Chef Tina Jo shows us how to use one of her favorite blenders by Blendtec. It's a simple step by step procedure that will have you drinking that tasty, healthy smoothie in no time at all.

Chef Tina Jo shares the Mandoline food slicer features, a nifty little tool invented by the French . Think of it as a manual food processor, great for your fruits and vegetables and takes the work out of all that slicing by hand with a knife.

Chef Tina Jo shares how to prolong the life of your fruits and vegetables with eco friendly green bags. Shop less and store your produce longer.

Chef Tina Jo shows us how to de-string in this weeks Tips & Tricks.

For the final Tips and Tricks in the Best of 2009 Series, Chef Tina Jo shows how to effectively peel and scoop ginger for your raw recipes.

This weeks Best of the Best 2009 for Tips and Tricks is an all time favorite: How to cut an avocado. Chef Tina Jo shares with us how to easily and properly cut the avocado to add to your favorite dishes.

Back by popular demand - One of our Best of the Best 2009 - Garlic Butter!  Sit back and enjoy this creamy decadence.  Tastes great on your favorite sandwiches, wraps or even soup. Its uses as an added ingredient are endless!

This weeks Tips & Tricks is part of the Best of the Best 2009 series - Today Chef Tins Jo shares wih us a great tip in how to cut a red pepper for our favorite raw dishes.

Chef Tina Jo teaches us this week the classic way of rolling grape leaves. Take the grape leaf and place shiny side down on a flat surface, add your filler onto the leaf close to the stem, while carefully rolling the leaf, begin folding the sides over and in, creating a clean, even and very presentable grape leaf for the next time your entertain raw.

The Cucumber is a fruit that came from the same family as pumpkin, zucchini and other squashes. The Cucumber is the best natural diuretic known, secreting and promoting the flow of urine. Good for your kidneys, bladder, liver and pancreas. Chef Tina Jo shows you how to seed a cucumber to add to many of your favorite dishes.