for years, i’ve been wanting a kitchen aid stand mixer. pretty much every time i would cook anything requiring mixing, i would tell my mom how much i wanted a mixer. i looked at them online, pointed them out in other people’s kitchens and generally was obsessed. my mom was always sweet about it, but told me i would have to wait till i was going to get married and put it on my wedding registry. i usually sighed and convinced myself to be relatively patient.
we were opening presents on christmas–things like nice socks and new work shirts–pretty much what i expected because i enjoy practical things. there was this one, large box looming in the corner. knowing my mom, there was no telling what it was… but it was heavy. i’m generally difficult to surprise (and hate large scale surprises)–i can go through a stack of magazines or send my mom a link of something online that she’s probably already picked out for me. anyway, i was totally puzzled. i began unwrapping this brown box… then cut the tape along the top and pulled the flaps back. MUCH to my surprise, i saw the top of a kitchenaid mixer peeping through. i’ve probably never been so shocked, unsuspecting and giddy all at the same time. i’m pretty sure my chin dropped to the floor as i looked up at my mom in disbelief. she just smiled and said, “well, i just couldn’t let someone else give it to you–i wanted it to be from me.” [it was such a part of my growing up and family time in the kitchen] it was a WONDERFUL surprise and i’m super excited to get lots and lots of use out of it!
eep! it’s so pretty!
of course i had to try out the mixer so i used it to make some brownies although it’s wasn’t really necessary.
oh, and check out these cool ice trays. the bottom is rubbery, so you can pop the curved ice out one section at a time. they don’t really stack though. :-\
so i’m a few days (or couple of weeks) behind posting this blog. since the brownies, i made a chocolate pie and had the best whipped cream on top–something i’ve just never been able to achieve with a hand mixer.
surprises for yumminess
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