But this flood of online adoration aside, the day itself (in 'real time!!!) was grate, what with best friend, best friend's husband, their (attractive, well-behaved, therefore possibly not human) baby of 5 months, the veterinary research histopathologist with whom I share my life (and fleas), with a passing appearance by:
a) MonkeyFather; and
b) MonkeyMother,
...both of whom are WELL KNOWN to readers of this 'web-blog', particularly b) MonkeyMother who often provides 'pithy' and/or 'witty' comments in the comments box(es) (MonkeyFather is known mainly for his Genesis-related comments).
A number of presents* were showered upon my grateful head, all of which were either beautiful or useful (and many of which were both). But it was only upon our return from holiday that I received the 'pièce de résistance': something I have dreamt of owning for years and something that, only now, is glistening on my worktop (as it were!). It is a KitchenAid mixer, and it looks like this:
I have already used it to mix the dough from the miraculous bread recipe that everyone should use unless they are idiots who hate bread and do not have an oven; I am feverishly searching the Google for recipes that might help me use up the 18 eggs we appear to have in the refrigerator; I am gently fingering the already dog-eared pages of the 'recipe booklet' that comes with it, but I am - I must confess - a little intimidated.
What now?!! Come now, adoring readers: demonstrate your love for me by 'sharing' (not like that!!!) your own favourite KitchenAid recipes. It crouches in the kitchen, hungry, weighty and ready for action, and I crouch by its side, also hungry, weighty and ready for action.
* Not 'gifts', I beg of you. This is not Surbiton, and I do not have Christmas cards printed with my address inside.
11 comments:
You are very lucky. I had a pale blue KitchenAid mixer two christmases ago and nearly cried with joy. It is a thing of great beauty and wondrousness.
I made an exceptionally good Boston Cream Pie with mine. I just apply Nigella's domestic Goddess book wholesale and am working through it. I mostly use it for making my husband Victoria Sponge's to repay him for said fabulous gift. He has eaten about £180's worth so far.
Hint. I used the attachments on mine to grind peppercorns for a piece of roast beef with a peppercorn crust. It doesn't like it if you overfill the grindy bit. Little and often is the key.
I adore mine. They are magicians when it comes to cakes.
They are decadence itself for making meringues. Your meringues will be lighter than air. The Kitchen Aid however, will continue to weigh as much as a small tank.
asta
Uhuh. Touch it. Touch my KitchenAid.
K and Asta, thank you for your comments!!! Yes, we are clever and brilliant having them, aren't we? Katy, however, is not, and the sooner she gets to John Lewis, the better.
Now then, anyone used the ice cream attachment? I've got my eye(s) on one. Oh yes.
This time next year I'll have a gigantic mansion and the house I'm in now will be used exclusively to store all my KitchenAids.
Haven't you got a hummous blog to read? Get to it and stop your whingeing.
I leeerve mine, thanks and it has worked for years without a whine or complaint. Meringues as mentioned above, many, many cookie (biscuit) versions, although chocolate chip has been made with frightening regularity. I do so want to try out the sausage maker thingy though - has anyone done that? Stonehead has a few sausage recipes that sound terribly good although I do not, sadly, have access to lovingly raised berkshire weaners.
Oh yes. Mine is a shite colour due to being chosen by the CFO but I still love it. I can't cook, but I still fookin love it. It makes me look competent.
Langues de chat, very excellent. Whip eggs whites in machine. I got recipe from Chocolate and Zucchini. They come with unbearable smugness guaranteed.
I can only lust from afar.
Oh, Kitchen Aid, I do adore thee.
i agree with katy.
i hate you all!
LOL!
actually, my kitchen isn't big enough to have a kitchen-aid.
that's what i keep telling myself, anyway!
I would dearly love a kitchen aid. however, when I 'down-sized' and needed to spend some of the money saved from selling an expensive house etc I .... can barely say it ... bought a kenwood chef *sob*, which I dislike a very lot, and wished I'd bought a kitchen aid. *have to go now and look at ebay* bye.
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