Dinner and a Mixer

Today I am spending my Easter covered from head to toe in flower and dancing around my living room while waiting for the next change of state to take place... Like a slightly mad scientist with an apron instead of a lab coat, I check my recipes closely before beginning my mission...
But today is different that others... Today I won't be fighting friction and exhausting myself with a batch of cookies that seems more like cement with bits of oatmeal...
Today I get to barrow a beautiful little white Kitchen Aid.
I have many appliances that boast they will be so indispensable in the kitchen that you will want them on the counter at all times... But just as well known is that they sit in the cupboard collecting dust and hardly warranted their purchases.
So when faced with the possible $300+ tag of what amounts to little more than a glorified mixer, I was hesitant to say the least.
I have two toasters, two magic bullet blenders, a number of electric skillets, popcorn makers, and a milkshake maker...
Aside from not having the room to accommodate a giant mixer, I felt guilty that I would not use it enough to make it a worthy expense...
But lucky for me, today I don't need to think about that, since while over at a fellow teacher's for a get together, I was told I could barrow the fore-mentioned appliance to check it out and see if it indeed was up to the task of creating 300 cookies a week and if it would in fact make my life easier.

So after the first round I am pleasantly surprised and happy with the outcome.
My pistachio tartlets are toasting in the oven and the dough process has never been faster...

The cookies are next so we will see if this will help me keep up with demands...