Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner with the Sunbeam PB7950 Blender

March 18th, 2015

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Having a yummy, nutritious breakfast every morning can really help kickstart your day. And if you’re always in a rush out the door, you can easily prepare delicious breakfast smoothies and take them with you on the go.

It’s a Monday afternoon, it’s wet and grey outside, and you’re stuck in the office. What will help you boost your mood? Why a yummy lunch of course! Take in a flakey homemade quiche and you’ll be the envy of the office.

And the best part is, these are all super easy to make, thanks to the handy help from Sunbeam’s PB7950 silver blender. Sunbeam PB7950 2

Sunbeam PB7950Entertain party guests with summery smoothies, child friendly mocktails, and homemade pesto and hummus, which can also all be made with the PB7950.

Simply place all your ingredients into the 1.6 litre heat-resistant jug, and then use the function buttons to blend all your foods and liquids to the right consistency. And better yet, the cleaning is just as easy.

The Sunbeam PB7950 is everyone’s best friend in the kitchen.  The manual even includes a variety of different recipes helping you prepare all your 3 daily meals!

So that’s what we did. We took it upon ourselves to use Sunbeam’s included recipes and create a meal plan that will feed us for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The results are below:

Breakfast

Classic Banana Smoothie (Serves 2)

classic banana smoothie

2 cups skim milk

2 medium bananas, roughly chopped

½ cup low fat yogurt

1-tablespoon honey

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

 Method

1. Place all ingredients into blender jug.

2.Press the ‘SMOOTHIE’ button.

3. Pour into 2 glasses.

Lunch

 Bacon and Cheese Quiche

bacon and egg quiche

1 large sheet ready made frozen shortcrust pastry

6 bacon rashers, rind removed, roughly chopped

1 small onion, chopped finely

1½ cups grated tasty cheese

4 eggs

1-cup milk

½ cup cream

½ cup self-raising flour

Pepper to taste

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line quiche dish with pastry and trim edges. Prick pastry all over with a fork.

2. Cook bacon in a frying pan until tender, remove from pan and drain on absorbent paper; cool.

3. In a large bowl combine the bacon, onion and cheese.

4. Place all the remaining ingredients into the blender jug.

5.Press the ‘MIX’ button.

6. Place the bacon mixture into the prepared quiche dish and pour the egg mixture over the top.

7. Bake in oven for about 50 minutes or until cooked. Allow quiche to stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

Dinner

Roast Pumpkin Soup (Serves 6)

Roast pumpkin soup

1.5 kg pumpkin

2 tablespoons olive oil

Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper

20g butter

1 onion, chopped

1 litre chicken stock

¹/³ cup cream or sour cream to serve (optional)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200°C.

2. Remove skin and seeds from pumpkin and cut into even sized chunks.

3. Place pumpkin in an oven dish and drizzle with half the oil. Season with a little salt & pepper. Bake in oven for about 40 minutes or until cooked.

4. In a large saucepan heat remaining oil and butter. Add onion and cook until tender. Add the pumpkin and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature before blending.

5. Place half of the soup mixture in blender and press the ‘PUREE’ button. Repeat with remaining soup mixture.

6. Reheat until soup is hot. Serve with cream and extra ground pepper if desired.

Dessert

Honey Pikelets (Makes 30)

3 large eggs

¼ cup honey

1-cup milk

1½ cups self-raising flour

Pinch salt

Method

1. Add all ingredients into the blender jug and blend on ‘LOW’ for 30 seconds. Scrape down sides of blender and blend again on ‘LOW’ for a further 30 seconds.

2. Pour mixture into a jug and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

3. Place tablespoon amounts of mixture into a lightly greased frying pan until golden on each side.

4. Serve with butter

Snacks

Hummus (Serves 4)

420g can chickpeas, rinsed, and drained

2 tablespoons tahini

¼ cup lemon juice

¼ cup water

¼ cup olive oil

1 clove garlic, crushed

½ teaspoon ground cumin

½ teaspoon salt

Method

1. Place all ingredients in the blender jug.

2. Press the ‘PUREE’ button.

3. Transfer mixture into a bowl and refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving.

Serving suggestions: Serve hummus with toasted pita crisps; simply cut pita bread into triangles, brush with olive oil and season with a little salt and cumin seeds. Bake in oven at 200°C for about 5 minutes or until crisp.

Drink

Iced Coffee (Serves 2)

Iced coffee

2 tablespoons instant coffee dissolved in

2 tablespoons boiling water

2 cups milk

2 scoops vanilla ice cream

Whipped cream to serve

Method

1. Place all ingredients except for cream into blender jug.

2.Press the ‘MILK SHAKE’ button.

3. Pour into 2 large glasses, top with whipped cream and dust with chocolate.

As you can see, the possibilities are definitely endless with Sunbeam’s PB7950 silver blender. Visit Appliances Online today to view our entire Sunbeam range, and start blending and mixing up a storm today.

All the way from the land of the flightless bird, Krissy brings a part of New Zealand culture to the Appliances Online content team. And although she is adamant she does not say 'fush and chups', she can't deny her continuous use of the term 'sweet as' and her ongoing argument with her team on the correct name for jandals (thongs). One thing is for certain, however, her passion for her kiwi slang is matched with her love for sharing news, hacks and buying tips for all things appliances! Krissy's favourite appliance is the Tefal Cook4Me multi cooker, as she believes it's ok to let an appliance do all the work for you.

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