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“No, I’m sorry we don’t, but we do sell julienne peelers.”My ears perked up. How did I not know about this amazing invention? I immediately bought both brands of julienne peelers they carried – you know, just in case one was a dud. And one of them WAS a dud, but the other – Zyliss brand – worked fantastically. I was literally yelling, “Yay it worked!!!” to Sketchie who was trying his best to ignore me in his Sketchie Shell (formerly known as the “cat tent”). Meet my new Zyliss Julienne Peeler: UPDATE: I now use this julienne peeler by Kuhn Rikon. As soon as I got home I made a huge bowl of pasta-like veggies using a green zucchini, yellow zucchini, and a large carrot. To make it, grab zucchini or carrots and peel away like you would a normal peeler. There is no need to cook the vegetables beforehand, but feel free to heat the veggie “noodles” up in a skillet very briefly just before serving. Sometimes I eat it cold and other times warm, it just depends on my mood.

I was quite impressed with how thin it cut the strands! It gets trickier to peel as you get close to the bottom, so I usually chop up the remaining piece and either throw it in or save it for a stir fry later on. I’m sure using julienne peelers for this purpose is old news to many of you, but it’s new, exciting news to me. Don’t you love when you find out a cool trick? Naturally, I’ve been julienning/spiralizing my little heart out. So far I’ve tried zucchini and carrots, but I’m wondering if it works on other veggies or fruit. I’m sure beets would work, although it would be messy. I’m pretty sure it will work on potatoes too. Let me know below if you have any ideas and I will be sure to try it out. The first thing I made was a mix of green & yellow zucchini, and carrot “pasta” topped with my 15-Minute Creamy Avocado Pasta sauce. Avocado pasta sauce tip – if you are looking to cut down the oil, sometimes I sub half the oil (1 tbsp) for 1 tbsp water and it’s never missed.

For some protein, I added tofu on the side. Easy, fun to eat, refreshing, and perfect for a hot summer day. Another fun meal I made is this yellow zucchini pasta dish with White Linen Collection Marinara Sauce, hummus, a crumbled veggie burger, basil, and Herbamare.blendtec costco roadshow schedule If you are interested in a cheap way to “julienne/spiralize” zucchini, carrots, etc – I highly recommend trying out a julienne peeler. cuisinart soup blender sbc 1000It only takes a few minutes, the clean up is minimal, and if you’re like me, you’ll find yourself upping your veggie intake substantially.blendtec designer series wildside costco

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PROS: What a great price for a family-sized slow cooker.  It is easy to use – with a high, low, fast or slow setting. I chose the low setting and tried my stew after six hours. The result was a perfect beef stew with a rich sauce, tender meat and  well-cooked vegetables. Top of the pots: Anne Shooter puts the slow cookers to the test by making a simple beef casserole CONS: The outer layer is made of very thin stainless steel so it will be susceptible to dents. Also, there’s no ‘keep warm’ function, and I’m not sure you could have left it cooking for much longer than six hours, so you wouldn’t want to be out all day. PROS: This is perfect for a single person or couple, and so easy to store. It has a handy long electrical lead, and you can choose to cook on high, low or the auto setting, where it gradually cools down to just keep your food warmed through. The ceramic pot is easy to clean, and it made a tasty stew in seven hours on the auto setting, though I would have been happy to leave it on all day.

CONS:  It’s fine for a couple with small appetites, but you’ll never squeeze enough for a family into this pot. Great price and easy to use: Asda Slow Cooker Perfect for singletons: Lloytron mini Cooked a delicious stew in five hours: Breville 4-in-1 PROS: This can be used for more than just stewing, which is handy. You can brown the meat in it, for example, before adding the other ingredients. It cooked a delicious, thick, melt-in-the-mouth stew in five hours.CONS: The ‘slow’ setting is way quicker than on any of the others. You can’t delay the start time and I wouldn’t want to leave it for more than five hours for fear of turning the meat to mush. PROS:  This looks great, good enough to bring to the table at a dinner party, and you can lift the dish out to brown meat on the hob first too. CONS: I cooked my stew on a low heat for a good seven hours but the result was a watery gravy, and the meat was dry, rather than juicy. Disappointing.PROS: This looks good and it works well.

As this is an electric version of a traditional North African stew pot, I added some prunes and spices to make my dish more authentic.  The stew, cooked on low for six hours, was delicious. It’s more than just an everyday slow cooker. CONS: This cooker came branded as a ‘Come Dine with Me’ product, complete with a score pad so you can pretend you are on the programme. I can’t think of anything worse, but other people might enjoy it. Looks great: CrockPot Slow Cooker Works well: Swan Slow Cooker A solid machine: Russell Hobbs PROS: This is a solid machine, big enough to roast a joint of meat. It made a lovely stew with tender meat and vegetables, and thick gravy, when left for ten hours on the auto setting, so it started off hot and dropped to a gentle simmer. CONS:  It was slower than the other cookers, which is perfect if you’re out at work, but you would have a job cooking a stew in this in less than eight hours. Made a watery stew: Cuisinart Slow Cooker