IMMERSE Yourself

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During the summer months, we tend to want to use appliances that make our lives easier so we can spend more time outdoors. The immersion blender is one of those tools that is so versatile and does not take up a lot of space in your kitchen. This compact tool comes in handy whether you are making a creamy milkshake, or a fruit filled smoothie, blending or whipping up a frothy beverage to keep cool in the heat, this tool can handle your needs.

An immersion blender is a handheld kitchen appliance that blends and purées large-batch dishes. This popular kitchen tool is helpful for making blended dishes like soups, mashed potatoes, stews, sauces, and smoothies. An immersion blender—also called a speed hand blender, stick blender, or blending wand—is shaped like a short pole with stainless steel blades at the end and a power button on the handle. Some models have variable speeds that allow you to control the blending power of the blades. The blender can be used for pureeing soups, sauces and dips, batters, and dressings as well. What is the difference between an immersion blender and a regular blender? The key difference between an immersion blender and a traditional blender is the way that they function. With a regular blender, you place your ingredients inside the jug of the blender, which purées them together with blades located at the bottom of the device. By contrast, you place an

Immersion Blender Smoothie

immersion blender into a pot of ingredients and move the blades through the mixture by hand to blend it together. This gives you more freedom and control over the blender blades.

One of our favorite immersion blenders is the Control Grip by Breville. While many immersion mixers can be clunky and hard to handle, Breville makes blending easier with their unique Control Grip™. This ergonomic trigger grip can be operated from a very natural hand position. Plus, the innovative, oval-shaped blade housing reduces suction for greater control and more thorough blending. The mixer

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Turkey Tetrazzini

Stewed Tomatoes

Mixed Vegetables

• WW Dinner Roll

• Fresh Peach

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup orange juice, plus more if needed

• 1/2 cup frozen blueberries

• 1/2 cup frozen strawberries

• 1/2 cup packed baby leaf spinach

Instructions

• 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt

• 2 tablespoons honey

• 2 teaspoons chia seeds

• 2 to 3 fresh mint leaves, plus 1 sprig, for garnish

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Pasta Alla Norma

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• Spinach Mandarin Oranges

Add the orange juice, blueberries, strawberries, spinach, yogurt, honey, chia seeds, mint leaves and 1 cup of ice to the cup of an immersion blender or a regular blender. Blend until completely smooth, about 1 minute. Add more orange juice if needed to thin. Pour into a glass or go cup. Garnish with a sprig of mint.

Recipe courtesy of Ree Drummond at foodnetwork.com features 15-speed variable speeds with trigger operation for precision mixing and ease of use, an 8” stainless steel immersion shaft with stainless steel blade, and a 6-foot power cord for increased portability and movement. The nonscratch edge protects surfaces of pots, pans and bowls. Includes wire whisk attachment, 3-cup chopper bowl with stainless steel blade, and 5-cup mixing/ measuring jug with dualpurpose storage lid and antislip mat.

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Compliments to the Chef, your Neighborhood Kitchen and Cutlery store located at 33 Railroad Place. Find the tools that help you with your summer cooking. We have all types of “cool tools for cooks” and plenty of culinary essentials to assist you with your summer entertaining. Remember my Foodie Friends, “Life Happens in the Kitchen.”

Take Care, John & Paula

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