What Have You Done With Your New Products Today?

[wadesgirl]

Ah nuts. And here they said it would be all good for that!

Chefa above said she made chicken salad and it worked great. Maybe we should find out what she did.

 

[leftymac]

Chefa above said she made chicken salad and it worked great. Maybe we should find out what she did.

I will be trying it myself when I get mine on Tuesday!

 

[flemings99]

I made the strawberry ice in SB, mine turned out like a sauce not frozen. Must have over processed? Will try again. Now need pound cake to put the "sauce" on.

Also made the salsa. Next time I'd seed/vein the pepper. I didn't b/c it didn't call for it, but family felt it was too hot. My "small" onion only put about 1/2 of it in and processed with other ingred. as directed. Didn't have room for full 2 cups of tomatoes so added them in 2 batches.

When I watched the video looked like they had less onion than I used.

Next I'm going to try the coconut lime recipe in SB. Will post how it turns out.

 

[Nep2nfly]

My husband and I made the salsa today using the MFP, it worked incredibly well, I used my old salsa recipe and had no problems at all (from the Ultimate Chicken Fajitas). We then did a very quick clean up (my husband LOVED this facet) and made sorbet out of frozen berries. We used about 1 1/2 cups of frozen mixed berries, 1/4 tsp of sweet n low, and orange juice (I eyed this - I'm guessing about 1/4 cup, but add in smaller amounts until you know you have the consistency you want). It was AMAZING!!!!! In fact, my husband (the critic) said this is the recipe I should use to sell it. It was simple, fast, and I have a frozen dessert with no additives, all natural sugars, etc. It had the consistency of sorbet, not runny at all. However, I checked more than once to make sure the consistency was what I wanted as I was pumping. Yum!!! we will be making this recipe often.

 

[Nep2nfly]

Oh - and then I used my small scoop to scoop it into a small bowl for serving - it looked beautiful!

 

[Nep2nfly]

My again - I also used the fresh salsa in my Chipotle Chili Cornbread Bake. I made the salsa while the meat was cooking. I then used the new cheese grater to grate the cheese on top and used the new scoop and drain to drain the meat. The fresh salsa in this recipe really made a big difference, my husband raved over it!

 

[wadesgirl]

I made the strawberry ice in SB, mine turned out like a sauce not frozen. Must have over processed? Will try again. Now need pound cake to put the "sauce" on.

Also made the salsa. Next time I'd seed/vein the pepper. I didn't b/c it didn't call for it, but family felt it was too hot. My "small" onion only put about 1/2 of it in and processed with other ingred. as directed. Didn't have room for full 2 cups of tomatoes so added them in 2 batches.

When I watched the video looked like they had less onion than I used.

Next I'm going to try the coconut lime recipe in SB. Will post how it turns out.

It said you can use right away or freeze. I'm betting right away it won't be as solid but you should put it in the freezer if you want frozen balls.

 

[chefa]

I used freshly boiled chicken that was cooked w/salt pepper garlic & onion; drained most of the liquid, cooled down & torn into pieces about half to 3/4 inch in size. First tossed in onion chunks and celery & processed then chicken pieces almost to the brim. 6 pumps got me chunky salad but I like mine finer so I prob pumped another 10 or 12 times. Dumped into a larger bowl to add mayo & it was ready.

 

[Barry Carlton]

I used freshly boiled chicken that was cooked w/salt pepper garlic & onion; drained most of the liquid, cooled down & torn into pieces about half to 3/4 inch in size. First tossed in onion chunks and celery & processed then chicken pieces almost to the brim. 6 pumps got me chunky salad but I like mine finer so I prob pumped another 10 or 12 times. Dumped into a larger bowl to add mayo & it was ready.

You don't mention this specifically, but the order of ingredients according to wetness and density matters. Thanks for the reminder.

 

[Becca_in_MD]

Coarse Microplane worked GREAT on colby jack cheese tonight. For people who dislike the rotary grater, you're going to love this.

Used the Stoneware Cookie Sheet. I'll still use my rectangle stone, but having the handles was nice. Perhaps the rectangle stone will disappear like the earlier round stones did once the handles were added.

 

[doughmama]

made the saffron risotto with asparagus tonight. changed it a little. skipped the saffron as I didn't feel like making a special trip to purchase some. and cooked the asparagus in the oven with sliced garlic and a little evoo. used my grill pan and grilled some shrimp and scallops. Definitely not a recipe for a show, but the risotto was so delicious and creamy. Will make it next time I want to impress company.

 

[pampered1224]

I only earned the MFP but I love it! I used it to make some lunch. I added half an onion and two Roma Tomatoes and off I went. I "gussied up" some left over chili. Wonderful! I had a consultant ask though why the lid does not screw on. She said her lid keeps falling off. I had to laugh. I used mine and never had an issue. Besides, basics physics says you do not want do that with something that contains something that spins. Sounds funny so if any one asks, you can not screw the lid on because the centrifrical (I know I can't find the right spelling) force of the spinning blade will actually tighten the lid even more if it were screwed on. This would be a problem of course.) I mean, you do want to get to the food right? Oh and I got some tortilla chips, sprayed on a bit of oil, sprinkled on some Chili Lime Rub and popped them in the oven for 10 minutes! WOW! These beat the ones you can get in the store by a long shot!

 

[chefa]

Becca
Did the stoneware cookie sheet seem heavier?

 

[mountainmama74]

I made the Crunchy Asian Chicken Salad from the Make It Fresh, Make it Healthy cookbook. YUM. Was a big hit with my family!

 

[mountainmama74]

Also, I got my Director Kit, but I haven't gotten my MFP yet. Hopefully it will come Tuesday!

 

[Becca_in_MD]

Becca
Did the stoneware cookie sheet seem heavier?

Had to go back to the kitchen to pick them both up. The cookie sheet is a bit heavier than the rectangle stone. When I picked it up at Launch, I was surprised at how heavy it was, but now that I compare it to the rectangle it's not that heavy. Hmmm.

Had to make a second trip to the kitchen to compare dimensions. The rectangle fits right on the cookie sheet. I was trying to compare surface baking area. The rectangle ends right where the handles on the cookie sheet start so length cooking surface is the same. For depth (I'm never good with which measurement is which), the cookie sheet has an extra 3/4" on each side. Thickness seemed to be the same on both.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Today I made Chili-Lime Chicken Nachos.

I used the MFP to chop the chicken - which was fine once I divided it in half and did 1 cup at a time. I was using cold chicken which I had de-boned on Friday. I think if it had been freshly cooked chicken, it would have worked better.

Then I used it to do bell pepper, cilantro, garlic, and red onion. That was great! Worked beautifully for those.

I used the Coarse Microplane Grater to do a marble cheddar - and I'm seriously in love with that thing! It worked better for grating the cheese than the rotary grater, or the UM! So quick and easy!


The Chili Lime Rub is going to be my new All Purpose, use for everything rub! (Sorry, Greek Rub - I'll still use you too!) I was eating the chili-lime sour cream off the spoon. And John - I love your idea of sprinkling it on tortilla chips! YUM!

the other product I used was the mini mix n scraper. I LOVE it! I want a bunch of them now! They should have made that pink for May!

 

[Jolie_Paradoxe]

Thanks to everyone who is reporting their progress...it's good info!

We did salsa of just tomatoes and serranos in the MFP...definitely need to cut ingredients into small chunks...we had to pump it a bit too much. Will be working and tweaking til we get it right!

Also did avocados in the MFP....worked awesome...but we're lazy and think we'll stick with the mix n chop as the clean up is easier.

Used our cookie sheet to make 3 batches of cookies! Worked PERFECTLY! We love it!

 

[Dotty]

My 2 year old son used the scoop and drain last night to play catch with a fabric ball. He sure liked it! My mother in law said "Oh, I could have used that a few days ago to get the ground beef out of the pan".

I didn't earn the rest, but I really really want the mango slicer! I'll be ordering it today!!

 

[Dotty]

We used about 1 1/2 cups of frozen mixed berries, 1/4 tsp of sweet n low, and orange juice (I eyed this - I'm guessing about 1/4 cup, but add in smaller amounts until you know you have the consistency you want). It was AMAZING!!!!! In fact, my husband (the critic) said this is the recipe I should use to sell it. It was simple, fast, and I have a frozen dessert with no additives, all natural sugars, etc. It had the consistency of sorbet, not runny at all. However, I checked more than once to make sure the consistency was what I wanted as I was pumping. Yum!!! we will be making this recipe often.

Doesn't sweet n low count as an additive and a fake sugar?

 

[deanna_g]

I used my MFP last night to make omlettes. It was amazing. I put onion, green pepper and ham in the MFP and gave it a few pumps until they were the size I wanted. Then I cracked a couple eggs in and gave it about 5-10 pumps. Poured it in the 8" skillet and then added S&P and grated cheese into it with the MP Course Grater. It worked SO good for omlettes. I'm thinking I might have to use it a LOT more often! Love the mini mix n scraper, too! And I'm sure they made it especially for use with the MFP since it does fit between the ridges on the inside of the MFP so perfectly. I also used the veggie wedger to cut my onions down to size for the mfp. I'll use it to cut the onions for the rush hour fajitas in the DCB, too. I used to use my apple wedger, but now I don't have to worry about having onions that will fit inside it!

 

[Dotty]

Has anyone used the veggie wedger to make 2 cuts? The directions say "for finer cuts, left the blade and turn" or something like that. It would be nice to know if it is possible to even keep the veggie together for the second cut.

 

[pattybrady]

So far I've used the new cookie sheet, mango wedger, MFP, coarse grater, veggie wedger, and mini mix n scraper. So far so good on all of them!

I made the Mexican Chicken Napoleons with Fresh Fruit Salsa for dinner last night. I thought it was pretty good. My husband thought it was just ok, but loved the pineapple kiwi salsa that went with it. Agree that the coarse grater is great for cheese! I am not a fan of the rotary grater, and the UM seems like a pain to clean just to grate a little cheese (it's really not...but that's my perception). My only wish is that instead of two similar microplane graters, we had just one with changeable blades. Storage space is an issue for me, and with many of my customers--lots of bungalows with small kitchens in my neighborhood. That's another challenge for me with the new wedgers--love them all, but where am I going to put them? And yet, each one is unique enough to have advantages.

The mango wedger is awesome! We love mangos but I did always find them challenging to dissect....using the wedger was fast and easy. And honestly, people commented on the waste, but I wasted more when I mangle it up with a knife.

 

[wadesgirl]

Has anyone used the veggie wedger to make 2 cuts? The directions say "for finer cuts, left the blade and turn" or something like that. It would be nice to know if it is possible to even keep the veggie together for the second cut.

We didn't last night but decided that if you wanted to you couldn't push through all the way the first time.

 

[doughmama]

Doesn't sweet n low count as an additive and a fake sugar?

I consider sweet n low as fake sugar too. Can't use it; anything with this or splenda... all make me sick. Plus find it overly sweet.

 

[flemings99]

Has anyone used the veggie wedger to make 2 cuts? The directions say "for finer cuts, left the blade and turn" or something like that. It would be nice to know if it is possible to even keep the veggie together for the second cut.

I couldn't seem to master keeping them together for the 2nd cut. Would love to hear if someone has done it and any tips.

 

[Amanda_RI]

Has anyone used the veggie wedger to make 2 cuts? The directions say "for finer cuts, left the blade and turn" or something like that. It would be nice to know if it is possible to even keep the veggie together for the second cut.

I did this yesterday with a medium-ish orange. I had a friend here, and she had to help hold the already cut orange together so that I could place the wedger on top again. It did cut it again for thinner slices, but really squished it (I actually drank the pressed orange juice out of the bottom of the wedger! ).

I don't know if it would work better on an onion or potato...

 

[grgann]

Last night I made grilled chicken (used the citrus basil rub) and put the mango salso over it... it was excellent! Not just for chips!

 

[abigailhutch]

I want my kit dang it!!!! I guess it just takes longer to get to South Texas! I am dying to get my goodies!

 

[Sheila]

I'm still twiddling my thumbs & waiting for my boxes too.