Lookit! My new baby, and she’s pink! *squeal*

Pretty in pink, isn’t she?

Yup, I have decided that my mixer is a she.

My thoughtful mother-in-law, in collaboration with Felix and his grandma, got me this sweet KitchenAid Artisan® Stand Mixer for my birthday. (My birthday isn’t till August, so you know!) I can’t wait to play with her!

My earliest memory of baking was when I was six. My mom used to take a lot of orders for cakes and pies, and I helped her out with those orders. Oh, she was awesome in the kitchen, I’m telling you! Me, I was her little baker. I helped her measure and sift and pour the ingredients into the mixer. The best part was being in charge of “cleaning” the beaters, which meant licking off the icing. I remember how my brothers and I would fight over this privilege. See, there were three of us and only two beaters. Good times. I eventually did a lot of baking myself. Birthday and Christmas gifts to friends were mostly goodies I baked. A lot of the kitchen tricks I know, I picked up from my mom. She’s gonna be so delighted when I tell her about my new baby. I already know, tee hee.

Hey, if you have any recipes you would like to share, feel free to post here or email me.

By the way, what have you planned for your 4th of July? I was thinking of going to Guadalupe River Park and join everyone in their Independence Day celebration. I’m not sure if Felix is up for it, though. There’s the dealing with heat and millions of people factor, so we’ll see. Wherever you end up going and whatever you decide on doing, may you have a wonderful 4th of July! I just might end up staying at home with my baby. *grin*