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Power Blender Revolution

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Great selection of blender recipes and it was interesting to learn what I can do with my blender. Highly recommend to make your life easier

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This book is amazing! SO MANY fantastic recipes that are super simple to make. How can you go wrong with cooking in a blender? Seriously. I have enjoyed the unique chai pudding recipes and some of the sauces made with dates or figs. Everything I have made thus far has been decadent and delicious.

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I love my vitamix blender and am always looking for new healthy recipes to use it with. Some of these were easy to follow while others were a bit out of my time range. Nonetheless, an appreciable cookbook.

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Power blender is a very useful kitchen tool . It is easy to make juice or sauce within a minute. This book has 100 recipes of juices , smoothies and sauces.......

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This book is full of interesting recipes that would appeal to people who are new to 'blending' as well those who are experienced in this area but looking for a bit of inspiration.
The thing I really like about this book is the variety of recipes as it is not just smoothies and soups but includes ideas for things like breads, dips and desserts too!

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Thank you Netgalley for this ARC. I am grateful for new inspiration for my blender and have enjoyed trying many recipes from this great book.

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As someone who was recently gifted a Vitamix, I was excited to see what interesting recipes would populate this book, and I was not disappointed. With everything from your typical smoothies and juices to things like cashew milk, Nutella, and pasta sauces, it really opened my eyes to all the things my blender can do. The recipes are innovative and diverse, and there's so many colorful photos too to inspire you. The author really makes a case for why your Vitamix can turn around your health. This would make a great accompanying gift to anyone getting a power blender of their own. I'm so glad I was given an ARC thanks to Quarto - Harvard Common Press.

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Delicious, easy and fast recipes to create with a blender. The collection is diversified: butter, ice cream, muffins, smoothies, sauces and other fantastic creations.

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Alas, I do not have one of the fancy blenders in this book, I have just a bog standard blender....but that might change in the future! I love smoothies and juices, it is a convenient way to get fruits and veggies without having to deal with the actual eating part (no offence various fruits, love your taste but not too keen on your textures...especially apples) so I am in favor of a very colorful book filled with various recipes for blending. If you have one of these fancy blenders (or just really like blending things) definitely give this book a look at.

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I love my power blender, and thanks to this book I have a million other new recipes to try out. From juices and smoothies to soups to hummus and other dips, and everything in between. This book had me checking my fridge and pantry for ingredients, because I simply had to make the recipes NOW! An easy to understand instructional book that needs to be in everyone's kitchen!

A huge thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I truly appreciate it!

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Never did I imagine all that you can make in a super power blender until I read this book. The variety of recipes and ideas is amazing. Everything from baby food, coffee drinks, soups, nut flour and butter, juices, desserts, muffins and quick breads, dressings and even make up type face cleansing mask recipes too etc etc. the list goes on and on. The recipes are easy to follow. Not too many strange uncommon ingredients. Lots of pictures too. Excellent book! I would highly recommend it.
I received a digital copy from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

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Good book on various recipes to try. I am new at blending, but I found this book informative, easy to read and easy to follow. The receipes I tried were very good. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review.

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What a great book this was! I must confess that the cover made me think it was all about smoothies or generic recipes that included blending at some point, didn't expect much more than that. Once more, I found proof that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but I keep doing that time and again~

The recipes are amazingly varied (fasten your seat-belts):

Homemade non diary milks: nut milks and creamers (macadamia, pistachio, almond, cashew, coconut, Brazil nut, walnut) rice, oat, hemp and banana milk
Drinks: juices, smoothies, shakes, slushies, coffee drinks, matcha drinks
Jams, butters and syrups
Guacamoles, hummuses, dips and spreads
All-purpose sauces, pestos and condiments
Dressings, vinaigrettes, marinades and spice blends
Smoothie bowls
Soups
Entrees
Vegetable sides
Muffins, pancakes and other quick breads
Desserts
Sorbets, ice creams and popsicles
Baby food purées
Skin products
7-day cleaning plan, 3-day juice and smoothie cleanse

Drinks, sauces, dips and maybe soups weren't surprising to see in a blender recipe book but what amazed me was recipes such as how to chop cheese on the blender, grind homemade flours, coffee and condiments, make your own butter and even natural beauty products. I don't have a power blender but many of the recipes can still be achievable with a common blender.My favorite thing about this book is that the recipes are easy to make and include normal ingredients while remaining healthy. It has indications for vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free and low-sugar recipes and tips to make your life even easier in the kitchen. I tested some of the recipes and they were easy and super fast to make, perfect for those lazy days or for the hustler that can't afford to get sick or lose time in the kitchen.

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Great for Blender newbies and those who had a Vitamix for years like me:)
Great book with loads of useful staple recipes.
If you don't have a blender book at home this is the one to get.

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Thank to Vanessa Simkins, Quarto Publishing Group – Harvard Common Press, and Netgalley for the advanced reader copy of “Power Blender Revolution: More Than 300 Healthy and Amazing Recipes That Unlock the Full Potential of Your Vitamix, Blendtec, Ninja, or Other High-Speed, High-Power Blender” for an honest review.

I love, love, loved this book. I loved first of all that it’s multipurpose across the products, no first come first serve, must have this one device to pass go, from the beginning. I love that at the beginning it tells you everything in this book will be broken down by vegan, gluten-free, dairy-fee, nut-free, and low sugar so that there will be things in here for people from every walk and way of life as well.

This book is broken down into drinks & eats, separately. The first covering juices, smoothies, shakes, slashes, coffee, teas, creamers, and any kind of alternative milk you could dream of. The latter is made of jams, butters, syrups, spreads, dips, sauces, pestos, condiments, dressings, marinades, smoothie & soup bowls, entrees, vegetables meal sides, muffins, pancakes, breads, desserts. You’ll even find a section on baby food making and for skin care products!

I love the layout of most of the chapters and pages. It could use a few more pictures, and pictures that are not simply 1/4th of a page spread, as they feel a little wedged in and only often enough to be checking a box sometimes, rather than displaying culinary delights to tease the eyes as well as the tongue.

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It’s great to see a book that’s not just a one trip smoothie. This book covers lots of different ways to use a power blender, from baby food to ice creams.

This book is split into two main sections: Things to Drink and Things to Eat, plus an Introduction to blending, a 7 day Clean Eating Plan and a 3 Day Juice and Smoothie Cleanse.

The Introduction provides useful information on the benefits of using a power blender, tools and accessories required, how to layer the ingredients the best way, plus a host of other information from grinding meat to making your own butter.

The Clean Eating Plan and Cleanse provide details on how to prepare your body before you start and suggestions for what to blend for each mealtime.

Things to Drink provides a number of recipes to make:

Whole Food Juices
Smoothies, Shakes & Slushies
Coffee Drink, Matcha drinks & Creamers
Nut milks & Other Non-diary Milks.
Things to Eat gives many recipes in the following categories:

Jams, Butters and Syrups
Guacamoles, Hummuses and other dips & spreads
All purpose Sauces, Pestos and Condiments
Dressings, Vinaigrettes, Marinades and Spice Blends
Smoothie Bowls and Soups
Entrees
Vegetable Sides
Muffins, Pancakes and other quick Breads
Desserts plus Sorbets, Ice Creams and Popsicles
Baby Food purees
Also included in the Things to Eat section is details on how to make Masks, Washes and More for the Skin. Who knew, looking after your skin could be done in a blender too!

Each recipe comes with easy to follow steps, metric and imperial measurements and some of the recipes have colour photographs. Some of the ingredients use American terms e.g. cilantro and scallions. A number of recipes do require some conventional cooking in the oven before the ingredients can be blended or heating up once blended.

There are tip boxes throughout the book, explaining things from what might damage your blender to a dressings serving suggestion.

I received this book from netgalley in return for a honest review.

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Designed for the Vitamix, Blendtec, Ninja, and other high-speed, high-power blenders, the Power Blender Revolution was created to help you unlock their potential. Including recipes for everything from grains to skincare, this helps you do more than just juicing with your blender.

In the introduction, the author describes how in minutes you can make a healthy meal, It then goes on to promise much more. The Benefits Of Using A Power Blender follow with information on How To Use The Book, Tools And Accessories, Essential Advice, and Special Techniques.

Next comes the Power Blender 7-Day Clean Eating Plan, providing a seven-day meal plan with recipe names and page numbers. Next is a 3-Day Juice And Smoothie Cleanse if you want a quick detox.

The recipes categories are separated into two sections, Things To Drink, and Things To Eat. The recipes categories include:

Things To Drink

Whole Food Juices
Smoothies, Shakes, And Slushies
Coffee Drinks, Matcha Drinks, And Creamers
Nut Milks And Other Nondairy Milks

Things To Eat

Jams, Butters, And Syrups
Guacamoles, Hummuses, And Other Dips And Spreads
All-Purpose Sauces, Pestos, And Condiments
Dressings, Vinaigrettes, Marinades, And Spice Blends
Smoothie Bowls
Soups
Entrées From The Blender
Vegetable Sides
Muffins, Pancakes, And Other Quick Breads
Desserts From The Blender
Sorbets, Ice Creams, And Popsicles
Baby Food Purées
10 Masks, Washes, And More For Your Skin

Each of the recipes includes a brief introduction, serving sizes, and various labels to identify them as Vegan, Gluten-Free etc. Several also include tips for modifying the recipe, serving or making the best use of your blender.

Helpful And Surprising

Disappointingly only a few of the recipes included a picture although each of those is beautifully staged. I found that throughout the book the blending tips were very helpful in providing information that you wouldn’t necessarily find in an instruction manual but which could make the difference in a recipe.

Finding the Masks, Washes, And More For Your Skin recipes included in the Things You Can Eat section was very strange. Otherwise, I found the selection to be excellent.

The sheer variety of recipes which can be created with a blender was surprising. The fact that you can make so many different things with that one piece of equipment is convenient and helps keep down with the number of dishes you have to clean.

See the full review and the recipe for Skin-Brightening Kiwi And Lemon Facial Mask at The RecipesNow! Reviews And Recipes Magazine. This review is written in response to a complimentary hard copy of the book provided by the publisher in hopes of an honest review.

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This is amazing! It has so much information and so many recipes. Everything is in different sections, smoothies, food and it includes a clean eating and a cleanse plan. Plus skin and body washes. The layout is brilliant and the photos are fantastic. It even has UK measurements. A brilliant book.

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I received an Advanced Reader Copy from NetGalley for my unbiased opinion of the book. I really loved this book this is the quintessential guide to using your power blender to the fullest!!! Everyone who has this machine, this book is a must! I tried carrot lemonade juice, almond milk, classic pumpkin pie, and flourless walnut brownies all yummy!

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I loved this book. It has great tips, that are practical. The order of which u should blend the food, what type of blender to buy and so much more. I tried a few of the recipies. I don't have a blender I used my kitchen stick, it worked okay. But this book has made me want a blender. Loved the recipies that I tried. All the recipies have the option of adding 'healthy sweetener' but they didn't need it. The author has cleverly created recipies with just the right combination of fort and veg to make it naturally sweet.

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