Xtrema Christmas Sale!

Come celebrate the Christmas Season with Xtrema Cookware and enjoy 20% Off Everything for a limited time only. All Cookware, bakeware, teaware and FridgeX Silicone Food Storage Containers are on sale! You still have time to get your all natural cookware under the tree this year. Shop today and save big! Free Shipping on all orders over $50.  

From Our Family

To Yours

Merry Christmas

Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes

It's Turkey Time!

Thanksgiving is upon us and soon it will be Christmas and New Year's.  Lots of parties, dinners, desserts and unhealthy food right?   Wrong!   You can eat healthy over the holidays just like you can cook healthy using your Xtrema All Natural Ceramic Cookware!

We've got the healthiest cookware and we are bringing in our friends Ivy and Andy from Clean Cuisine to supply the clean eating, healthy recipes.  They just sent out a fantastic newsletter which featured a complete Thanksgiving Menu of healthy recipes and we just had to post about it.

Here is just some of what the menu includes:

• Pomegranate-Rutabaga Low-Fat Gravy Recipe
• Gluten Free Stuffing Recipe 
• Curried Butternut Squash Recipe
• Cranberry Chutney
• Cream of Mushroom Soup (Dairy Free)
• Easy Apple Crisp Recipe
• Gingerbread Spice Cake

You can read the full article and find all the recipe here at Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes

We've also got the perfect Xtrema All Natural 4 Qt Ceramic Roaster for your favorite Thanksgiving dishes. 

Happy Healthy Thanksgiving and enjoy your week!  To learn more about Clean Cuisine, Click Here. 

To shop online for Xtrema All Natural Ceramic Cookware, Click Here.

For Health and Happiness,

The Xtrema Cookware Family

Xtrema Italian Bake Dinner

We cooked up a simple Italian Pasta Bake Meal last night in the Xtrema 10" Braiser/Baker. (look for this product to be available again in 2013). You can use any Xtrema Bakeware product depending upon how much you want to make. 

 Check out our line of bakeware right here. 

 No recipe, just put it together with what we had in the kitchen. 

Ingredients:

Ground Turkey Meat
Jar of your favorite pasta sauce or homemade
Box of wholewheat pasta noodles
Fresh Mozzarella  and shredded Mozzarella 
Fresh Basil and Crushed Red Pepper for extra zest

We first browned the turkey meat in our Xtrema 10" Skillet and cooked the pasta in our Xtrema 2.5 Qt saucepan.  We then sprayed the bottom of the Braiser with Olive Oil and then added pasta, then sauce, and chunks of fresh mozzarella. We layered this until we run out of pasta.  We then topped off the dish with shredded Mozzarella, fresh Basil and Crushed Red Pepper.  Bake for around 8 minutes and broil for 3 minutes or so to crisp the top.   What you get is a delicious and simple 30 minute meal!  The best part is that you can take your Xtrema Skillet and serve it right to the table-- it will keep the food warm and moist! Plus it looks great on the table too!

Happy Healthy Cooking,

The Xtrema Team

Xtrema Fall Harvest Cookware Sale

Click Here to shop this sale

Bring in the wonderful fall season with Xtrema All Natural Ceramic Cookware!  Save now on soup pots, saucepans, cookware sets, FridgeX Food Storage and the best-selling Xtrema 25 Piece Set.  

Xtrema 4 Qt All Natural Ceramic Soup Pot

Now only $79.99 

Xtrema Columbus Day Cookware Sale Extended Through Oct 14th!

Did you miss out this past weekend on our big Columbus Day Weekend Sale?  

No worries because we have extended the sale through this weekend.  It will end on Sunday October 14th so you still have a few more days to receive great savings on our best-selling ceramic cookware and FridgeX Silicone Food Storage Container Sets.   Tell your friends and family because right now you can save up to 35% OFF select items including the Xtrema 25 Piece Set, 4 Piece Family Set, 12" and 10" skillets and so much more.  

Click here to shop and save!

Xtrema 25 Piece All Natural Ceramic Cookware Set

On Sale:   $379.99

Save $150 with free shipping!

Winter is Coming...

10 Piece All Natural Ceramic Soup Pot Set

On Sale:  $149.99

Save $80 with free shipping!

What's new with Xtrema Cookware?

Can you believe it's already the fall of 2012?

The holidays are coming fast and Xtrema Cookware is ready.

Have you seen the new Xtrema Healthy Cookware Online Store? That's right, we have an entire new healthy look not to mention over 8 exciting new products like the 11" Wok with Cover, 12" Skillet and the largest ceramic pot ever, the 10 Qt Dutch Oven.    Check out a few of our new products right here and let us know what you think.  Oh, and don't hesitate to share this with your friends. Plus enter Coupon Code xfan10 to receive an additional 10% off your order!

Xtrema 10 Qt Dutch Oven

Xtrema 11" Wok with Cover

We also introduced our Xtrema Healthy Living Page which features our friends Ivy and Any from Clean Cuisine.  This page is packed full of healthy living tips, recipes and will soon have fitness tips as well.  Take a look today and find a clean eating recipe to cook up in your Xtrema Cookware for dinner.  

Xtrema Healthy Living Page

Make sure you follow us right here and on Xtrema's Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter pages to say updated on promotions, recipes, new products and healthy living news.   Enjoy your week and thank you for stopping by The Xtrema Cook.

For Health and Xtrema Tasty Cooking,

Patrick Bergstrom 

Mind-Blowing Tomato Sauce in the Xtrema 3.5 Qt Saucepan!

Friday nights here in the Xtrema Kitchen are usually set aside for pizza but we were having family in town so we changed it up a bit and went with an eat clean Italian dish this past weekend.  It was really just Penne Pasta, sauce and salad which is pretty basic right? Wrong!

Thanks to Pinterest and Healthy Crush, we went with a homemade tomato sauce that was out of this world!  Mind-Blowing Tomato Sauce-- that's the name of this delicious and all-natural sauce.  For the pasta selection we went with a 100% Whole Wheat Penne from Mara's Pasta.

Here is why we chose Mara's:

• Unique variety of wheat gives Mara’s a better taste and texture
• Designed for athletes and others who are looking for more nutritious foods
• Higher in protein and fiber than other whole grain pastas
• Grown for Cook Natural Products by a network of US family farmers
• Cooks faster than other whole grain pastas
• Made with 100% whole wheat variety specific Maragrain^tm

If you love great Italian food and eating clean then you will just love this recipe. 

Mind-Blowing Tomato Sauce in the Xtrema 3.5 Qt Saucepan

Ingredients:

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp sea salt
3 medium cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 box Pomi chopped tomatoes (about 28 oz or 3 1/2 cups crushed tomatoes)
Zest of one lemon
Fresh pesto

To read the rest of this fantastic recipe please visit Healthy Crush by clicking here.

This Mind-Blowing healthy tomato sauce is a must try in your Xtrema 100% All Ceramic Saucepan!  

Eat Clean, Cook Clean, Be Healthy!

Happy Healthy Cooking,

The Xtrema Team

Introducing Clean Cuisine

Xtrema Ceramic Cookware puts health and quality first when it comes to your cooking experience. 

Your health and your family’s health are important to you. Xtrema’s healthy cookware offers a safe, eco-friendly, 100% green alternative to traditional metal cookware. You can trust your family’s meals to the first ceramic cookware of its kind that enhances the flavors of your foods while providing you a superior, non-scratch, easy-to-clean surface. Our healthy cookware is unequaled in performance and safety. Xtrema is #1 in versatility-- it can go from the stove to the oven to the broiler to the microwave to the toaster oven to the convection oven to the barbecue grill to the kitchen table, to the refrigerator, to the freezer and finally to the dishwasher.  To learn more about Xtrema's healthy benefits, Click Here.

At Xtrema we also understand that there is more to healthy, safe living than just using the best quality cookware.  Another key component is cooking healthy.  With so many diets and health fads out there today how does one decide what program to choose or what path to take for achieving maximum healthy benefits? That is why we were extremely fortunate to have been introduced to Dr. Andrew Larson and Ivy Larson of Clean Cuisine.  Just like us they share the same desire to put healthy living and eating first and make it easy to understand and follow. We understand and love what they are doing and their healthy recipes will only make the Xtrema cooking experience better tasting and healthier for you. Their site is packed full of great clean recipes, home workouts, fitness and wellness tips and so much more.  They also have a series of books about healthy living that you should check out too!  To learn more about Clean Cuisine, Click Here.

 

Xtrema Cookware gives Clean Cuisine two big healthy thumbs up!  Keep those clean eating recipes coming!

Happy Healthy Cooking,

Xtrema Cookware

Xtrema Cookware Father's Day Sale

Happy Father's Day from the Xtrema Cookware Team!

 

Xtrema 6-Day Father's Day Promotion!

The entire Xtrema Ceramic Skillet Line 

is on sale from June 13th - 18th!

Bring out the chef in your Dad or Husband this Father's Day with any Xtrema Ceramic Skillet! They are perfect for the beginner or expert cook.  Cook the healthy way and Experience the Difference with Xtrema!
Happy Dad's Day to all the awesome Father's!
Have a blessed and relaxing weekend!

 

 

Xtrema FridgeX Silicone Storage Containers

"When it comes to kitchen products, we all know multipurpose is best. You know that drawer or cabinet that is filled with storage containers and lids, leaving you searching for a match? I know that is a HUGE frustration in my kitchen! I am so excited to share with you a line of storage containers that you can use to bake, freeze and store food in called FridgeX!" -- Wee Share

 Experience the versatility of Xtrema Cookware’s FridgeX Silicone Food Storage Line. Microwave and Oven Safe. Lightweight and Collapsible. Eco-Friendly and Safe. Now available at Shop FridgeX Photos courtesy of Lindsey Gain from Wee Share.  You can read more of her awesome review of FridgeX at Kitchen Event- FridgeX Silicone Storage Containers Review. 

Here are a few of the items in the silicone food storage line.  Look for new items coming in the fall of 2012.

6 Piece Rectangular Set:

  

6 Piece Round Set:

Xtrema Cookware Receives The Soft Landing Safe Living Seal of Approval

Looking for healthy, safe alternatives to your potentially toxic metal cookware?

Then Xtrema Safe Ceramic Cookware is your answer! Xtrema 100% Ceramic Cookware is safe for you and the environment.  Our healthy cookware is unequaled in performance and safety. Xtrema is head and shoulders above the rest.

Xtrema Cookware Extremely Green: Xtrema is handmade using natural gas, clay and water. At Ceramcor, we are mindful of the health of both the planet and the consumer. Our Xtrema healthy cookware is earth friendly, made from environmentally safe materials and handcrafted by highly skilled artisans using clean-burning, natural gas-fired kilns. Our product is non-toxic, ecologically sound, environmentally friendly, free of heavy metals, ozone-friendly and pollution-free.

 Xtrema Cookware Extremely Healthy: No trace metals or chemicals leach from the cooking surface of our healthy cookware. The Xtrema cooking surface contains no harmful coating and produces no harmful PFOA gas. Food tastes the way it was meant to taste and your family will thank you for making the right choice for their health and well being.

Xtrema Cookware is the safe, healthy choice for you and your family.  The Soft Landing Guide has given both Xtrema Cookware and our new FridgeX Silicone Food Storage Containers their seal of approval.  To learn more about the seal click here:  The Soft Landing Safe Living Seal of Approval 

Xtrema Cookware Safer Product Award Winner:  Click Here for details.

FridgeX Food Storage Containers Safer Product Aware Winner: Click Here for details.

For Health,

Patrick Bergstrom
patrick@ceramcor.com

The Eat Clean Diet

Now that you can cook healthy with Xtrema 100% Ceramic Cookware, why not eat healthy as well?  

There are all kinds of ways to eat healthy but The Eat Clean Diet by Tosca Reno really works and it's not a diet or fad! We think this is a fabulous healthy match for our healthy ceramic cookware.  We've been cooking out of The Eat Clean Diet books for months and the recipes are wonderful.  Not only are they nutritious, but they are tasty too.  Tosca Reno just came out with a new book, The Eat Clean Diet Vegetarian Book which we can't wait to try.  You can find a link to her new book right here: The Eat Clean Vegetarian Cookbook

What is the Eat Clean Diet?

Eating Clean is treating your body right!

It is eating the way nature intended. You eat the foods our bodies evolved to function best on, and that makes you feel – and look – fantastic. When you Eat Clean you eat more often. You will eat lean protein, complex carbs, and healthy fats. These practices keep your blood-sugar levels stable and keep you satisfied. The best part is that if you need to lose weight it will happen almost without you having to try. And yes, you can have a treat now and again.

Best of all, Eating Clean keeps you feeling great and full of energy. In fact, you can forget all about the days when “dieting” meant feelings of hunger, lethargy or deprivation.

Eating Clean is not a fad; it’s a way of life. When you Eat Clean your body will react by losing weight if you need to lose, maintaining a healthy weight if that’s where you are, and even gaining weight if you are too skinny. But regardless of whether you want to lose, maintain or gain, you will feel better than you ever have before. Never worry about counting calories again. You will never have to diet. Eating Clean will keep you lean and healthy for the rest of your long life. Eating Clean guarantees results!

-- Tosca Reno
You can find this information and more about The Eat Clean Diet right here: Eat Clean Diet

Now you can cook healthy and eat clean when you combine Xtrema with The Eat Clean Diet!  Give it a try and you will feel healthier and be healthier!

Happy Healthy Living,

Patrick Bergstrom
Xtrema Healthy Cookware

Homemade Xtrema Chicken Pot Pie

We had this the other night and it was delicious! This is a homemade Chicken Pot Pie Recipe which has been passed down through our family and we wanted to share it with all of you.  Hope you enjoy...

Ingredients:

1 white onion chopped
3 celery ribs chopped
3 carrots chopped
2/3 cup of frozen peas
2 potatoes peeled and diced
3 cups cooked chicken cut up in bite size pieces
1 box of chicken broth
2 T butter
2 T flour
2 cups milk
Box of bisquick

Directions:

Cook onion, celery, and carrots in oil until tender. (15 minutes) Stirring occasionally. Add chicken broth and potatoes and continue to cook until potatoes are tender. Add frozen peas. Drain, reserving chicken broth. Place veggies and cut up chicken in the baking dish. (we used the Xtrema Braiser/Baker)

Make medium white sauce.
Melt 2 T butter, add 2 T flour and stir constantly. Remove from heat and whisk in 2 cups chicken broth and 2 cups of milk. (fat free)  Return to medium heat and cook until sauce is thick and bubbly.  Pour over veggies in baking dish.  Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Make biscuits following directions on Bisquick box. Drop biscuits on top of filling in baking dish.  Bake in preheated oven until biscuits are golden and filling is bubbling.  (25-30 minutes) Let rest of 5-10 minutes before serving. 

For enhanced flavor, use your Xtrema Ceramic Baking Dish.

Happy Healthy Cooking,

Patrick Bergstrom

Xtrema Cookware Goes Italian with Healthy Spinach Lasagna Rolls

Do you love Italian food and cooking healthy...

Then your sure to love this Weight Watchers Spinach Lasagna Rolls Recipe from Chef Mommy--Family friendly eats from my kitchen to yours...Enjoy!

We had a few friends over last night and tried this recipe for the first time and it was a huge success!  Everyone went back for seconds as one piece just wasn't enough.  What's even better is that it's healthy so you don't have to feel guilty about going back for more. Of course we cooked this meal in the Xtrema Ceramic 4 Qt Oblong Baking Dish and served it right to the table from the oven. Because Xtrema retains the heat so well, those second helpings of Lasagna were still nice and hot!  Wow! This dish was delicious and we recommend that you give it a try and let us know what you think...

Here is a picture of how it turned out for us--

You can find this fabulous healthy recipe if you click here
 To learn more about Xtrema Healthy Cookware please click here


This is a must try so pass this tasty meal along to all your family and friends. Here's to living healthy and happy!  Make your next meal an Xtrema Experience!


For Health,
Patrick Bergstrom
patrick@ceramcor.com 

Greek Chicken and Pita Casserole

Xtrema goes Greek in the Kitchen

We are just loving Pinterest and last night we tried a new Greek Recipe in the Xtrema Ceramic 4 Qt Oblong and it was delicious.  It was called Greek Chicken and Pita Casserole and it was easy to make and it sure was tasty.  Take a look at this photo to see how it turned out. By using Xtrema, we were able to take it right out of the oven and place it directly on the table where it retained the heat and kept the dish nice and warm. 

Here are some quick facts about Xtrema Ceramic Cookware and Bakeware.

Foods cooked and baked in ceramics taste better, look fresher and are healthier.
 

• Greater moisture retention. Foods cooked in Xtrema do not dry out like they do when cooking on top of the stove with metal cookware or using metal baking pans in a gas an electric oven.
• Meats, fish, vegetables and baked goods cooked in Xtrema are juicier even after long
  periods of time.
• There is little or no food shrinkage when cooking with Xtrema.
• Natural flavor is enhanced when cooking with Xtrema and there is never any toxic metal flavor in the food.
• Xtrema’s unique ceramic formula generates far infrared radiant heat and energy. Xtrema’s healthy and non toxic ceramic minerals like Silica Oxide (SiO2) which is used in our special clay mixture absorbs and emits far infrared radiant heat (FIR) which is the best heat for cooking foods.
• The retained heat in the ceramic walls of our Xtrema cookware does the cooking and keeps on cooking and heating long after the heat has been turned off.Thin walled stainless steel and aluminum metal cookware can not cook by retained heat because the thinness of the metal cookware is not capable of storing any heat. When the heat is turned down and off in metal cookware the cooking stops.

For more information about Xtrema 100% Ceramic Cookware click here

For the Green Chicken and Pit Casserole Recipe click here

Let us know how you like this tasty recipe and feel free to share about your Xtrema Cookware Experience...

For Health,
Patrick Bergstrom
patrick@ceramcor.com

Antioxidants

What are antioxidants?

Antioxidants are substances that may protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicals. Free radical damage may lead to cancer. Antioxidants interact with and stabilize free radicals and may prevent some of the damage free radicals might otherwise cause. Examples of antioxidants include beta-carotene, lycopene, vitamins C, E, and A, and other substances.

Here is a wonderful chart that breaks down the various sources of Antioxidants.

Debra Lynn Dadd Reviews Xtrema's FridgeX Silicone Food Storage Containers

Here is what Debra Lynn Dadd had to say about Xtrema Cookware's new Fridgex Silicone 

Food Storage Container Line:

Based on this and other research I have done on silicone, I don't see a toxic problem here. Looks fine to me.I have a set of these storage containers. They can also be used as bakeware. There are two things I like about them. One is that they collapse so they take up less space to store. The other is they actually absorb cold, so they keep food cold out of the refrigerator, like a little cooler. I don't know how long this thermal effect lasts, but plastic doesn't hold the cold at all. Great feature! These are FDA approved containers for both baking and food storage. I don't see anything toxic about them! :)
-- Debra Lynn Dadd

To read the rest of her blog post on Silicone Storage Containers, please click here.


Happy Healthy Cooking,

Patrick Bergstrom

Xtrema 4 Qt Ceramic Soup Pot Giveaway by Formula Mom

We recently introduced the new Xtrema 4 Qt Ceramic Soup Pot in December of 2011 and it is quickly becoming one of our most popular products.  With its retro style and beautiful high-gloss black glaze, it makes for a must have in your kitchen.  So here's your chance to win this Xtrema Soup Pot for Free.  We have currently offered this to Formula Mom to hold a giveaway contest.

A message from the Formula Mom Blog--

"One lucky Formula Mom reader will win their own Xtrema Soup Pot as part of my A Blogtastic Extravaganza prize package! Beginning January 23rd, I will be one of the blogs participating in A Blogtastic Extravaganza giveaway event! I will be featuring a prize package “For the Home” valued at over $400! Come back on January 23rd to enter for your chance to win!"

Click Here  to learn more about the contest, to read her review of the 4 Qt Soup Pot and to learn how to make her homemade Rush Hour Chili.

Best of luck!


Patrick Bergstrom
Xtrema Healthy Cookware

Xtrema Winter Weekend Sale

Receive 15% off all Xtrema Healthy Ceramic Cookware, Bakeware, Teaware and FridgeX Silicone Food Storage Containers from January 20 through January 23rd.
                                                             
                       

New FridgeX 6 Piece Rectangular Set

New Xtrema 2 qt Retro Teapot

 

New Xtrema 4 Qt Soup Pot

Xtrema 3 Piece 10" Skillet Set

Plus you can also visit Penelope's Oasis Blog for a chance to win the new Xtrema 4 Qt Soup Pot. You can find out how to enter if you click on this link: Xtrema 4 Qt Review and Giveaway 

Cook the Safe, Healthy Way!

Xtrema Ceramic Cookware

Xtrema Cookware is now on Pinterest

Come join Xtrema Healthy Cookware on Pinterest, the newest Social Media page on the web!  If your not familiar with Pinterest then visit http://pinterest.com/  to learn more about it.  You can also visit the Xtrema Cookware Board at http://pinterest.com/xtremacookware/  to see all the healthy and green things we're pinning! Our page is full of everything from healthy and green living, to tasty recipes, to the latest Xtrema Products. 

Check out this Super Fast Light Italian Recipe for White Pizza with Tomato & Basil we found on Pinterest: 

Ingredients

1 (10-ounce) Italian cheese-flavored thin pizza crust (such as Boboli) 1 teaspoon cornmeal Cooking spray

3 tablespoons refrigerated pesto with basil (such as Buitoni) 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded fresh mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese 1/2 cup sliced small tomatoes (such as Campari tomatoes) 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup small basil leaves Crushed red pepper (optional)

Preparation

1. Preheat broiler to high.

2. Place a baking sheet in oven; heat for 10 minutes.

3. While baking sheet heats, place crust on another baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal. Lightly coat crust with cooking spray. Spread pesto evenly over crust, leaving a 1-inch border; sprinkle mozzarella evenly over pesto. Dollop ricotta, by teaspoonfuls, evenly over mozzarella. Slide crust onto preheated baking sheet, using a spatula as a guide. Broil 5 inches from heat for 5 minutes or until cheese begins to melt. Remove from oven; top evenly with tomatoes, black pepper, and basil. Sprinkle with red pepper, if desired. Cut into 8 slices.

Recipe by David Bonom, Cooking Light


So get signed up and pin the things you love!! 

Happy Pinning,

Patrick Bergstrom
Xtrema Healthy Cookware