I'm Back and Ready to Celebrate!
We have finally moved in to our house. It has been a whirlwind two weeks of moving across the country. Until today I haven’t had any access to the internet (thank goodness for being able to schedule automatic blog posts!), which is why I haven’t responded to your comments and been commenting on any blogs lately. But I promise to get to them soon. After I lay on my couch for a while and detox from all the unpacking, that is.
Enough complaining, what I really want to do today is celebrate! Celebrate that my kitchen is unpacked, that I have actually been cooking and baking again (wahoo!) and celebrate that I am back to blogging.
If there is one thing that unpacking, which I loathe, has done, it has made me realize what things I love. Especially kitchen things. I was practically kissing and hugging my citrus reamer, silpat liners and perfect white platters just from having been without them for so long.
In honor of being back in the blogging world after a crazy move (did I mention that all four of my kids came down with strep throat and ear infections??), I am hereby giving a shout out for two of the kitchen things I unpacked this week that I can’t live without…and I am giving away one of each to two lucky winners!
Here they are (drum roll, please):
Silpat Liner: oh my, I am not exaggerating (and if you know me, you know I love to exaggerate) when I say I use these babies at least three times a week (I have two of them). I line my baking sheets with them every time I make cookies, breadsticks, french bread, rolls, etc. I love them. A lot. They are absolutely nonstick and make clean up a cinch. I’m giving away one of these beauties.
Digital Scale (Salter): If you haven’t been converted to weighing your ingredients, now is the time. For any recipe that gives weights and measures, I ALWAYS weigh. It is accurate and precise and provides practically no-fail results. Plus it makes me feel very culinarily scientific. I have a Salter Digital Scale. I heart it. I’m giving away one just like mine!
Leave me a comment telling me your favorite kitchen item (or just saying hello) and your email address and I’ll enter you in the contest. Only one entry per person, please. Contest ends Friday at 6:00 pm CST. I’ll announce the winners that evening.
By the way, this contest isn’t sponsored by any company. Salter and Silpat (Demarle) have no idea who I am and would probably be embarrassed to know I am waxing poetic about their products. It is simply because I love the products and want to share them with you. Okay, bye now.
Love my Kitchen Aid! And my Keurig one cup coffee maker! Thanks for the give-away!
sburleighjackson@gmail.com
Welcome back! Hurray for getting unpacked!
I know this will be a popular answer, but my fav kitchen item is my stand mixer. I would never EVER knead bread without it.
My favorite item would be my Kitchen Aid mixer! I’ve always wanted to try a silpat – just never gotten one yet…maybe I’ll win one!
k.grochow@yahoo.com
I love my mango slicer. Sounds silly, but I was wasting so much of my mango before I found this.
Hi, Mel,
Welcome home! Hope you enjoy your new neighborhood! I love my Kitchen Aid mixer – it is a 6-quart, so it fits all of my recipes and is fantastic for kneading bread. My email address is marykathleenbowen@yahoo.com
Melanie,
I have to agree about the scale. I was very angry that my husband bought one – forget that it was marked down dramatically and was basically a steal! However, I grew to love it and was very distraught the day it stopped working. Needless to say it was replaced very quickly.
rebecca.braun@yahoo.com
I love my garlic press from pampered chef!!
kbabbitt02@msn.com
I love my Cuisinart.
I don’t have a blog like everyone else. But here is my email – stuff (at) thephelpshome (dot) net
Love your site!
Susan
I love my Wusthof knife, but I have been longing for a scale AND a Silpat. That would be awesome! dynamicfashion@yahoo.com ~ Ashley
I love my crockpot, and your blog! With the warm weather the crockpot is a lifesaver. My email is danamallett7@yahoo.com. Thanks!
I Love my cuisinart mixer!
My favorite kitchen gadget is my appl peeler/corer/slicer. The kids love it and I love it and it makes making anything with fresh apples a breeze!
bonnie@holdenslanding.com
I know this isn’t really a kitchen item but I use it all the time especially in the summer….MY GRILL.
I’ve just discovered your blog and I’ve tried two recipes thus far. Fantastic.
heedy21@hotmail.com
I love my Silpat as well, but I also love my big stand mixer! How did I ever get along without it?? You just cannot make marshmallows without it!
jjnhubbs at yahoo.com
My favorite item is my Kitchen Aid Mixer, I feel like I can do anything with it! Thanks for the giveaway. My email is lcart11 at gmail dot com.
my kitchen aid mixer!!! couldn’t live w/out it!
deeholmes@hotmail.com
Hi. I love our blender!!! hayleywallin@yahoo.com
I love my zester.
Kathy, Shattuck, Oklahoma
I love my pressure cooker and I really enjoy your blog.
My favorite thing in the kitchen is my dishwasher!
My favorite is my Pampered Chef garlic press. Gotta love it! Thanks!
amber_jane_miller@hotmail.com
I love my Bosch mixer! It makes baking a cinch!
Thanks, Addie
addiewagstaff@gmail.com
Definetly my garlic press and I’d have to say I really love my blender too:)
I love my silpat too! I need to buy another one so I can multi-task better. Who knows, maybe I’l just win one.
acamara76 at yahoo dot com
i love my wusthof knives
amyleehong at gmail dot com
Either my food scale or rubber spatulas, can’t imagine time in the kitchen without them
lmj_614 at msn dot com
Hey there! Your blog is one of my faves 🙂
Lately I have been loving my panini grill,
it’s pretty much amazing!
swissmiss186@cox.net
I love your blog. It’s awesome.
My favorite kitchen item is my Bosch mixer, I can do so much with it.
Ashley Ashworth
ashley_ashworth@hotmail.com
It’s pretty hard, I love kitchen things. I’d have to say my favorite things are my half sheet pans, wisks and heatproof spatulas (like screwdrivers, you can’t have enough!) and my nesting stoneware bowls.
chelseaflitton at yahoo dot com
Hi, I love this blog, and I never comment but I read it 🙂 My favorite item is my blender. It’s such a good one and makes for delish smoothies!
jessi.m.girl@hotmail.com
My Kitchen Aid!
theburgundybutton at gmail.com
Sorry, my e-mail is sbphair@hotmail.com. thanks
My favorite item is my kitchenaid. I don’t know how I lived without it. knab82@gmail.com
I love my mini bosch. It is wonderful, especially for making bread! I LOVE your blog and all your tasty recipes. Thank you!
lbozung1@gmail.com
I have two favorite kitchen items…both Pampered chef…my wooden spoons and my food chopper. I use both of these EVERY single day!
Thanks!
recrofts@mac.com
I love your blog! I have made so many recipes from it! I think I really enjoy my kitchen aid mixer! How did the pioneers do it when they had to make things by hand. We are so blessed! Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes! You are so talented and giving!
My favorite kitchen item is my Bosch, I simply could not live without it. Congratulations on the move. My email is amb256@hotmail.com
I love kitchen gadgets!! I am like a kid at Christmas when I get a new one. Favorites hmmmm I would have to say my Viking Professional Mixer.
I love your blog!! Thanks for sharing.
jplaster@consolidated.net
Don’t know what I would do without my Kitchen Aide Stand Mixer! Love it!
briahnabushman@gmail.com
I’m not sure what my favorite is. We don’t have a lot of space in our kitchen so I find I don’t get out many appliances. I’d say I probably love my waffle maker. Even though I don’t make waffles very often, when I want one, I’m so happy that I have one.
ktkadoo @ myself.com
I simply love your blog and the recipes you post. Please never stop posting 🙂
Lauren
lauren.littleton@yahoo.com
My Bosch Universal Mixer! Love it! 5 loaves of bread at a time, double and triple cookie recipes, and a super blender…the best!
I love my KitchenAid mixer! I’ve always wanted to try a silpat!
jojo17 at gmail dot com
My favorite kitchen item is my bosch mixer. I’ve been making bread by hand until I bought one. One of the best things I ever purchased for my kitchen! kaileecasey@yahoo.com
I love your blog! I am the mother of 3 boys and I DON’T KNOW HOW you do all that cooking with 4 boys! If you ever have a spare moment and want a chuckle (I hope!) you can check out my blog about life with boys: http://www.threeboysblog.wordpress.com
Thanks for all the great recipes!
susantully1@cox.net
Love my pampered chef spatulas and cookie scoops!! jlhaverdink (at) sbcglobal (dot) net
My favorite kitchen gadget right now is my citrus press/juicer. I love using fresh lime juice in recipes! Congratulations on getting unpacked!
Lisa H.
Welcome back!! My favorite kitchen item is my set of kitchen knives. They’re always being used!
Tammy
My favorite kitchen item is my KitchenAid mixer.
myrecipecorner@gmail.com
My favorite kitchen item is my Kitchen Aid…how do people mix everything by hand? (But I really want a silpat liner and I think that could become my favorite thing!) hollyriddle@yahoo.com