and stainless-steel, the SmartPower Duet has electronic touchpad controls to perform all standard blender and mixer functions as well as the facility to heart beat at any speed. The Cuisinart SmartPower Duet comes with a 40-ounce glass blender pitcher, cover with feed tube and pusher with liquid dispenser, three-cup work bowl, immaculate steel slicing blade, reversible slicing/shredding disc, instruction and recipe book and a limited three year warranty. The appliance is straightforward to clean also because all the removable parts are dishwasher safe.

Because the SmartPower Duet is both a blender and a food processor, you can use it for almost anything! You might cook an entire day's worth of recipes using your SmartPower Duet. Recipes are courtesy of Cuisinart.com.

Breakfast : Breakfast Shake for The Road

Ingredients: cup orange peach mango juice 6 ounces lowfat vanilla yogurt banana, broken into 3 pieces cup frozen blueberries 3 to 4 frozen strawberries 1 spoon ground flax seed

Instructions Place all ingredients in order listed in the Cuisinart mixing pitcher. Blend until ingredients are homogenous, about thirty seconds.

Lunch : Pasta and Bolognese Sauce

Bolognese Sauce Ingredients: Ingredients 1 little carrot, peeled, cut to fit feed tube 1 small rib celery, cut to fit feed tube 1 little onion, peeled, cut in 1-inch pieces 1 can ( 28 - 32 oz. ) plum tomatoes, drained, juices reserved 1/2 pound well-trimmed meat chuck, cut in 1 - in. pieces, chilled 1/2 pound veal, cut in 1 - inch pieces, chilled 1 large spoon unsalted butter 1 tablespoon additional virgin olive oil kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 1 cup entire milk 1/8 little spoon freshly grated nutmeg 1 cup dry white wine 1/4 cup tomato paste

Instructions

Insert the medium slicing disc ( four mm ) and use medium pressure to slice the carrot and celery. Remove slicing disc and insert metal blade, leave veggies in work bowl. Add onions and process to chop finely, 10 - 15 seconds. Remove and reserve. Add the tomatoes to the work bowl, process to coarsely chop, ten - 15 beats. Stir into the reserved juices and reserve.

Add the meat cubes to the work bowl. Pulse to cut, ten - 15 times. Beef should have the texture of a 'coarse chili grind'. Remove and reserve.

Heat the butter and olive oil in a large pan. Add the plants and cook over middle heat till tender, about 3 mins. Add the meat and cook, stirring to break up, and cook until beef is no longer pink, about 5 mins. Season with 1/2 spoon salt and 1/4 spoon pepper. Add the milk and nutmeg, and cook, stirring often until most of the milk has evaporated, about 10 mins. Add the wine and cook till most of the liquid has evaporated, about ten minutes. Whisk in the reserved sliced tomatoes and their juices. Broil the sauce over very low heat, uncovered, for about 1 to 1-1/4 hours. Sauce will be thickened. Taste and season as needed with pepper and salt. Serve hot mixed with freshly cooked pasta (tip : reserve 1 cup of the hot pasta cooking water to stir into the sauced pasta if too thick). Sauce might be made ahead and cooled, revealed, before being covered and chilled. Store in fridge for at least two days, or freeze for at least 1 month.

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