Saturday, September 15, 2012

A Love Letter

Dear KitchenAid Stand Mixer,

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.....

Okay cheesy but I seriously love my KitchenAid stand mixer. I'm not sure why I waited this long to get one but it makes baking and cooking SO much easier.

Whipped Cream? Not a problem.
Mixing beef for burgers? Ppffft.
Cake batter? Done in 2 minutes.
Cookies? You bet!
Frosting? My arms are thanking me.
Did you know that you can use it for shredding chicken? http://simplyhealthyfam.blogspot.ca/2010/05/shredded-chicken-bbq-sandwiches.html

Oh and pasta because the pasta rollers are awesome.

Don't be surprised if there's another post about my undying love for my stand mixer. It's one of the best things I've gotten myself.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

12 For 2012 Update

So here's a little update on my 12 for 2012.

1. Break my nasty little procrastination habit: I'm getting there. Some days I'm super motivated and others I'm not.

2. Be Healthier: Well I'm getting there. I need to work on getting to the gym and drink more water consistently.

3. Quit drinking Coca-Cola: Mostly successful. I completely quit until July then I had a Coke slurpee. Then I've had some actual Cokes since then but nothing like I was before.

4. Graduate school and get a job: Halfway there. I graduated (with distinction no less!) and am working on the job part. I got an unexpected offer of help fixing up my resume and I'll be doing that later today.

5. Make more of an effort to stay in contact with my family and friends: Better than before.

6. Update this blog more often: Pass. I've done more posts this year. Just gotta keep it up.

7. Start paying off my student loans as fast as I can: no job yet so no loans paid off.

8. Go and get my drivers licence: well no money coming in so no licence. Again this is job dependent.

9. To cook more (and new) meals this year: Sorta been doing this.

10. To finally get a Kitchen Aid stand mixer: Oh yeah. Between my birthday and graduation gifts I was able to get this (a pretty red one) and the pasta roller attachments (sheet roller, spaghetti roller, and linguine roller). I LOVE IT.

11. To take more pictures and post them: Not so much. I still can do this!

12. To stay on top of the house keeping and not let it pile up: The house just got a major clean and I'm determined to keep it clean!

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Tangent Tuesday

It's time for Tanget Tuesday! Or otherwise known as let's just ramble about whatever strikes my fancy.

The cupcakes from my last post were a hit! Everyone thought they were tasty and some people had thought I had bought them as opposed to making them. Seriously the best compliment I could have gotten.

How is it September already? My god time flies.

I love, love, LOVE my stand mixer. It's the best thing EVER!

I'm probably going for a nap after this.

I just discovered the Emoji keyboard on my iTouch the other day. It's totally cool.

I'm going for that nap now. My head demands it.

Until next time.


Saturday, September 1, 2012

Cupcakes!















Look at the pretty cupcakes! They're for a party tonight.

Chocolate cupcakes with a Kahlua buttercream frosting.

Cupcake recipe from the fabulous Rosie at sweetapolita.com

Kahlua Buttercream Frosting:
1 cup butter
3 cups icing sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
11/2 tablespoon Kahlua
milk or cream to get desired consistency.

Beat butter until fluffy. Mix in sugar one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla and Kahlua. If not desired consistency add in milk/cream or more icing sugar.

I have never been able to get my frosting to look that pretty before. I discovered I needed to be using a way bigger tip than I was before. Problem solved.

I can't wait to have one later!