Top 10 Tupperware Products - Tupperware Quick Shake

I will be posting about my favorite Tupperware products - here is the first one!

1. Tupperware Quick Shake - You will find that in your kitchen you'll be using this for EVERYTHING and you'll be wondering how you ever lived without it!

I bought my first one when I was 23 so that I could mix up Kahlua Sombreros!

As I have grown and my life has changed I have found that this is the ONE item I could not live without.

When I had babies, I used the Quick Shake to mix formula and my own diet drinks - not at the same time!

When I began entertaining at the holidays I found it is the BEST gravy mixer anywhere.

Today it is used almost daily in my home.

• My 18 year old son uses it to mix his energy drinks


• my 11 year old daughter uses it to mix pudding


• my 6 year old daughter likes to have her chocolate milk mixed in it


• I use it for anything that needs to be mixed up in small amounts - like salad dressings, marinades, eggs etc.

The quick shake container has a 2 cup capacity with the markings in ounces and fractions of cups clearly marked on the sides (it is a great learning tool for teaching kids fractions). It has a domed seal with a flip top. The seal is liquid tight so you can shake without spills then simply pour out of the flip top. There is a mixer inside (the secret) that aids in the mixing of whatever you put in there as well as adding a nice foamy touch to drinks.

Other not so common uses for the quick shake

Home made whipped cream - use 1 cup of heavy cream, 2 teaspoons of sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Make sure the whipper is in place, seal and hand to your kids. Let them shake and shake until the whipped cream is ready. This really keeps kids busy and gives them a great treat - so much better than cool whip!

Egg Salad - Peel 2 boiled eggs and place in Quick Shake with mixer and seal in place. Shake. The result will be perfectly chopped eggs for your egg salad sandwich!

Eggs for camping. Cut out the middle man and crack the eggs BEFORE you leave home! The quick shake will hold 10 large eggs already cracked. Be sure to remove the whipper and keep with your other camping utensils - store the container with the eggs in your cooler. For breakfast you can open the flip top and pour out one egg at a time! It really works! You get one egg yolk and the white out of the top at a time! By the last few eggs you'll see that they are trying to mix together so simply put in the whipper, add some milk and shake - you can now make scrambled eggs!

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Here are some different recipes for the quick shake:

Mint Yogurt Dressing

1/4 cup plain yogurt

½ cup mayonnaise

2 to 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint *

In the Quick Shake, combine all ingredients. Shake well. Refrigerate for several hours to blend flavors.

Spiced Fruit Dressing

½ cup vanilla yogurt

2 tablespoons light mayonnaise

1 teaspoon honey

1/4 teaspoon cardamom

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

* Combine all ingredients in Quick Shake. Mix well. Refrigerate for several hours to blend flavors.

Poppy Seed Dressing

1/3 cup sugar

2 tablespoons vinegar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon dry mustard

½ cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon poppy seeds

*Mix all ingredients until smooth and emulsified . Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Cappuccino Shake

1 cup milk

1 envelope of Maxwell House Cappuccino

vanilla

1 scoop vanilla ice cream, softened

*Place all ingredients in Quick Shake and shake until smooth. Top with your favorite scoop of ice cream if desired.

Citrus Squirt

*1 cup orange juice

½ cup grapefruit juice

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 tablespoon light corn syrup

1 1/4 cups sparkling bottled water

*Combine juices and syrup in Quick Shake and blend. Just before serving, stir in sparkling water.

Banana Berry Fruit Smoothie

1 medium ripe banana

1 container (8 oz) of strawberry yogurt

1 can (6 oz) unsweetened pineapple juice (3/4 cup)

*Mash the banana. Add all ingredients in Quick Shake and shake well.

Apricot-Berry Blush

½ cup apricot nectar

½ cup cranberry juice I

ce and lemon slices

*Combine apricot nectar and juice. Shake well in Quick Shake. Pour over ice and garnish with lemon slice.

Potatoes - save money and time

Cooking meals for your family using fresh ingredients not only saves money on your grocery bill, but it also gives your family wonderful flavorful meals that aren't filled with artificial ingredients, too much salt and preservatives.

Take a walk down the freezer aisle and you'll see that there isn't much that companies won't cook and sell to us as a convenience. When it comes to groceries, there are two choices. Either convenient or inexpensive - the two rarely meet.

Here are some ideas for you, for a favorite staple - POTATOES!! Especially for all of us who are strapped for time.

Potatoes - save money by purchasing fresh potatoes in 5 or 10 pound packages, save time by peeling the entire bag once. Now they are ready to prepare for each meal.

What you'll need:
5 or 10 pound bag of potatoes
peeler (I prefer the Tupperware peeler, it is the best I have ever used)
cutting board
large bowl filled with cold water (I recommend the Tupperware Thatsa Bowl)

Wash and peel the entire bag of potatoes, place peeled potatoes in cold water. Seal bowl and place in the refrigerator.

Your potatoes will stay fresh all week and so much easier to prepare now that you've peeled them.

Meal time:

Mashed potatoes :

Dice your potatoes into 1" cubes, place in pan on top of stove and bring to a boil. Continue cooking until a fork will pierce the potatoes easily. For flavor, put in fresh diced onion or dried minced onion when you start the potatoes cooking.

Drain potatoes in colander then immediately put back into the pot - do not rinse.

Not for the faint of heart here, but this is how I make my potatoes...for 10 potatoes I add in one whole stick of margarine. For 5 potatoes I add in 1/2 stick etc. Smash the potatoes together with the margarine until the margarine is melted and the potatoes are all mashed. For creamy potatoes I add half and half but milk will do. Slowly add liquid and whip potatoes with a hand whipper until you get the consistency you desire. Please I am begging you - do not use a mixer or electric whipper - you'll end up with glue! A hand whipper will take about 30 seconds and you won't have lumps providing you cooked the potatoes thoroughly.

Leftover mashed potatoes? Not a problem - FREEZE THEM!! For goodness sakes, all the food companies are willing to sell us their factory made mashed potatoes - filled with preservatives. You CAN freeze your own! To reheat microwave on high a few minutes at a time and stir in between. They will taste just as good as when you first made them! The best freezing option is to put them into a container that will go from freezer directly to the microwave. I recommend Tupperware Rock N Serve Containers. They are airtight to keep your food fresh while frozen, then simply rock open the vent and place in the microwave for reheating. The same container can go directly onto your table for serving! The Rock N Serve containers have feet on the bottom that allow for airflow in the freezer, even heating in your microwave and then act as a built in trivet when you put them on your table!

Roasted Potatoes - EASY and delicious!!

Dice potatoes into 1" cubes, place in microwave safe container with a cover (I recommend Tupperware Rock N Serve Containers). Add 1/4 cup vegetable oil and one packet of Lipton Onion Soup mix. Shake. Microwave on high for 10 minutes. You can serve them now...but if you like them crunchy which my family does, you can put them into the oven. Place cooked potatoes on cookie sheet and bake at 400 for about 15 minutes. Done!