Material possessions sometimes can make one smile bright!!

Yesterday, at 6pm the Fedex man knocked on my door and delivered a big box. After being bombarded with thousands of questions "What is that??" What did you get me? is that a pony??", I got down to business of opening the box and inside was my mixer. Even the kids let out a couple of "OHHS" and "AHH"S" more than if it were a pony.

I have been waiting for one for 5 years, and after my husband gifting it to me for my 30th, 3 months ago, I had to wait until it went on sale. Sometimes I am way too frugal for my own good, but that is not here nor there. I got an amazing deal at Amazon and got a cinnamon 5qt artisan with the stainless steel bowl and spent a bit more to get the glass bowl. I am so happy with it.



Isn't she so pretty?? I could stare at this picture for hours :)


Last night I needed to try it out, so after wiping it down a couple of times, caressing it some more, washing the bowls, wiping it more, kissing it, hugging it, I needed something to bake.

Now I have spent the whole weekend making cupcakes so I could find the right frosting to use on ds's birthday cake at the end of the this month. Even though I love baking, I was tired, but that didn't deter me. I hopped on allrecipes, found this recipe for muffins :

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-chip-banana-muffins-2/detail.aspx

and got started.

Let me just say that this mixer is amazing. My old sunbeam I had to press a button to lift the head, the button always got stuck it caused a lot of cussing. Not the KA. There is a button that you move it forward or backwards, you can do it with one finger and lift the head with one finger. Also the paddle (just one) its so easy to take it out. The only issue I am having is how to screw the glass bowl in. I can do it but it takes me a couple of minutes to line it up. I am sure I will pick it up soon. But asides from that, it is awesome. Its so quiet, beautiful, easy, life changing really. I might have kissed it some more and hugged it again.

Best purchase in a very long time. If you have been waiting to get one, do it. You will be satisfied.

Now onto the muffins. Delicious and this will be my go to muffin recipe. I subbed apple sauce for oil, splenda for sugar, and I used yoplait strawberry yogurt because that is what I had on hand, gave it to the kids for breakfast and my son pipped up with "OMG mommy these are so good and not dry like the last ones".

Win :)

PS: What kind of attachments you guys have?? What do you recommend??

Love A.