Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Want a New Kitchen Aid Food Processor???

Me, too!  You guys won't believe what I have up for grabs.  This month, KitchenAid is launching its newest food processor.


Isn't she a beaut??  This is a 13 cup food processor and is is truly a culinary necessity when it comes to food preparation.  An externally adjustable sliding blade coupled with exceptional performance ensures controlled and precise slicing, chopping and pureeing to help create a meal experience that brings the whole family together.  Here is some key information you may find handy:


• New external adjustable, stainless steel slicing disc provides ultimate versatility
• Dual shredding disc easily flips the disc from 2mm to 4mm to achieve ideal slicing thickness
• Large 13-cup (2.75L) leak-proof work bowl, plus chef’s bowl and mini bowl to efficiently
• Ultra Wide Mouth Feed Tube™ adjusts to 3 different sizes to accommodate foods of varying sizes, including whole potatoes and cucumbers
• 17 precise food processing options for speed-controlled slice, shred, chop & puree functions plus three maximized slice, shred and puree/chop blades and bonus dough, egg whip & Julienne blades
• 4 speed-controlled functions
• Comfort design side handle allows easy viewing while the food processor is in use

The Kitchen Aid 13 Cup Food Processor comes in 3 colours; silver, white and black and also includes the following:

• New stainless steel multi purpose blade
• Maximized S blade for exceptional performance
• Dough blade
• Dual stainless steel shredding disc

This product retails for $399.99 CDN.  Here are 2 recipes you could make with this appliance:


Holiday Slaw
This crunchy slaw with its sweet and tangy vinaigrette is a delicious and refreshing accompaniment to serve with turkey and trimmings. Using your food processor makes the preparation very easy and this salad can even be made days in advance.

 Ingredients
½ large green cabbage, cored
1 small fennel bulb, trimmed
8 large red radishes, trimmed
6 green onions, trimmed
1 green pepper, cored
1 cup (250 mL) dried cranberries
½ cup (125 mL) white wine vinegar
cup (75 mL) each oil and maple syrup
2 tbsp (30 mL) lemon juice
1 tbsp (15 mL) Dijon mustard
¾ tsp (4 mL) salt


 Directions
1. Cut the cabbage into 5 or 6 wedges. Position the adjustable slicing disc in the work bowl and, using the thin setting on High speed, push the wedges through the feeding tube. Transfer to a large bowl. Switch to the coarse side of the reversible shredding disc. Cut the fennel into quarters. Push the fennel and radishes through the feed­ing tube; add to the large bowl.
2. Cut the green onion and green pepper into chunks. Use the multi­purpose metal blade to chop finely. Add to the cabbage mixture. Combine the cranberries, vinegar, oil, maple syrup, lemon juice, mustard and salt in a small saucepan set over medium heat; bring to a boil. Pour over the cabbage mixture and toss to coat. Chill for at least 1 hour or up to 4 days. Makes about 12 cups (3 L).

Stuffed Turkey Breast with Sweet & Sticky Glaze
Easy to carve and serve, this delicious turkey breast is a stress-free alternative to the traditional whole bird. Although perfect for a small cozy family gathering, this recipe can also be doubled or tripled to serve a crowd.

Ingredients
½ French baguette, about 5 oz (150 g)
1 small onion, peeled and quartered
1 cup (250 mL) cubed, aged white Cheddar cheese, about 4 oz (125 g)
½ cup (125 mL ) dried apricots, pear or apple
¼ cup (50 mL) each dried cranberries and golden raisins
2 tbsp (30 mL) finely chopped fresh rosemary, divided
1 tsp (5 mL) dried thyme leaves
1 egg, beaten
2 tbsp (30 mL) butter, melted
1 boneless, skinless turkey breast, about 1 kg (2 lb), butterflied (see Tip)
½ tsp (2 mL) each salt and pepper
½ cup (125 mL) melted apricot jam
2 tbsp (30 mL) each brown sugar, who­legrain Dijon mustard and cider vinegar

Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C). Meanwhile, position the multi­purpose blade in the work bowl. Tear the bread into large chunks. Add to the food processor along with the onion, cheese, dried apri­cots, cranberries, raisins, rosemary and thyme. Pulse until crumbled but still chunky. Add the egg and butter; pulse just until the stuffing comes together uniformly.
2. Spread out the turkey breast and sprinkle both sides evenly with salt and pepper. Arrange the stuffing on one side; fold over the other side and tie with kitchen twine to securely enclose filling. Transfer to a rack arranged on a foil-lined, rimmed baking sheet.
3. Using the mini bowl and blade, blend the apricot jam with the brown sugar, mustard, vinegar and remaining rosemary on low speed until combined and smooth. Brush ¼ of this mixture evenly over the turkey breast. Roast, basting liberally with remaining glaze, for 1½ hours or until an instant-read thermometer, inserted into individually into the meat and the stuffing registers 165°F (74°C). Let stand, tented with foil, for 10 minutes before slicing. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Tip: To butterfly the turkey, lay the breast flat on a clean work surface. Cut almost all the way through, from one side of the breast so that opens like a book. Or, to simplify preparation, ask the butcher to but­terfly the breast for you before purchasing.



So how you you like to have one of these show up on your doorstep?  If you live in Canada, November might just be your lucky month because Kitchen Aid will be sending one of these 13 cup food processors to you, for FREE!  Here's what you need to do to enter this here giveaway:


  1. Tell me why you would like to own the new Kitchen Aid 13 Cup Food Processor
  2. What would be the first recipe you'd make if you won?
  3. Post this link to your facebook page
  4. "Like" Krista's Kravings on FB.  (My badge is along the right side of the blog.)  Let me know you've done this in the form of a comment.  If you already like my page just let me know in the comments)
  5. Please link this to your next post and let me know that you did in the comment section.
 This is such a BIG giveaway for Krista's Kravings!!  Be sure to leave a separate comment for #'s 1-5 which will give you up to 5 chances to win.  You DO NOT need a blog to enter.  I will leave this open until midnight on November 13 and will announce the winner on November 14 using the random number generator.  That's one week to get the word out!  If you have any questions you can email me at kristaskravings@gmail.com.

Good luck, everyone!!!

Bye for now....






52 comments:

  1. Wow I would love to win this! My kitchen is pretty bare and I've been needing something like this.

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  2. The first recipe I'd try would probably be your recipe for holiday slaw.

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  3. Just put it in my post.

    http://senseofcents.blogspot.com/2011/11/guset-post-about-traveling-on-budget.html

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  4. I would absolutly love to win this because I could sooo use that to make sum delicious meals and try new recipes for my family:) Id make me some Chicken Caccitore perhaps:) Already liked you on fb and posted it on my FB. TY for the great contest :D

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  5. I would love to have this machine to not only prepare more fresh foods faster for my children but to also hopefully save some money on grocery bills by being able to do a lot more in the kitchen by myself. I have always wanted a machine like this but they are too expensive to just go out and but willy-nilly for us.
    I would start small and slice my children's favorite deli meats with no knives...Halloween anyone? LOL Then once I get a handle on the machine I will make as much as humanly possible.
    I will post to my Facebook page ASAP.
    I already like your page girlie.

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  6. I liked you on facebook!
    I am a new follower and blogger!
    Loving your blog!
    www.montanajessica.blogspot.com

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  7. i'd love to make awesome desserts!

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  8. I also posted your link on my facebook page!

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  9. I would like to own this food proccessor because I love to cook and this would make some things easie ad faster.

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  10. The first thing I would make is baby food!!!!

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  11. I would love this food processor to make babyfood. My son will not eat dinner... we always have to dump pureed veggies on top. This would be a lifesaver.
    So first I suppose I'd be making baby food!
    I posted this link on my facebook page and I already liked Krista's Kravings.

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  12. I am already a facebook fan, this would make my life so much easier with lunch and dinner for 6 kids. I would make a nice big pot of veggie soup imagine how easy this would make it.

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  13. I liked you on facebook and put it as a link!

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  14. SERIOUSLY?!?!?! What an awesome giveaway!! So, you are discriminating against the Americans?? haha, jk. I can understand a Canada-only giveaway, if that's what the manufacturer says. Such a bummer. Either way, great giveaway! And, thanks for these wonderful recipes. The holiday slaw sounds fantastic.

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  15. Hi, i would like to win because i can't affort a item like this...Also, the first recipe i'd do is a cream of brocoli. I loooove this but it taste bad in can :))) Great

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  16. and i already like you on facenook and i'll share with my friends. TY for the contest
    eviscate@hotmail.com

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  17. I'd LOVE to win the KitchenAid Food Processor! I have a Kitchen Aid Mixer & use it all the time!! :)

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  18. What would I make.... Hmmm... probably some type of fruit purée. Since I can't eat raw fruits, I Could make all sorts of fruit sauces with this!! :)

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  19. I liked/followed you on Facebook!! :)

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  20. I would love to win this Kitchen Aid food processor, my first recipe would be the cole slaw you posted, my son loves cole slaw, and that would be much easier than cutting and slicing the ingredients.
    Thanks,
    Maureen Lawson
    mlawson2@sympatio.ca

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  21. I love love LOVE making soups, but cutting up all the veggies drives me crazy and takes forever. If I owned the Kitchen Aid 13 Cup Food Processor, I would be able to make my delicious soups so much faster!

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  22. The first recipe I'd make would be my Root Soup! Filled with turnip, rutabaga, parsnip, purple potatoes, purple carrots, etc...mmm, I can taste it already!

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  23. What a great giveaway, Krista!! Don't enter me though, since I just recently got a new one. Good luck to all!

    P.S. I'm a fan on FB!

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  24. I would love to try the new Kitchen Aid 13 Cup Food Processor. I am in my 30s and have never had a food processor. It is about time.

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  25. The first recipe I would try if I had the new Kitchen Aid 13 Cup Food Processor would be my grandmother's cole slaw recipe!

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  26. I would love to win this food processor because the one I currently have is dying - the motor tends to smell when I use it for any extended period of time, and I can't make anything smooth with it :(

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  27. Just posted a link on my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/frenchfriestoflaxseeds

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  28. Sally.H
    jeongwonhur@hotmail.com

    i want a food processor because it would make chopping vegetables so much easier!

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  29. Sally.H
    jeongwonhur@hotmail.com

    first thing i would make with a food processor would be hummus!

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  30. Sally.H
    jeongwonhur@hotmail.com

    i posted this link on facebook

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  31. Sally.H
    jeongwonhur@hotmail.com

    i liked you on facebook

    (for my entry before this is the link for my post on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1658910481)

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  32. Krista,
    I just love your blog and love that you are giving away free kitchenaid products. I would love to win the processor - it would make my life easier in the kitchen. First thing I would make would be some sort of baby food - maybe chicken and veggies. Kathryn is getting to the point where she is eating more solids and this would make making baby food easier. I like your facebook page - and i shared the link with my friends.

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  33. I want the food processor because I just discovered that my trusty 6 year old model (not the same brand) has a crack in it. And that's not very sanitary.

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  34. This is going to sound strange but the first thing I would make would be a pie. Because I find nothing works as well as a food processor when it comes to making pastry!

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  35. I shared this on my Toronto Girl West Facebook page!

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  36. The first thing I would make with the new food processor would be hummus. I know that sounds so ordinary, but it has been ages since I've been able to make my own, creamy, delicious hummus from scratch!

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  37. Post this link to your facebook page -done! facebook.com/patriciaeales

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  38. "Like" Krista's Kravings on FB. - already liking your page!

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  39. I LOVE Kitchen Aid products, and don't have a food processor. I have just recently become a vegan, and want to start making my own nut butters, etc., and I think this would be a great way to do it!

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  40. the first recipe I would try would be cashew butter - then I can use this instead of dairy spreads. I'm so excited!

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  41. Our food processor is from the 80s and we are missing parts...like the motor (kinda important)!! I have passed up so many recipes because I lack a FP. It would change my cooking/baking life!

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  42. I would make veggie burgers! Or hummus. Or mixed nut butter (almond, walnut, pecan)! Or all of the above and more.

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  43. I would love to own this food processor as I don't own a food processor. It would be so much quicker and easier to prepare meals with this appliance!

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  44. The first recipe I would make is scalloped potatoes.

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  45. I "Like" Krista's Kravings on FB. (Amy M)

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  46. I would love to win this food processor because a food processor is one thing that my kitchen is sorely missing right now. A food processor, especially a latest version such as this one, would be such a great help and timesaver!

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  47. The first thing I would make with this (if I were to win) would be roasted vegetable lasagna. Slicing the zucchini and eggplant would be much easier with this food processor, not to mention grating the cheese.

    Thank you for this opportunity!

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  48. I'd like to win this Kitchenaid processor because my current food processor is a garage sale reject - beige, slow, and too tiny to bother using.

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  49. I'd make some pastry with a new Kitchenaid processor. I've always wanted to try whizzing some together with an S-blade, to see how it compares with hand-blended.

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