Wednesday Favorites

The red, the beautiful – KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer – when my mom bestowed this precious gift upon me last spring I WAS ELATED!!! So excited, I couldn’t even stand it! I use it for mixing (duh!) and kneading dough. But this machine does so much more than mix and knead. I was also able to score some great attachments at garage sales over the past month or two – the ice cream maker attachment and fruit/vegetable strainer. It gets used at least 3 times a week, if not more.

I received another gift recently was this handy cookie scoop. It’s an ease creating tool – scoop and squeeze. It works wonderful to make these mini muffins. I’ve only had it for a month and I have really enjoyed making all my cookies the same size.

A ruler?!? You ask…well, yes. I have never really been a good measurer by sight…so when a recipe says roll into a 10″ circle I need help to make sure that I’ve got it at 10″. This works great, I just keep it in my utensil drawer to keep all the little hands from running off with it.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS ONE!!! I use it for pureeing soup, making baby food, smoothing out cream cheese so there’s no clumps, making milk shakes. It’s a wonder tool that I love because I’m not having to pull out a huge appliance to get the job done. I grab it from the drawer, use it and wash – simple. And I love this particular one because it comes in 2 pieces, which makes cleaning it a breeze.

Say cheese! I find myself cutting cheese for lunch several days a week and this little beauty is a great partner for that. It is Pampered Chef (whom I also love for their pizza stones and pineapple wedger) and it works like a dream.