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Blendtec Designer 725 Series + Twister Jar Giveaway!

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So I planned to post this giveaway last week, as a follow-up to my Mother’s Day recipes. You know that saying “your eyes are bigger than your stomach”? … Well, I guess my plans were bigger than my presence.

With the official release of my book, and preparing for my book signing (photos coming), fitting in a blog post was far too much for this author/mama-of-three last week. I think it’s for the best anyhow. Because us mamas should have more than one day a year to be acknowledged for all that we do! Right? I say we celebrate ourselves every month. Let’s start with a chance to win a Blendtec!

Plant-Powered Families Cookbook Release Blendtec Giveaway! www.plantpoweredkitchen.com

You guys know I love my Blendtec. I’ve talked about it many, many times. In Plant-Powered Families, I make a lot of use of both my Blendtec and food processor. Prepping family meals is a great deal easier with these appliances, and I use my Blendtec the most. Every day. Often 2-3 times a day. Green smoothies in the wildside every morning for the family. Later, I often use the wildside again for sauce mixes (like Mac-Oh Geez or Creamy Fettucine from PPF), or I use the twister jar for all sorts of blends like salad dressings, chia puddings, vegan cheese blends and more.

Blendtec is helping me celebrate the release of Plant-Powered Families by providing one of you with an incredible prize… a Designer 725 blender and the Twister Jar!

Blendtec Designer 725 Series GIVEAWAY! www.plantpoweredkitchen.com

Blendtec Twister Jar - Blendtec GIVEAWAY! www.plantpoweredkitchen.comThank you Blendtec for providing this prize to one of my very lucky readers. Enter below, kids!

Bits and Bites, some reviews and press for Plant-Powered Families:
Kim Lutz shares her review and the recipe for No-Bake Granola Bars.
The Humane Society shares recipe for Artichoke Sunflower Burgers.
Yahoo! Canada: interview for article on picky eaters.
Michaela Ballman shares her review and the recipe for Cheesy Caesar Salad.
Nicole Axworthy (my photographer for PPF) shares her favorite recipes!
Alisa Fleming shares her review and the recipe for Creamy Fettucine.
Wendy Polisi shares her review and the recipe for Ta-Quinos.
Stephanie Weaver shares the recipe for White Bean Guacamole.
Don’t Lose The Cow review and Skype interview.

p.s. If you are enjoying PPF, please leave a lil’ review luv on Amazon. 💚

 

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  3. The first thing I’d make in this Blendtec is a green smoothie to enjoy while exploring the Plant-Powered possibilities in this cookbook.

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  6. Dreena, there are so many things to make! Like creamy vegan sauces (low in oil!) and kid-friendly puddings and faux cheeses… etc. etc. etc. Thanks for running this contest!

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  7. What a great giveaway! If I won, the first thing I would make would probably be a green smoothie to start the day and then a big batch of carrot sweet potato soup for lunch!

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  14. What a great giveaway! I would make one of your many hummus recipes. And then another… And another… And… Well you get my point!

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  16. I would love the Blendtec and Twister Jar. I’d make … well everything – smoothies, ice cream, nut butter, nut and seed milks, salad
    dressings, dips and sauces … basically anything and everything I could whiz up.

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  19. I would make smoothies, seed and nut butters, sauces, marinades, dressings, drinks, and lots of other veggie and fruit combos! Will help also feeding my rescued, retired racing greyhound, Tiff whose favorite veggies are broccoli and carrots! It will be put to good use!

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  20. I would start making smoothies, seed and but butters, marinades, sauces, dressings, and everything I could possibly make for myself and my rescued, retired racing greyhound, Tiff. Her favorite veggies are broccoli and carrots! Just got my first CSA share and it feels like Christmas!! I will put to good use!

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  22. I would make so many things. Nut butter, coconut butter, smoothies, soups, and tons of recipes from books. I would love to own one of these to help me w/ my journey to better health.

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  26. Oh my goodness, a blendtec would just complete our set of appliances for plant based cooking! We’ve slowly as we can afford it been amassing items to help make our favorite Plant Powered Kitchen recipes and this would be the icing on the cake and likely the workhorse
    Thank you for taking the time to share all your family’s tips & tricks with ours!

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  27. I think I would definitely make green smoothies and maybe hummus. I love almond butter and would use for that too!

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  29. i’d definitely make smoothies first (since i make them almost every day). but one thing i’d love to try that i’ve never been able to do with my current blender is nut butters! i spend so much money on them and eat like a jar a week lol. (maple almond butter by justin’s brand is my all time favorite). i’d love to play around with some homemade recipes 🙂

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  30. No sure if this is open to just Canada or also to the USA, but i am still going to enter cause it does not state that information. I would love to make some almond butter.

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  31. My mom and dad are not the healthiest as they age, so I would gift it to them to make healthy smoothies and soups <3

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  32. I’d love to make some green smoothies….my current blender doesn’t make them smooth enough so I just juice right now.

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  35. I would make everything! Smoothies, soups, nut butters, flours, the possibilities are endless! Thank you for doing this giveaway.

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  36. I love to make green smoothies and Shakeology shakes. I am wanting to make nut butters and milk. Great giveaway!

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  39. My daughter who is moving away for graduate school has recently committed to plant based eating. She will love having this!

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  42. I would make, smoothies, nut butters and milk! Love my smoothies just need a blender that actually works!

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  43. I’d make breakfast smoothies and look for other recipes as well. And finally test the claim of how fabulously a Blendtec can handle an avocado pit!

    Thank you for making this offering possible.

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  47. What a great giveaway! Thank you for putting this together for us. I would like to try using the twister jar for my hummus! And nut/seed butters.

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  48. Wel not coming up with a surprisingly different answer here 🙂 …I just want to make super smooth smoothies at first! Ans then banana Icecream!! My current blender just can’t handle it 🙁 And then nut-butters, sauces, soups, hummus and everything else you can throw in there 🙂

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  56. Every morning we make awesome smoothies with our Blendtec total blender. We bought it in 2011 and have used it over 2500 times. I would LOVE the new designer series in my new kitchen. It is so gorgeous. I could never justify spending $750 on this stainless version but if I won it I would be SO happy!! It’s seriously so beautiful. See the real thing at BED BATH & BEYOND stores 🙂

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  59. Meals, snacks, and fun things oh my! I’d love to make soups, nut butters, and the most PERFECT smooooooooothies :o)

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  70. I would make double batches of hummus. And more nut parm, again double batches. And the zesty almond sauce because that is incredible. Everything I’ve tried from the new book is a winner. Thanks Dreena!

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  77. I would make all sorts of delicious things! Definitely all kinds of tasty purees and smoothies for my 7 month old weegan, and puree soups and raw cake crusts and fillings and homemade vegan icecream for freezing and …! <3

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  78. What would I make with a new Blendtec?? Well, of course lots of your recipes and everything under the sun! Smoothies, soups, nut butters, healthy ice cream, hummus and all sorts of healthy meals for my family! Thank for for the chance at such a great win! PS–loving your new cookbook–working my way through the recipes with my 3 girls!

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  81. My fave smoothie is spinach, blackberries, banana, dates & a little bit of coconut oil mixed with water or nut milk

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  92. Ha! What WOULDN’T I make with this blender! I think I would permanently live on smoothies and frozen blends!

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  98. I would like to make smoothies for our family. Enjoying the new book, just made the banana bread, delicious, thanks!!!

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  103. I’m going to hop on the smoothie bandwagon! In the summer, I like to whip up protein smoothies using fruit and greens instead of the oatmeal that I have in the winter.

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  104. I am already a fan on facebook and a subscriber on email. Can’t seem to figure out how to post a comment other than to reply! Sorry. I would use a Blendtec every single day! Smoothies, and dressings are what I make most. Dreena’s dressings are favorites of mine! Best of luck with the new book Dreena. I love them all.

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  108. In case the first time did not work: I would make SMOOTHIES ALL THE TIME!
    Then, cashew milk (my fav)
    Then..the sky is the limit!

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  111. I would make smoothies first; add to that fresh cashew milk (my fav), next a vegan alfredo sauce…and on and on!

    Will be checking out your new cookbook too!

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  112. I would make some smoothies with harder to blend ingredients than I use now! And more sauces and soups that way too 🙂

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  115. His morning I thought, how delicious would it be to make a lovely pear cashew cream for our delicious vegan pancakes. And then I remember I burned out my blender last night . Winning this would sure make our breakfasts a whole lot better! And lunches and suppers too!

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  124. What wouldn’t I make with a blendtec?! 🙂 we just adopted the sweetest baby girl (less than a week ago!) and once we get home I will be making her formula. I would love this blender to mix up her formula and later baby food. And for me, lots of yummy salad dressings and sauces. Thanks for the chance!

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  125. I’ve been trying to hold off until my ordinary blender dies out before replacing it with something fancy like the Blendtec. But, I’m constantly running into recipes that just don’t get quite smooth enough in my ordinary blender. Most recently, I bookmarked your Potato, Shallot, and Pepper Frittata, which looks like it’d be much easier with a fancy blender!

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  126. Wow! What a giveaway! I hope it is worldwide because I would love one of these! Congratulations Dreena for your book launch 🙂 !

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  130. Hi Dreena ! Waving form the other coast :)))
    I would make HUMMUS !!!! All Day
    Xoxoxo, thank you for the chance to win
    Aileen

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  133. So happy I discovered your blog! Your recipes are so great for converting my not so plant-powered boyfriend and friends!

    I would make nut butters and creative smoothies (with beets!) with my blendtec…my current food processor just can’t handle it 🙁

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  138. There are sooo many things I could make with the blendtec,,,like frozen banana nice cream or a hemp cream and onion dressing for kale chips!!!

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  140. This blender would be a nice win just in time for Summer! Along with healthy smoothies, I like to make blended iced lattes with almond milk, organic chocolate syrup, and a little coffee extract. This saves a lot of money but the problem with making them at home is then you have three a day!! I recently received two vegetarian cookbooks for Mother’s Day. They contain lots of scrumptious recipes so I would use this blender for dips and sauces as well!

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  143. I would love to try making nut milk. My current blender just can’t get nuts blended smooth enough. I do make smoothies every morning for breakfast, so I would use the blender for that too.

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  146. I am just starting changing to a vegan lifestyle and am looking forward to checking out your new cookbook. I make a green smoothie for breakfast most morning and have used my blender with a few soups as well but there are still so many things I would like to try, e.g., making my own hummus and nut-based salad dressings. With summer almost here I hope to try making some “nice” creams and fruit sorbets. Yummm…. Thanks for this chance to win.

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  147. Congratulations on your new book! The first thing I would make is your Hempanana Smoothie. It looks delicious!

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  151. I’d make nut butters!! Mostly almond, but also cashew. Combined with different seeds and other interesting things!

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  152. I would love to make smoothies! Well…and sauces! I am also a mother of 3 and smoothies are definitely a go to snack for after school especially when we are on the go to different activities!!!

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  155. Oh, the possibilities are endless! Salad dressings, shakes, smoothies, sauces, you name it. The Blendtec would get ample use in my kitchen. Would love to win it!

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  158. smoothies, soups , sauces, dips, nut butters, coconut butter, almond milk , rice milk …the list just doesn’t end

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  159. Well first I would make some nut butters, then smoothies, then anything else my family and I can think of. my kids are at the age they would love to experiment with new smoothies or sauces in a good blender!
    Thanks for an awesome giveaway and fantastic cookbooks!

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  160. Congratulations on the book release! Looking forward to seeing you at Vegfest here in Ottawa.
    Blendtec is tops!

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  164. First thing I would make is nut butter. The second thing I would make would be more nut butter. After that, I would make some nut butter. 🙂

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  167. I would make apple sauce and use it to make “magical” Apple dressing from your book. Submitted earlier with wrong email. Oops

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  176. not having ever had a blender i’m not sure – so many people said smoothies but i haven’t had one of those either so perhaps i would start there.

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  177. This amazing giveaway would be amazing. Im on a limited budget and my husband doesnt beleive in a plant based diet or green smoothies. Would love this truly!!

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  180. I have been wanting to make my own nut butter for AAAAAAAGES, and neither the Vitamix nor my food processor does the trick…I’ve heard the Blendtec is where it’s at!

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  183. I’ve been patiently waiting for years to get an amazing blender. I know I’d use it twice a day. Keep doing what you’re doing! Thanks!

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  185. So many vegan recipes call for pureed nuts, but my old blender just doesn’t have the power to turn them into cream. Would love to make some nut-creamy salad dressings this summer.

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  186. I bought a Blendtec about 6 years ago and used it literally every single day, sometimes multiple times a day, for everything: smoothies, hot drinks, sauces, dressings, desserts. It was life-changing. Then I gifted it to someone who needed it. I do feel a bit lost now without my awesome Blendtec and no longer make smoothies or those healthy, and mostly raw vegan, foods. Would love to get that back in my life!

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  187. I currently have a Vitamix BUT I would love to have have a BlendTec – I have had my eye on them for a while. I read bloggers and watch YouTube of the BlendTec user like you, Dreena, and Jason Wrobel for example. They look amazing! I do LOTS of smoothies, dips, spreads, dressings, etc. I really want to see what the differences are with vegan ice creams…I heard it even has an ‘ice cream button’. I would also LOVE to try any/all of the recipes you mentioned! I’ve been a fan since the first book! So far my favorite recipe of yours that is from the 2nd book, I believe was the Vickie’s Quinoa Hummus Casserole which I still make often! Fingers crossed I win BUT good luck to everyone else, too!

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  188. I have another blender (N****) for 2 yrs now and I am not totally satisfied with it. It never worked properly for me.
    I use my blender most everyday. I’ve been getting so aggravated with it. What would I do with Blendtec:
    I have PPF ebook and would love to make all the recipes in it.

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  189. I’m beating a diagnosis by changing my diet to plant based and am loving learning how to cook all over again. I have inspired a lot of other people who taste my delicious food and are joining me on tge path to healthier lifestyles. having a Blendtec would be a small miracle for my house. Aside from the giveaway I thank you for teaching me so much with all your knowledge. You have changed my life.

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  190. I’ve always wanted to try making cashew cream and similar sauces, but with no high speed blender I can’t! Would love one of these 🙂

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  191. I would love to have a Blendtec, especially for the twister jar. It would be great to have something that can withstand the demand of nut butters. I am really enjoying your recipes as well Dreena!

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  192. I make a smoothie every morning for breakfast. It would be fantastic to replace my ninja… Which doesn’t work very well.

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  196. I would love having a Blentec around to make soups, sauces, smoothies, and homemade almond or pistachio milk. The possibilities are endless!

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  197. I make a smoothie for breakfast most mornings. I would also love to use it to make a cashew cream sauce for pasta. Other things I would use it for are pesto, peanut sauce, and vegan ice cream. Thank you for having the giveaway!!!

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  199. I have destroyed the motors in 2 blenders so far this year. I make all kinds of smoothies, hummus mixes, soups, dips, drinks, etc. I can’t live without a blender, but now I must for a while, unless I win. 😉

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  203. I would make amazing smoothies all summer long to share with my neighbours and all the sweet kiddos who come ’round to play! xo

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  207. can’t wait to try recipes from your new book. Thank you for the generous giveaway. I have gotten hooked on daily green smoothies and a good blender is a must!

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  218. I make a smoothie for myself every day. I also use our blender to puree food for our baby, and I know a Blendtec would do it a lot better than what we have now.

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  225. I’m learning to make various sauces to liven up my diet of simple, nutritious food, so a new blender would be awesome!

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  227. I would definitely blend cooked oatmeal with banana, cacao powder, dates and a drizzle of agave nectar to make the best morning oats ever!!

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  234. With the new blender I would have a Plant Powered Family day, and start with a smoothie- easy being green page 40, then hummus- page 84, then lemon tahini sauce for my salad- page 100, and chocolate chia pudding for dessert- page 174. Now I’m hungry again.

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  237. First, I would make my husband make his own smoothie! With a nice blender, he’d be more interested in using it!

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  239. I would make sauces, soups, hummus, and all the other yummy veggie filled things I can’t make without one!

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  243. So exciting !!!! Smoothies everyday for sure and I’d love to try some new soup recipes out and never made any butters so I’d love to give some a try as well !!!
    Fantastic ! Thanks for the opportunity 🙂

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  246. After getting over fears of breaking and overheating, I’d make nut butters. I’ve read so much about the power of Blendtecs, it blows my mind (still) that a blender can do this. Seeing is believing!

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  247. My old Vitamix finally died, and a friend recommended replacing it with a Blendtec, so this would be a dream prize. I’ve been going crazy without a high-powered blender, as I used mine every day for smoothies, sauces, etc.

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  254. I have my PPF book and want to make every single recipe in it! C’mon, Blendtec. Please and thank you. 🙂

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  263. Oh, my gosh, I would LOVE a Blendtec! I would make all kinds of things, but I’d love to try cashew-based cream sauces, since my current blender can’t handle it!

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  267. My Plant-Powered Families book just shipped from Amazon! Yay, so excited! I would make new recipes from the book with a Blendtec!

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  275. I don’t exactly need one of these as I have an old Vitamix but it looks like it would be so much easier to clean and I would love the smaller jar for dressings and hummus.

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  278. I would immediately throw some raw cashews in there to see if it can really make them creamy without the tedious pre-soaking.

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  279. my mother in-law has one… and she is worried I will steal it! I’ve seen it in action and really want one!

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  282. what a totally awesome giveaway!! My goodness. What’s not to blend up with a fancy blender: soups and smoothies and nut butters and sauces. It would just be a crazed blend-a-thon!

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  283. It would have to be banana chocolate ice cream for my eight year old grandson’
    who frequently reminds all who will listen that his two favorite foods are bananas and chocolate!

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  291. Oh my gosh… the list is endless! Smoothies for me and my little ones, soups, nut butters, almond milk, sauces, salad dressings… I could go on and on and on!

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  292. I would make yummy homemade salad dressings and sauces. I’d really love to have the Twister jar for this.

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  295. Thanks for that wonderful giveaway. Wow !

    Hummmm…first, i would certainly make a huge green smoothie. Yummm…! I can’t wait to try the twister jar too. That would be a nice gift really appreciated. With all the fresh vegetables that is coming in my own garden I will make all kind of great soups and smoothies.

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  296. I will do my almond milk/smoothies and also the vegan burger lentil that my family love. I keep checking on Craiglist to see if there is one available for cheaper. My black and decker food processor died 8 months and I haven’t replaced it yet:( winning blendtec blender will be winning the lottery!)

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  300. I would love to win the blendtec – what couldn’t I make? My nut cheeses and ice creams would be smoother, and that’s just the beginning!

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  301. I’m loving PPF. Hard to say which recipe is my favorite. I’d make the peanut butter pudding, so delicious and my food processor just burned out

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  303. nut butters! juices! smoothies! the real question is what WOULDN’T I make with my new Blendtec?

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  306. i would start with a green smoothie, then your creamy hummus, and I would love to dry a bunch of dressings until I find the one my family loves best!

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  309. Love Dreena & Blendtec. I love my Blendtec so much I named him. It’s Eric. We love making mut cheese!

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  310. What wouldn’t we make??? 😉 soups, coconut butter, almond butter, hummus, Dreena’s guac with white beans, soups, smoothies, Dreena’s ice cream with macadamia nut butter (can you tell we love Dreena’s recipes?)!

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  311. I would definitely start with a green smoothie and then move on to coconut milk! But, I need a blender first! Power of intention going up and out!

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  321. We’d make hummus, hummus, and more hummus 🙂 Our favorite is your Curry Chickpea Hummus from Eat, Drink, and Be Vegan. Also, wanted to say thank you for publishing your newest cookbook. It’s perfect for our family. I’ve made a bunch of recipes already and every single one has been awesome!

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  324. Do I feel lucky? Being my birthday today I am hopeful this would be a gift I can not afford! grin emoticon I would so use the Blendtec daily! I would replace the juicer on my counter with the Blendtec immediately. SO MANY great recipes you have shared I am not sure which I would start with? I’d probably give it’s first whirl making hummus. I presently use a hand held blender…which does not make it as smooth as the Blendtec would. Thank you Dreena

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  325. I wish to respond what I posted on FB! 🙂 Do I feel lucky? Being my birthday today I am hopeful this would be a gift I can not afford! grin emoticon I would so use the Blendtec daily! I would replace the juicer on my counter with the Blendtec immediately. SO MANY great recipes you have shared I am not sure which I would start with? I’d probably give it’s first whirl making hummus. I presently use a hand held blender…which does not make it as smooth as the Blendtec would. Thank you Dreena

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  329. I would make EVERY NUT BUTTER! We have a frustratingly small selection available here, and usually they’re blends (hazelnut and cashew, cashew and chocolate, etc), so it would be amazing to be able to make them from scratch (and save some money).

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  332. Nut butters! And also vegan ice cream. And all the recipes that call for cashew cream. Oh, and green smoothies.

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  336. I would love one of these blenders. Working hard to eat more healthfully and this would be an awesome help!

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  339. I would love to do more smoothies, and also things like mayo and sour cream (vegan of course) which would save some cash and some chemical ingestion.

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  340. I would make a smoothie first. After that I am not sure. I have just been wanting a smoothie so bad.

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  341. OMG!!! About five million things! Off the top of my head, I would say: raw buckwheat porridge with raspberries, cashew cheese, dressings, guacamole, nut and coconut butters, lovely smoothies, soups and…HUMMUS!!!

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  342. Breakfast on the run! I would love to take smoothies with me to school, and make soups for after a long day at work. All Plant Powered, of course!

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  345. I don’t know where I would start with a Blendtec! There are so many recipes I want to try! Maybe nut butters or sauces or smoothies…

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  351. I would make all kinds of nuts butter, and raw food that my actual food processor can’t do.

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  352. The possibilities are endless!!! What about that Spicy Sweet Potato Hummus recipe of yours!! SOUNDS DELISH!! Thank you for such an awesome duo giveaway!!!

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  353. Gosh, I would use the Blendtec for a lot of things. I have a Ninja and I hate it. It’s worthless for making anything on the dry side of mixing, like pesto. It works fine as long as you add enough liquid to get it moving. I would love to make my own sun butter if I could!

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  358. Congrats on the release of PPF’s!! I’m so excited for the family advice you have included to share, awaiting my pre-ordered copy, with a 2 1/2 year old and brand new baby – my girls will be benefiting from endless smoothies, puddings, ice “creams”, Dressings, and sauces! Thank you For your amazing work!

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  360. I dream of having a Blendtec blender, I would be the happiest woman ever! I can see mysef making all kinds of soups and homemade flours and pancake mix and whatever else, and I just love all your books Dreena!

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  362. I would make tons of green smoothies (my kids are huge fans but our blender is wearing out.) Probably mix up some dressings and sauces as well.

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  363. i’d start with your white bean guacamole. Sounds ymummy! Of course this is also the time of year for banana ice cream!

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  364. Oh I can only imagine what I could do & learn! Trying SO hard to get my family on board with plant strong diet. I skip as well… But how fun it would be to learn how to cook/ blend with a blendtec!! Thank you!

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  365. I’d love to make some cashew cheese that came out perfectly smooth – and definitely nut butters!

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  367. With a blendtec I would make smoothies with greens my kids won’t eat now and more plant based sauces!

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  368. What would I do with my new Blendtec? What wouldn’t I do?? Smoothies, vegan ice cream, pureeing fresh sauce our soup ingredients, date paste, healthier version of nutella.. it would be busy from morning until night! Oh, and my hubs would be easily making his awesome ground buckwheat breakfast pudding! What a gift this would be for someone who lives a healthy vegan, grain free, lifestyle, especially since my veggies need to be either blended into a smoothie or cooked for me to be able to digest them… Hoping for a “win” here

    Last but ertainy not least – thank you for all you share!

    Iris Koller

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  370. Congrats on the new book! It sounds awesome, which is not surprising to me since I’ve really enjoyed your previous books.

    The Blendtec would be useful in all kinds of ways, especially considering the Twister jar is included! Smoothies, hummus, sauces would be made regularly, for sure, although the one thing I’d really want to try right now in that blender is ice cream or sorbet. Summer is here, and so are seasonal cravings!

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  371. I would love to make vegan cheeses with this. I am nursing a baby and he cannot tolerate lactose. I am working toward a plant based diet and this would be a great way to get there (in combination with Dreenas book, of course).

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  375. I have an old vitamix that does the job but doesn’t do it as well as a new blend tech would! Pick me!

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  379. Eeeee! Thank you for the chance! Love love the book- we are new to plant based eating, so your book has been so helpful!

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  380. I would absolutely love to win this BlendTec for my daughter!!! She cooks, prepares and bakes All the Food for my 5 yr granddaughter!! Lucy has numerous and severe allergies to so many foods. Her allergist says she is One in a Million in severity and number of food allergies. But my daughter is very creative in making her what ends up being a mostly Plant-Based diet. No nuts, dairy and many other foods! They have their first garden this year which is exciting! My daughter makes Smoothies, many types of hummus, does ongoing baking, and this special prize would be so very welcomed in the kitchen of parents who spend so much time each day making healthy and safe foods for Lucy!! This is a little girl who cannot eat anything from a restaurant due to risk of contamination of even the slightest food she is allergic to! I am so proud of the healthy foods they make for my granddaughter!! Regular blenders just don’t handle the workload!! This would make their life in the kitchen much less of a struggle! 🙂 Thanks, Dreena, for being such an amazing Plant-Powered role model and Mama!! You have deeply inspired me as well as my daughter in the Kitchen! XO

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  387. What wouldn’t I make 😀 Nut butters, green smoothies, hummus, popsicles – you name it, I’d be using it!

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  388. I would make a daily smoothie with this fancy blender! Congrats on the new book- I can’t wait to try out some of the recipes!

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  389. Hi 🙂 Firstly, congrats on tour book!

    If I had a blendtec, I would make nut butters, smoothies, probably hummus, nut milk 🙂

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  390. With a Blendtec, I’d make… HUMMUS! And lots of other yummy, healthy stuff, but definitely hummus! 😉

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  391. Ahhhhhh – cheese sauce for Mac and cheese, hummus, salad dressing would all be so much better with a Blendtech. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  394. With a new Blendtec I’d make family smoothies, sauces, soups, dips and anything else that came to mind!

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  395. I would make lots of cashew based sauces and “cheeses”. My husband loves them but we can never quite get them smooth enough in the food processor!

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  396. I’d make green smoothies! My blender now can only handle spinach, but I’d love to try some tougher greens!

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  402. I would love to make sunflower butter. Right now I use my blender and food processor to do the job although I’m sure a blendtech would be fabulous!

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  407. I’ve been dreaming of a high speed blender for many years and saving for it but something else always gets priority over it! So for now I’m using a handhled blender and a mason jar and feeling quite limited in what I can make.
    I would make delicious green smoothies with greens that are tougher to blend (kale!), I would make cashew cream, ice cream , and all the delicious dips you have in your book that I didn’t even try making yet for lack of a good blending device 🙂

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  409. Let’s see…hummus, salad dressings, really smooth smoothies, and so much else. Thank you for a chance to win something I could never afford to buy.

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  410. Congratulations on your new book launch! I hope every vegan family is inspired by it – and that it inspires many more families to go vegan! 🙂

    We’ve been wanting a BlendTec for a gazillion years, but in our resolve not to acquire more belongings we swore we wouldn’t get one until our 10-year old Waring blender finally crapped out beyond repair. So of course, it appears to be immortal. I think we’d happily waive our self-imposed minimalist rule if we won a BlendTec, however! 🙂 Heading into summer, we’d mainly use ti to whip up fruit and veggie smoothies, hummus and other dips & spreads, and some homemade nut milks, and that yummy looking fettucine Alfredo sauce. By fall, though, it’ll be soup time!

    Thanks for sharing some of your recipes via your fellow bloggers, putting out a great vegan cookbook, and giving us an opportunity to win a BlendTec!

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  411. Smoothies, salad dressing, soups, cashew cream, almond milk, ice cream. My Vitamix is on it’s last leg and I could REALLY use this.

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  416. I am always jealous of the people with high speed blenders. So many sauces were ruined in my food processor… Too grainy 🙁 I’d make sauces and ice-creams and prep food. Considering where we are financially, I will not be buying one any time soon – so winning is my only hope.

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  419. I would make so many things! I currently have a vitamix but it is so hard to clean certain things out of the jar- like puddings, vegan sour cream, butters. I make green smoothies numerous times a week- so that would be a big one for me!

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  423. Just received your new book Dreena, congratulations!!! It’s really lovely. Way to go!
    Can’t wait to try out the recipes. I’ve already recommended it to clients knowing it will be a valuable resource for kids and families. Thank you!

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  426. What wouldn’t I make?! I would probably start with a smoothie for breakfast, hummus for lunch, almond butter for a snack, and finish with a soup for dinner!

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  427. I made the creamy vegan fettuccine recipe recently and it was delicious! Our blender gets a lot of use and is on it’s last leg; fingers crossed for a new Blendtec & more fabulous recipes to try!

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  429. I would use it to nourish my family with clean, plant-based, homemade foods — nothing packaged, nothing with animals, nothing harmful to them, animals, the environment, the world.

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  430. What wouldn’t I make? That would be a much shorter list. lol But I would make smoothies, enchilada sauce, soups, and so on and so on. 😉

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  431. oh my goodness, I would make smoothies, dressings, banana ice cream and… And…. And…. Thank you so much for doing this giveaway! Such an amazing opportunity for someone!

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  432. I would make small batch stuff, like salad dressings, hummus, and dips. I’d love to try your Red Lentil hummus!

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  434. We make a lot of recipes from Dreena and Isa with soaked cashews. It’d be nice to have a blendtec to make them as creamy as possible.

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  438. If I had a Blendtec, I’d make smoothies, nut butters, nut milks and everything else I can find in your cookbook.

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  441. Everything! First would probably be a smoothy or a cashew/tofu cream sauce for a broccoli rice casserole YUM! Thanks for the chance to win!!

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  443. There’s no end to what I’d prepare with a Blendtec! All those lovely recipes that call for soaked nuts or dates… yes! I’d love to be able to whip up a vegan mac n’ cheese or make a fabulous smoothie!

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  444. I want to try everything from a to z with this blendtec. I haven’t had a blender in years. I want! I need!

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  446. Oh boy, what WOULDN’T I do?! First thing, I’d make some chia seed pudding and be happy not to have it all crunchy (right now I have an immersion blender, and it’s a bit limited in what it can do!). Then I’d make a big batch of spinach-artichoke dip, or maybe something that requires soaked cashews since I could skip the soaking step with a Blendtec! 🙂

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  450. Dreena I gasped when I saw your post! Win a Blentec? Could I? I’ve always thought about how wonderful it would be to own one. To be able to make amaing PB meals with ease! Win a Blendtec? I would be beside myself (and upside down) if I did! 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity!

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  451. It’s smoothie season, so I’d start with a big green smoothie first if I won! Thanks for the giveaway, & congrats on your new book! !

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  452. I’m all about blender hummus and blender cheese sauces. And I would be able to make my morning smoothies using something other than baby spinach!

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  454. I would use it to make sauces, grind oats into flour, make dressings and chocolate pudding. Smoothies for the little kids and their Papa and Mommy. I would make your amazing Raw Vegan Blueberry Ginger Ice Cream (especially now that Summer is here)! I would use it for making soup-gazpacho and corn soup in the summer and too many to mention when it’s cooler. And then…I would consider giving it to my son and daughter-in-law, who are currently without a blender, so they could begin to make more and more plant-based meals!

    What a great giveaway!! Thank you!!

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  458. Well, now I am laughing at myself because I think I am mistaking the scraper tines in the twister jar lid for a plunger.

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  459. I would make hummus since I prefer ‘blender hummus’ to ‘food processor hummus.’ With the BlenTec ‘Twister’ jar, I would have to try making my own peanut and almond butters!

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  470. omg, I would make some raw vegan cheesecakes, nicecream, juices, sauces, homemade almond milk… I have been craving dessert ever since I finished my gardein fish sandwich. It’s apparent in my response that I am in need of something sweet. lol

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  473. Wait, cancel that reply. I saw Carrie Kennedy and assumed it was me. But it’s another Carrie. Geez…..I think I’ll need to make some brain food with that Blendtec. HAHAHA!!!

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  474. i would make creamy sauces! I love cashew cheesy creamy sauces but with my current blender there are always little chunks in the bottom!

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  477. Smoothies. Oh so many smoothies. They just don’t blend up right in my regular, off the shelf at Target, blender. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  485. In response to the contest question of what I would make with a new Blendtec blender, my answer is a question in return. :o) What would I NOT make with it?!!! I’ve been hankering to get my hands on one of these. I have a Vitamix and I love the power, but the plunger doesn’t work well. I love the look of the Blendtec plunger. I think it is a much better design and the twister jar looks great for those small things I like to do like make singer serving sizes of nut butters and dressing.

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  486. I would make smoothies, mainly. But this would also be handy for dips and many of the vegan meals that I make for our family.

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  489. I would love to try making my own soy milk with the Blendtec. And soups, sauces, and smoothies, oh my! Thanks so much for the chance to win a Blendtec!

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  490. I would make smoothies. I am new to plant based way of eating so I am looking for some good things to make.

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  491. So fun that you get to do this giveaway to celebrate the launch of your book! I adore my Blendtec too but would LOVE to get my hands on that Twister jar! Congrats again on the book, Dreena. You’re amazing.

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  492. Ooh, pick me! Pick me! I’d LOVE to win a Blendtec! Ever since my Kitchenaid blender kicked the bucket, all I’ve had is an immersion blender.

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  496. Hi Dreena,

    I absolutely adore your new book! we made the artichoke sunflower burgers, fries and Tzatziki sauce last night! Absolutely delicious! Thank you xoxo

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