Do you want to know a Secret: Part II
There IS a way to make creamy bulgur, creamy wheatberries, and even creamier oatmeal. It’s all thanks to one secret step. Are you ready for the secret to be revealed???
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Here lies the secret of how to make the creamiest bulgur/wheatberries/barley/spelt/oatmeal/etc. EVER:
So right now, the following might be spinning through your head: “What in the name of Pete is that ugly contraption, and how is it supposed to help me in my quest to make creamier grains?!”
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That, my friends, is a hand blender. You can also use a Vitamix, food processor, or regular blender, but I like the hand blender because it’s easier to clean. Just make the bulgur/wheatberries/speltberries/barley/etc. the way you normally would, then blend! (If you want a creamier or thinner consistency, add a little water, soymilk, or juice prior to blending.) Sometimes I pulverize the grains to oblivion (the Vitamix or blender is good for this), while other times I barely blend them (the hand blender works well for this– Just blending the grains for a few seconds is long enough for the flavors to meld together but short enough that they still retain their yummy chewiness).
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What can you do with these now-creamy grains? Well, you can pretty much use any favorite oatmeal recipe and just substitute a different cooked (and blended) grain. (It depends on the recipe as to whether you’ll want to use the blender technique on the grain before or after mixing in other ingredients.)
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Here are some ideas to get you started (more ideas can be found on the Chocolate-Covered Recipes’ page under the title “All Things Oatmeal”)
3. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Oatmeal
4. Peanut Butter and Banana Oatmeal Fusion
7. Almond Joy/Mounds Bar Oatmeal
Pictures:
Below, Best Blended Breakfast Bulgur with Banana (Yikes– that’s entirely too many Bs for one recipe title!)
I cook up a serving of bulgur, then I add a little soymilk or a little vegan butter and salt and blend away! It yields a pudding-like consistency. You could also add sugar, raisins, nuts, apple juice, peanut butter, etc. Get creative!
Below, blended wheatberries.
In my next post, I’ll add another oatmeal/grain recipe that uses the blender technique. See you then!
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Oooo cool. I love cream of wheat, and grits, which probably have similar consistencies. Yummy
you're such a woman of mystery! I love my hand blender, especially for soups- makes 'em all creamy & stuff without, well, the cream!
Hey there. I commented yesterday about the weight gaining issue and just wanted to say sorry if I cam off as a little abrasive. Thanks for replying and it’s great that you accept the way you are and I hope I can do the same. I’m still considered underweight and many people, especially strangers tend to make rude or just annoying comments that used to make me extremely self conscious and just… pissed off. heh. I have gained around 10 lbs and am at a solid 90 at 5’2″ and trying my best to maintain it and hope that I can also have a better self image of myself in the future, like you have.
Oh and awesome blender! I saw a commercial for something like that…it was so powerful in whipping air into any mixture that is even made whipped cream from skim milk!
You’re a genius!
i need to get one of those handblenders!!! i wanna try blended quinoa- i’m addicted to that stuff. and come to think of it, i just had rice and beans for dinner. how do u think that would be blended? haha
Amazing idea! I used a hand blender the other for the first time, working with food not bombs, although at first I was skeptical as it looked like some scary dental contraption. I’m totally going to try this idea soon, and a hand blender is definitely on my wish-list. Nice job!
Great idea! I really need to get one of those handy hand blenders…ha, I said handy hand.
Oooo, your so clever Katie!
I must give that a try.
Those hand blenders are awesome. I’m always borrowing Mum’s for soup when I go over there. Saves the mess of moving your cooking into the food processor and then back out again.
How smart! Do you think it would work if I cooked my oats, left them overnight and then blended them in the morning? When ever I cook them the night before for school they get lumpy and stuck together, maybe by adding a little soymilk it would help it become creamier? YUM!
Oh my gosh! Blended wheatberries?!? You genius, you! They look so good! I am anxious to try wheatberries as an oatmeal stand-in now, too.
You know, I can’t stand the chewiness of oatmeal and it never occurred to me that I could use a hand blender to make it smooth. Sweet! Thanks for such great idea!
(sorry if this posts twice, my computer is freaking out)
Love this post! So fun! Great idea to use the blender. I will try this and some of your recipes!
hehe good idea!!! i would have never have thought to use a hand blender!
That’s a great idea!
They use that thing on Top Chef a lot.
ahhh i want one of those little blenders!!
hi katie! ooh that looks amazing! i just wanted to tell you i got a different blog, and deleted my old one. i forgot my promise to never diet again! oops!
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HI! i was wondering if anyone wanted to help support me on my recovery from binge eating disorder!? thanks in advanced. i need as much support as i can get!
lexi, i’d definitely support u! i had an eating disorder and it controlled so much of my life. i am still recovering from it and that’s why i started my blog. any way i can help, i will!
best of luck!
It must taste like heaven. You know I share your love for oatmeal. And chocolate. xoxoxo
brilliant idea! I always make my porridge with soya milk but had found that with some wholgrains- it just didn’t blend properly- no problem solved! Yay!
I have no excuses for not being able to make the best porridge ever!
Give it up for handblenders!!
As usual you totally rock the recipe world.
I love the look of the roasted peppers and grains. I bet that is a great combo!
I am always looking for more ways to use my beloved hand blender!
sweet awesomeness, CCV! BRILLIANT!
Haha, I am so NOT annoyed with the chain letter style post. In fact, it makes me extremely happy because I’m reminded of the good ol’ days – I used to love those chain letters, if you can believe it!
I need a hand blender! It would make my life so much easier because the one thing I hate is clean up. I love the creaminess of those oats! I know what I’m asking for this Christmas!
I always heard that oatmeal is creamy if you add the oats as soon as you put the water on the stove (while it is still cold), and chewy if you wait until the water boils to add the oats. Hmm, maybe I should do a little kitchen experiment?
Hmm, maybe I need to get me one of those puppies!
a-HA! It was a blender
I don’t have one of the hand held ones, but my grandmother used to and she adored it!
Great idea. I’ve had those grains cooked for breakfast, but like the creamy oatmealy texture SO much better! Oh, and love my hand blender. Hate those annoying emails!
katie, i love your creative cooking techniques! i cannot wait to try this!
and thank you for linking your previous oatmeal recipes. the s’mores? oh my gosh, that is going to be my afternoon snack!
What a creative yet ingenious way to have grains!
I have a hand blender that’s aching to get used and you’ve just given me a great idea!
Will definetly try this one soon!
Oh, and PS: YOU’RE the sweet one!
I love your huge dinner plates
and I know I’m supposed to be checking out your grains there but daaaaamn….those peppers look goooood 
What a shame, I just killed my handheld blender the other day
Please come and bring me creamy oatmeal.
Thank you for this post! I a an oatmeal addict and am so happy to learn of some good alternatives! You rock!
Camille—
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Don’t worry; you didn’t sound abrasive at all! I love getting comments, especially comments from people who are in the same boat as me! I know exactly what you mean about rude comments from strangers that make you self-conscious… or even worse—when someone comments about your weight behind your back and you happen to overhear it! But as long as YOU know you’re healthy, that’s what counts
Claudia– LOL I was scared to use the hand blender at first, too! I thought it’d make everything blow up into a huge mess!
Lexi– Of course you know you have my support whenever you need it. All you have to do is ask or email me! What’s your new blog address?
Thanks for the link to your secret! And I have a fancy new immersion blender that I got for Christmas. Yay!
Hello
I am so wanting to try this out!!!!!!! My blender isn’t working…. do you think a magic bullet might do the trick?
Thanks!
I love my hand blender (but I wouldn’t say no to a Vita-Mix, if anyone has one they would like me to take off their hands…?
). I usually just eat porridge oats (cooked on the stove if I want them quite runny, or in a microwave if I want them a little firmer but still creamy), I haven’t considered eating other types of grain like this. I’ve eaten bulgar wheat in taboulleh and salads, and barley in soups and stews, but next time I think I’ll try them sweet and blended. Thanks for the inspiration!
OMG. I guess I’m super late with this…but this morning I finally tried blending my oats with banana and soy yogurt…thank you so much for enlightening me. That was delicious.
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Your blog is awesome by the way, and I love your creative recipes!
Lots of love and hugs!
Mony,
Yay! I’m soooooo excited you liked it!!
Lots of love and hugs (and chocolate!) back to you.
Love,
Katie
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My favorite kitchen gadget would have to be my oven
My dream kitchen gadget would be a VitaMix!! I do love my handblender and am always amazed at how good a job it does!
My favorite kitchen gadget would have to be either an ice cream/frozen yogurt maker or a magic bullet!!
My favorite kitchen gadget is a Magic Bullet! Unfortunately, I moved recently and had to leave mine behind, so I would LOVE a new one!
Right now my favorite kitchen gadget is my toaster oven:)
My dream kitchen gadget might be a Dehydrator!
My dream appliance is a juicer!
Magic bullet definitely.
My favorite gadget…I can’t choose! It’s a tie – probably between my Microplane grater and my immersion blender. They’re indispensable, seriously.
My dream gadget would be a vitamix-my sister just bought one and constantly tells me how awEsome it is. Although a magic bullet is much more reasonable for me and can likely fit my needs and get me to be more creative with my eats!
My dream gadget is a spiralizer… I love zucchini and have been just DREAMING about spiralized zucchini noodles!
I have a feeling that a juicer would be my *true*dream kitchen appliance, but until the day when I have the $$$ for it, I am loving my hand blender. It just makes everything so yummy (like soups! and your blended grains!).
My favorite right now is the food processor. I dream of the day I’m a proud owner of a Vita-Mix though…………*sigh*
Great giveaway! Thanks!
My favorite kitchen gadget is definitely my food processor! I use it all the time for blending soups, bean dips, and my speciality: TOFUMMUS!
i love my juicer!! i have too many dream gadgets but too small of a kitchen
id like a vitamix…a dehydrator..an ice cream maker..a do-it-all-er…and one of those real fancy trashcans that close real slow when you release your foot off the bottom. Theres my christmas list.
My favorite kitchen gadget would have to be my blender, love my daily smoothies!
One of these days I’d love to get a juicer. A friend of mine gave me one on loan last year and it was nearly impossible to give it back.
My absolute favorite kitchen gadget is the Blendtec (kermit ice cream with peach and greens, smoothies, soups…) but I would really love a hand blender or Magic Bullet. Thank you so much for the opportunity!
My favorite kitchen gadget has to be my prized vitamix!!
all of my kitchen gadgets are tragically sub-par at the moment, but i’ve been itching to get my hands on a magic bullet for a while now…:]
My favorite kitchen gadget has to be my food processor. I would loveee a vitamix but I don’t think it will fit into my college budget
Favourite kitchen gadget? Just one? Okay…um…my silpat. I can bake squash and its easy to clean up.
My favorite kitchen gadget’s probably my electric kettle, once I found how useful it is for making risotto. I am probably the clumsiest person in the world and it’s quite refreshing to have a device that stops boiling and pours veggie broth without making a mess.
I’d love a Magic Bullet, though. That clumsiness? Yeah, doesn’t make for very pretty results when it comes to mincing things.
Right now, my favorite kitchen gadget is my mini food processor that I use to make homemade larabars and other goodies!
I heart my vita mix, but I have dreams of cheating on it with a spiralizer.
Oh, I’m wishing for a vitamix or a magic bullet for christmas, those are for sure my favorites!
I think I would like the Magic Bullet best
im a happy camper with any kitchen appliance! but i think my dream appliance would either be a frozen yogurt machine (or greek yogurt machine hah) or a vitamix =)
My favorite gadget is definitely my food processor. It does so much, and has held up really well.
I only own a fridge and a blender (but use a public oven/stove and microwave), so I guess those are my two favorite gadgets
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Ok, favorite kitchen gadget is a tie… my magic bullet is incredible, but my hotshot delivers a steaming cup of tea instantly to feed the tea addiction… very close call
my favorite kitchen gadget has to be my blender–it enables my green monster addiction!
My fave dream gadget? A vita, duh
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food processor- for banana soft serve mmm
I would LOVE a vita mix for intense blending. Or maybe something that could predict the yummy meal I’m craving. That would be a great dream invention.
My dream gadget would store all the basics needed for cooking/baking (flour, butter, sugar, salt, CHOCOLATE!, etc.) in separate compartments. Then when I push a certain button, it will make all sorts of different things…from bread to brownies
My favorite kitchen gadget at the moment is a wee little frother I bought at IKEA… it makes it super easy for me to make soy lattes at home instead of spending $4 a pop at Starbucks!
i just bought a mini chopper from black and decker for 25 bucks and it is AMAZING! i whip up fruity “ice cream” with frozen berries and a bit of almond milk EVERYDAY…also great for carrot cake oatmeal and blending agar agar messes…hehe!
My fave gadget is definitely my magic bullet! I use it for my morning breakfast smoothies every day and for my hummus fix.
most definitely the vitamix or a high powered food processor!
I love my food processor for making nut butters!
My favorite kitchen gadget is my immersion blender for SURE.
my current fav kitchen gadget is my kitchen aid stand mixer, though i could live without it–why would i try???
Current (broken) fave is the bullet. Dream is the vitamix. Just got a spiralizer that I can see becoming a favorite also.
I love my hand blender and food processor, but I would love to get a vita-mix and magic bullet!
My dream kitchen gadget would have to be a vitamix or a spiralizer. Both seem like such good tools to making amazing food. (:
my dream gadget would definitely be a vitamix, but i’ve been eying the spiralizer lately. i’d like to try some zucchini noodles.
My FAVORITE kitchen gadget that i own is my KitchenAid standup mixer that I got as a wedding gift; but my DREAM would be a VITAMIX (that I just learned about today on your blog). But….I would be lucky enough to just have a MAGIC BULLET, but one day I hope to aquire a VITAMIX. It seems like a healthy kitchen must-have!
That is so weird… I just did my first blended grain thang today.. I soaked some oat groats and then used my vitamix to blend them up before cooking them… added some banana… some ABU (ala HEAB) and topped with some shaved dark chocolate.. it was scrumptious! Right now my favorite kitchen gadget is my vitamix but a close second is my george foreman grill where I have discovered the wonderful world of grilled squash! YUMMO
My dream kitchen gadget is a Vita-Mix. I’ve been lusting after one for years!
My dream kitchen gadget woul dbe a vitamix – can’t afford one myself right now
An immersion hand blender is the only appliance from my wish list that’s actually made it into our kitchen. I love how well it works and use it at least every other day! Alas, the Vitamix, KitchenAid mixer, spiralizer, and magic bullet still seem like mythical objects to me, but if they work half as well as the hand blender, well…I might try to make them a reality in our kitchen sooner rather than later.
My favorite kitchen gadget? Yikes that’s a hard one! One little kitchen tool that I have fun with is my avocado scooper. It scoops out the half avocado and slices it all at the same time, which is pretty nifty. Plus it’s a sinch to clean, and it’s very difficult to injury yourself with (a plus for many cooks). There’s so many fun kitchen toys out there, so I’m sure I could go on forever, but I do like the scooper and it involves eating one of my favorite foods (ms. avocado)
I’d love a Magic Bullet. My favorite gadget/tool is actually my Pyrex whisk. It’s amazing when it comes to non-lumpy mixing. I have five whisks, but this is the only one I use now. It isn’t connected on the ends, but instead looks like a plastic spray from a shower head.
I should probably give those other whisks to needy cooks.
Coincidentally, my dream cooking gadget would be a hand blender. Mostly because I make pea soup like once a week and it’s such a pain to have to pour it into the blender (and there’s nothing as terrifying as pressing “blend” on a pitcher full of scalding pea goop). So much less to clean! So much oatmeal to blend! What’s not to love?
My DREAM kitchen gadget would be a kitchenaid so that I could use the dough kneader and not be so intimidated to make my own bread. But a mandolin is second up, to make my own potato/beet chips!
my dream kitchen gadget would have to be one of those pretty pink kitchenaid, standup mixers!
My favorite kitchen appliance would have to be my kitchen aid. I use it all the time and thank god for it being invented. Hello baking (healthful of course!)…
my favorite kitchen gadget is the immersion blender too! mostly b/c I love making wintery soups in the crockpot, esp blended butternut squash/apple soup… yum!
My favorite kitchen gadget is the Magic Bullet too, but my current “dream” gadget is a spiralizer.
i’d love to have a spiralizer so i can make zucchini pasta and spiralized sweep potatoes! otherwise, right now my vitamix is my favorite kitchen gadget–i just loaded up with green kale, cucumber, celery, fresh dates, water and ice and it chewed through it like its no big deal!
I love my immersion blender but have big plans –getting a Magic Bullet today!
Hi Katie, I’ve been an avid reader for a long time and I love your blog
As for my dreaaammm kitchen gadget, definitely a Vita-mix!
But I would settle for a spiralizer – I could eat veggie noodles forever!
AHHH I love this giveaway! Now all I have to do is be the lucky winner…
My dream kitchen gadget(I really do dream about having one some nights!)is a magic bullet! I know it would be great for making smoothies and most importantly your fudge babies!
my dreaaaaaaaaam gadget right now would have to be a magic bullet. I just moved into my first apartment and it is TINY, so I am looking for kitchen ware that is small and can serve multiple uses. Enter: MB.
Thanks for the giveaway!
A spiralizer would be my dream kitchen gadget! I think spiralized sweet potatoes would be amazing!
My dream gadget? Cookie cutters! I have a tiny apartment and don’t need any more electronic things…cookie cutters would be marvelous!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I would love love love a vitamix one day. I have wanted a spiralizer for a while now, want to make veggie noods!!! Thanks for the giveaway!
Well, my favorite gadget that I own is my food processor! But if I could get a new one, it would def be a spiralizer!
My dream kitchen gadget is a juicer, so I could make some of great looking green juices I’ve been seeing, but the spiralizer is also on my list of gadgets I need to own.
My favorite gadget is my magic bullet!
Thanks.
My dream kitchen gadget is TOTALLY the magic bullet! GAH I want it!
I would love a Majic Bullet!
A spiralizer looks so fun! An ice cream maker would be fun, though =)
i’m definitely pining for that spiralizer
My favorite appliance is my food processor – to make yummy chocolate pudding of course =) but I would love to have a mandolin slicer or spiralizer some day.
My dream gagdet is definitely the magic bullet. I’ve seen what wonderous things bloggies have made with it, and I would LOVE to be able to finally make my own “babies!”
my favorite kitchen gadget is my juicer, but my dream kitchen gadget is a magic bullet!
My dream gadget would probably be a really nice set of kitchen knives. Mine have seen better days.
dream appliance: vitamix <3
My favorite kitchen gadget is currently my new Breville blender — I love making smoothies with it, it’s so powerful, yet quiet!
I would loovve a vitamix or spiralizer to make all the coolest things you have!
My dream appliance = Vitamix!!!
What don’t I dream about having in my kitchen!!! I love my magic bullet, i love my blender, I really want a spiralizer too!!
The Vitamix has been on my list for a very long time!
My favorite kitchen gadget is my pineapple corer slicer thing. Love it! My dream gadget would be a Vitamix, too, those things can do anything!
my dream gadget is most definitely a vitamix!
My dream kitchen gadget would have to be a blend of a dehydrator and a freezer/fridge!
i would love to have a juicer and a magic bullet:)
Without a doubt, my dream kitchen gadget is a VitaMix!
I would settle for a hand-held blender, tho. (~:
My favorite kitchen gadget is my kitchen aid mixer. It’s beautiful and it helps me make bread, cookies, cakes, and all sorts of delicious things.
Vitamix is totally my dream appliance – a friend has one and says it sounds like an airplane taking off, but she makes such awesome smoothies out of literally *anything* – there is nothing that thing can’t blend!
My dream appliance is definitely a vitamix!
i want a hand blender badly! or a coffee grinder.
A dream appliance of the moment would certainly be the *magic bullet* When I save up the money to get one, I will def. try all your scrumptious recipes.
My favorite kitchen gadget (that I own) is my Kitchen Aid mixer- it’s gorgeous and red and so versatile. My dream gadgets would be a spiralizer and dehydrator, though. Someday!
I two dream gadgets are Vitimix and a spiralizer!! I have two little girls I try to cook healthy for and myself, and I think the vitimix is perfect for making healthy “ice creams” and stuff (we’ve seen it demoed at costco a few times!!) andt he Spiralizer I want to make the zuc. noodles to start with.
My current favorite kitchen gadget is my salad spinner! It was my birthday present to myself….I use it all the time, it’s so fun, and I LOVE fresh greens!
My dad LOVES his hand blender. I’d love to have one as well! Or a juicer. So many choices!
My favorite kitchen gadget at the moment is my vitamix. We finally saved up enough to get it! I use it at least twice a day, to make green smoothies, almond milk, nut/seed butter…we’ve made other things with it too, but I can’t tell you how happy I am to make these three things so quickly and easily.
Definitely the magic bullet!
My favorite gadget that I have already may just be the immersion blender that you just showed! My dream gadget is a Vitamix and a juicer.
I am dreaming of a vitamixer and a spiral maker. I have an old crummy blender that I try to use. Doesn’t really work out to well. But a magic bullet would be an up grade was thinking of buying one to day….or should I wait and see if the ods of give aways are kind to me?
The kitchen gadget on my wish list….a big, beautiful food processor that isn’t super noisy like the one I have now
My current dream gadget is a Magic Bullet. My $20 blender that I’ve lugged around since college just isn’t quite up to the task of Fudge Babies!
I have to pick just ONE gadget? yeesh.
I guess I could deal with a VitaMix… if I really had to
I would love a dehydrator and a spiralizer. My favorite appliance is my blender
I totally love my Magic Bullet, but man, as a soup hippie, pureeing a soup two cupfuls at a time isn’t happenin’. XD
I’d totally go with an immersion blender.
I’m dying for a magic bullet!
my dream is my very own professional series Kitchenaid stand mixer. i want one so bad! but it’s also fun to wait and save up for something like this. can’t wait til i get one!
my dream kitchen gadget vould be a vitamix!
i would LOVE a spiralizer!!
My current favorite is my food processor, but I would really like to get a spiralizer. I just love raw veggies!
I’d say my favorite kitchen gadget would be a blender…they really are quite versatile! But the spiralizer is right there with it!
My dream gadget would be a vita-mix, but I would love to win a Magic Bullet!!
vita-mix would be my fav!
I would love to try the spiralizer!!
Dream gagdet: Vitamix! Magic Bullet is a close second for the convience factor, it does such a great job with smoothies but not do good for making nut butters like a vitamix woud!
My dream kitchen gadget: a food processor to make the perfect banana ice cream super smooth!
My favorite kitchen gadget right now is my food processor. I need a new one though because this one is rather small and I’d like to be able to process more stuff at a time!
I think my favorite gadget is a food processor, but that could be because I don’t have one right now! But I love making raw cookies with it, and hummus. A Vitamix would also be awesome!
YUM! My dream gadget is a spiralizer. My former roommie took hers with her and left me spiralizer-less! Sad.
My dream gadget of the moment is a Magic Bullet. I love making smoothies!
I could never live without my blender!
My dream gadget is a food processor so I can make my own nut butters!
I dream of a VitaMix, it just seems soooo expensive, I know that it is supposed to be worth it, but I don’t even have the guts to put it on my wedding registry!!! People just don’t understand how much it would help!!
Basically I have wanted a hand blender every since you blogged about yours. It would make my life SO easy. Especially since I can’t digest anything that isn’t blended right now
(autoimmune disease), so I use my blender a lot and a hand blender would save a lot of mess!!
i have that thing! my mom is brilliant like that
it is so super handy – i use it to make vegetable soup all the time! just cook everything until the potatoes are done and then puree away! but not with shell-y things like peas, those turn out yucky. but yum, i hadn’t thought of oatmeal! i’ll have to try that asap!
I want a hand blender, too!! I eat oats every morning and would love to try them blended with a hand blender.
My dream kitchen appliance would have to be the Magic Bullet, though there are many more on my list – I want to take my healthy eating lifestyle to the next level!
My favorite kitchen gadget right now is my VitaMix but the one I’m lusting after is the spiralizer!
immersion blender!
My dream kitchen gadget is the spiralizer! I could make spiralized mangos like they do in El Salvador!
I’ve gotta go with a VitaMix. My blender is about as old or older than me!
I’d love a spiralizer to make lovely meals!
Right now, I’m lovin’ my steamer basket. I don’t know if that would technically be a kitchen appliance, but it’s the thing in my kitchen I probably use the most
Probably my favorite appliance is my standing mixer, if only because i don’t have to kneed bread anymore (it’s hard for short people; i practically have to wear heels to get good leverage
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I have fallen in love with my food processor. It chops, it dices, it has made life much easier!!! And now I can make frozen fruit ice cream in it!!! Yowzers!!!
I love my blender! I use it multiple times a day and can’t imagine how I survived before getting it.
Right now my dream gadget is a larger heavy duty food processor, except they are quite pricey unfortunately. Following in a close second would be a dehydrator, the nice horizontal flow type!
My dream gadget at the moment would be a spiralizer – would love to have one to incorporate more veggies (in a fun, non-conventional way) & less carbs.
My dream gadget would be a vitamix! Although a new food processor comes in a close 2nd.
I’d love a Magic Bullet or other hand mixer.
I would love a hand blender as mine just bit the dust and I used it all the time. But I would like a Magic Bullet too!
It is so hard to choose what my dream gadget would be, I have so many gadget-y dreams! On the top of the list would be a Vitamix, a food processor/blender dream combo, and a juicer!
My dream kitchen gadget would be a VitaMix or a spiralizer.
My dream gadget is DEFINITELY a vitamix! you can do so many things with it! they are so expensive though
My dream gadget is a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I’ve been begging for one for YEARS. I have also been wishing for a spirilizer lately…
You know, I visited Target with my mom over the weekend and while we were walking down the kitchen aisle I saw a hand blender and it made me think of you. ^^
I’d never seen one in real life before, and I was all “OMG. Mom, that’s what KATIE USES!” Haha.
I think my dream kitchen gadget would be either a spiralizer or a Magic Bullet.
My favorite kitchen gadget I guess would be my juicer when I use the “blank” plate to make banana ice cream. But I would really like to get a magic bullet then I could make soo much more like green smoothies, larabar wannabies, and banana ice cream!
Well, it’s a little pathetic, but my favorite kitchen gadget, atm, is my microwave
I don’t have many fancy appliances *yet*, but hopefully this giveaway can change that! I must say though, I’ve gotten quite creative with my microwave, mastering a slew of desserts via this tool. I’m sure many of you college students out there are familiar with microwave cakes 
My DREAM appliace actually is the magic bullet! My mother asked me what I wanted for Christmas the other day, and my first response was, eagarly, A MAGIC BULLET! She just chuckled at me, but I was seriouse. Also, those things that they show on infomercials where you can make omelettes/pizzas/ect (it looks like a waffle iron almost) would be fun to play around with!
Thanks for such a great giveaway opportunity! I think it’s really sweet of you to do something like this
Keep blogging!
My favorite kitchen gadget right now is my SUPER slicer!!! I got it for my birthday when I was 14 and never realized it’s full potential until now (13 years later)
my favorite, can’t live without gadget is my Cuisinart blender/food processor! I have a green shake every morning and could not chop up all that Kale without it!!! I’d love a magic bullet to though
Then I can make varying shakes for my kids without having to clean the blender after mixing each one 
My dream gadget would be the hand held blender – this way i can whip up creamy carrot soup and soomthies without have to take out the old school blender. I would also use it to try the creamy dreamy oatmeal you have posted!
i’m dying to get a food processor. a regular blender just won’t do, especially my dinosaur blender circa OLD.
I love my immersion blender.
blender, because currently that’s about as high-tech as i get! Sure would love a magic bullet though!
My favorite kitchen gadget is my crockpot, which I love. How could you not love something that lets you throw in beans and veggies and then magically tranforms them into a lovely, delicious soup??
my favorite gadget is my blender!
My favorite kichen gadget is my spiralizer. I love zucchini noodles! I also use it to slice other veggies. I would like to have a Magic Bullet. It seems so versatile and handy.
Dream gadget: Magic bullet!
I LOVE my food processer because I can make yummy raw frozen ice cream (process brozen bananas, top with raw choc. sauce, yummy) But I think my dream gadget is a vitamix, simply because I dont have one. or a heavy duty juicer would be awesome. Magic bullet would work nice too of course
I am dying to try a spiralizer after seeing so many great recipes for spiralized zucchinis and such. Though now the oatmeals are looking pretty good. Hmmm.
I love my cuisinart!
I’m currently in love with my spiralizer and I’m dying to have a magic bullet!!
I would love love LOVE to have a magic bullet. Or an immersion blender.
I constantly dream of gadgets I want in my kitchen to make healthy eating even more fun. I want a mandolin, and a juicer, and a dehydrator, and a magic bullet, and a vitamix. LOL!
Right now I’d say as much as I use my blender, and my KitchenAid, and my hand blender, I am really loving my slow cooker for morning oats.
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I have recenetly discovered your site and I have to say that you and Angela from ohsheglows.com have inspired me to go vegan. The only problem is that I would love to make the wonderful recipes you guys put on your blog, but alas i do not have a Magic Bullet (or any real reliable blender for that matter). I trully feel that getting the Magic Bullet will help push me to actually begin my vegan ways (also i just loved all the commercials they did for it!!). I just have to also thank heathereatsalmondbutter.com for bringing me to this great giveaway!!!
My boyfriend has a Magic Bullet and I’m extremely jealous! I would love to have my own so that I can make all the crazy (and delicious looking) concoctions that I see in the blog world.
My favorite kitchen gadget that I actually own is my Magic Bullet. I pretty much use it every day and have purchased at least 5 or 6 for other people as birthday, wedding or “just because you’re awesome” gifts. I do not have a spiralizer or a stick blender, but those sound pretty neat-o too. However, I think of all the gadgets out there, I would love to own a Vitamix.
Thanks for the giveaway Katie. You’re a very special lady
My favorite kitchen gadget is my vitamix but I want a magic bullet!!
favorite kitchen gadget? My baby crockpot
dream kitchen gadget: probably a magic bullet or even a working blender
My favorite kitchen gadget is my blender. Simple, but powerful… I’ve made many a delicious smoothie treat with it.
My favorite tool that I own is the Vita-Mix, because it is MAGIC, if magic means a fierce greens-grinder bladed tool of happiness.
My dream tool is a spiralizer, because I have never had spiralized zucchini! And I’d like to make it for the familia this Thanksgiving. (And haven’t had the prettiest results trying to chop the zucchini into slivers.)
I’ll have to add that Cusinart gadget to my Christmas wish list, as I always receive an inexpensive Cuisinart for Christmas.
My fave gadget is my Cuisinart mini prep processor… I use it to grind my millet for flatbread. Everyday. That sucker is going to die one of these months.
What I’d REALLY love is a VitaMix. :drool:
I want that magic bullet so badly! heard great things
Tha Magic bullet to make sprouted nut butter is by far my favorite kitchen appliance!
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