KitchenAid Australia

These days, it seems that you can buy practically anything premade at the grocery store. While you enjoy spending time in the kitchen and exploring new recipes, there are some ingredients and foods that we all seem to buy premade. But what if you could make even basic fridge and pantry essentials 100% from scratch? It's entirely possible with the right tools and some time spent doing what you love—creating in the kitchen. Whether you want to save money, want to eat healthier, or just want to challenge yourself, here are a few foods to try making from scratch. Pesto You can buy jarred pesto at the grocery store, but making it fresh is a flavour experience like no other. Pesto goes great with some homemade pasta, and all you need is a food processor and a few simple ingredients to whip it up in only a couple of minutes. Simply combine your fresh basil with parmesan cheese, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts, salt, and pepper. After a few pulses, you'll have creamy pesto that cos...

In an ideal world, we could spend as much time as we wanted in the kitchen, taking our sweet time to explore a recipe to its fullest. But while we can totally make this happen on the weekends, during the week after a long day at work, you might barely have an hour to whip up dinner for the family. If you want the best of both worlds—the ability to explore your culinary creativity without spending all evening in the kitchen—you need the right tools. Let’s take a closer look at four benchtop essentials that can help you save time making weeknight dinners while still enjoying the prep work and cooking process. Food Processor If you thought that food processors were only good for finely chopping veggies and other ingredients, take another look at the premium food processors on the market. While fully capable of shredding ingredients into tiny pieces, the best ones will offer control over the blade speed and the slice size so you can fine-tune the perfect chop, shred, or slice...