Unexpected Uses for a Food Processor

• Pulse up to 2 cups of ice cubes in the processor until finely ground, 8 to 10 pulses.• Process 1½ cups of heavy cream, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract to soft peaks, about 1 minute, for a superquick basic sweetened whipped cream.• Tear or cut bread into pieces and pulse in the food processor until ground to the desired texture.• Process ½ cup of coarse sea salt with ½ cup of fresh rosemary or thyme leaves until finely ground, about 30 seconds. Store in the refrigerator for one week.• Depending on how long you process them, you can process nuts in several ways, from chopping them to a coarse meal to grinding them to a paste or nut butter.• Pulse 1 cup of granulated sugar with 1 tablespoon of molasses for light brown sugar or 2 tablespoons of molasses for dark brown sugar.• Process 1 cup plus 2 teaspoons of granulated sugar for 30 seconds. This yields about 1 cup of superfine sugar.