I love this thing!! My family uses it for a ton of different things. We've made salsa, several different types of smoothies, dips for crackers and chips, etc.  In the recipe booklet there's a recipe for nut butter. We're going to try that soon. The smoothie bowl maker is really cool. You have to spin the top of it around to get all the ingredients blended as needed. The results are exactly what you're expecting. I fully and wholeheartedly recommend this awesome machine. It doesn't take up much counter space and the uses are only limited by your imagination.