It Has Arrived!

Last night there was a knock at the door. I opened the door to find the big box sitting right outside and saw the UPS girl getting back in her truck (the very attractive UPS girl by the way). She apologized for making the dog go nuts and drove away. Jason and I brought the box inside and set it on the table.

 I cut the tape and Jason quickly opened it up revealing some packing material and a beautiful sight slightly visible through the plastic air pockets.

I pulled the box within the box out as Jason exclaimed "This is just what we've been wanting!"

Yes. Even Jason was excited about it. After-all, no household is truly complete with out a KitchenAid mixer.

 There isn't much this 10 speed bad boy can't handle. It can mix enough dough for 4 loaves of bread, 9 dozen cookies or 7 pounds of mashed potatoes thanks to it's 5 quart mixing bowl and 325 watt motor. It's a beast. But not just any beast...a KitchenAid mixer is one of those things that you display proudly in your kitchen. With a variety of colors to chose from, some people will seek out that perfect color to match their kitchen. My philosophy is that it does not matter what color you get...a KitchenAid mixer is what you should use as the basis for your kitchen decor.

Anyways...after cleaning up our dinner mess, we spent a bit of time rearranged the counter top so that the mixer would fit...but the hardest part of the evening was deciding what to make first. After much deliberation, it was finally decided that cookie dough was going to be the first treat to come together in this amazing mixer since it was, in fact, a cookie dough crisis that enlightened Grandma to come to the rescue with this gift. ( read about it here: http://jasonaeh.blogspot.com/2011/07/star-wars-cookies.html?spref=fb ) 

 

Jason was very happy to finally be able to help with the mixing. In the past, using just a hand beater, it was a little too hard for him to really help. Now, he is my official 'pour stuff in the bowl guy'. And he takes his job very seriously. If I try to put something in by myself, he very sternly reminds me that he was there to do that.

Well, I need to stop typing and get back to mixing...I saw a recipe in the manual for a cheese ball that looks delicious!