Cook's note: To rim glasses with salt, run a wedge of citrus fruit around edge of glass and dip into saucer containing kosher salt. Load: Place all ingredients into blender container in the order ...

Former Express-News Food Editor Karen Haram uses the high speed and temperature of her Vitamix to cook this soup directly in the blender. Instructions: Put tomatoes, carrot, onion, celery, garlic, ...

Honestly, you'd think I was doing a tipsy Lucille Ball comedy routine every time I turned to my new, high-powered blender. Three years after owning this state-of-the-art appliance, I was still pretty ...