Hello people! How was your weekend?
If you read my Valentines post on Friday, you will remember I mentioned my gift from G. We celebrated 10 years together this month, which makes me feel rather old in some ways. I looked back on some old photos today and realised how much we have aged!
Anyway, he knows me so so well because he got me this pretty and shiny lovely Ice Blue Kitchen Aid! It needs a name I think….any suggestions?! I’ve realised it matches my blog colours perfectly too.
I realise I’m a bit late to the party as Kitchen Aids have been a part of American kitchens for many years now, but the cost of them in the UK is hugely different to North America! On a recent trip to Canada, G and I did ponder the cost effectiveness of buying one and paying for additional luggage to get it home.
So I got to work looking on Pinterest for recipes and ideas. Then I got distracted and found these amazing Kitchen Aid themed makes (like you do!).
- 1. Kitchen Aid cupcakes by Cakes by Lorinda
- 2. Kitchen Aid Quilt Block by Sewtakeahike
- 3. Kitchen Aid embroidery and cover designs by Julias Needle Designs
Have you got a kitchen mixer? I’d love for you to share any kitchen aid recipe ideas you have in the comments below.
This weekend my mixer produced its first make – I’ll share the recipe on Wednesday!
It’s just so beautiful, there are no words x
Hehe – I keep stroking it, it’s so shiny!
What a beauty, its a lovely colour. I am a teeny bit jealous as I would love a kitchen aid, maybe when P and I buy a new house I can get one! You are right though, the cost difference between here and the USA is CRAZY! Happy baking with it though x
I couldn’t believe how cheap they were in Canada. No wonder every US TV show has them in the kitchen! You should definitely get one for your new home, call it a present for the house! x
Really envious!!! Lucky you. Congrats on 10 years x
Thanks Lucy, I can’t believe we have made it to 10 years! x
so very nice aid you presented here 😛 those muffins are the cutest
I crave for such aid for a while, I hope sometime soon I will get one 🙂
There are so many colours to choose from, I hope you get one soon!
Wow Claire! What an amazing gift and in a gorgeous colour too!!!! I’m v envious! Have you managed to make anything yet? If only bake off was on at the mo to give you ideas! 🙂 x
I have made loads already! A recipe will be going up tomorrow x
My coblogger Cindy has a brown one, and it somehow got named Chocolate Rain. Every kitchenaid mixer definitely needs a name!
What a great name!
Obviously the design is beautiful but the COLOUR is sheer perfection… LOVE it! Perfect present 🙂 (And your gift to him was amazing too).
The colour is just calming and lovely isn’t it?!
I can see why you keep stroking it. The colour is so beautiful. The whole thing just makes you want to bake cakes! I love the little cupcakes with the Kitchen Aid on top. How about the name Aiden? Unless of course you think of it as a female!!
I do think of it as female for some reason….
So I am just wondering – how many hints did you have to drop (if any). It is lovely and I bet will make baking so much more pleasurable! Congrats on the 10yrs. (you are not old!)
Lots. And lots. And lots. He has access to my Amazon wish list so knows exactly what I would like 😉
Brilliant. Just making sure that he is not as angelic as he first appears. 😉
He is pretty awesome though 🙂
Naturally. I had no doubt 🙂
And he gets to eat the cake 😉
oh yes, great point.
HI Claire thank you for featuring my website. I love your kitchen aid mixer cover and blog.
Cindy
Julia’s Needle Designs
Thanks for letting me use the image of your wonderful creations Cindy! x
Oh, it’s just lovely! Now, I think you need to make some of those cute Kitchen Aid cupcakes! 😉
Gosh I’d need plenty of practice for those!
I adore my Kitchen Aid mixer! My favourite thing to use it for is my homemade buttercream – 1 cup butter, 6 cups icing sugar, 1 teaspoon of flavoured extract, and add milk/water to mixture as needed. It’s sooo good and I like that the mixer makes it so creamy!
I made buttercream in mine for a recipe which is going up today! Yummy!
I am so jealous you have one of those…and in my favourite colour too!
Love it, the perfect colour x