Archive for October 3rd, 2009

What is your next appliance purchase?

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

And are you excited about it?

Me? Thanks for asking, I’d love to share. I just purchased the Cuisinart 16 cup Elite Food Processor from Williams-Sonoma. This will be my first food processor, and I am so excited I may not sleep for the entire five days it will take to get here. Maybe I will sleep, but only to dream of slicing, shredding, chopping, mixing and kneading…
Due to financial circumstances, and my husband’s penchant for handguns, I have been waiting for several months to make this purchase. Why, I’ve even had to go back to buying mayonnaise! Expensive and yucky.
My daughter complained all summer that I wouldn’t buy something to just get by, so she could make smoothies. But I tell you that if I had done that, I would be living with a blender I would be dissatisfied with for years before I finally got what I wanted. This way, I suffered for a few months, and now what I want is on its way. Patience is finally my reward.
Share with me your appliance = love story!
EDIT: Ooh! I got a new range about a year ago! I found, on a fluke, a 5 burner ceramic top (no gas out here) with a convection oven for half price, because it had a small dent! Woot! Have fun!

I’m actually hoping to do an entire renovation on my kitchen in the next 6 months or so (make it a lot bigger!) so hoping to purchase new stove, oven, fridge etc.
The next appliance i know i want and can’t wait to purchase is a deep fryer :) Very unhealthy, i know, but very useful!

What is your next appliance purchase?

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

And are you excited about it?

Me? Thanks for asking, I’d love to share. I just purchased the Cuisinart 16 cup Elite Food Processor from Williams-Sonoma. This will be my first food processor, and I am so excited I may not sleep for the entire five days it will take to get here. Maybe I will sleep, but only to dream of slicing, shredding, chopping, mixing and kneading…
Due to financial circumstances, and my husband’s penchant for handguns, I have been waiting for several months to make this purchase. Why, I’ve even had to go back to buying mayonnaise! Expensive and yucky.
My daughter complained all summer that I wouldn’t buy something to just get by, so she could make smoothies. But I tell you that if I had done that, I would be living with a blender I would be dissatisfied with for years before I finally got what I wanted. This way, I suffered for a few months, and now what I want is on its way. Patience is finally my reward.
Share with me your appliance = love story!
EDIT: Ooh! I got a new range about a year ago! I found, on a fluke, a 5 burner ceramic top (no gas out here) with a convection oven for half price, because it had a small dent! Woot! Have fun!

I’m actually hoping to do an entire renovation on my kitchen in the next 6 months or so (make it a lot bigger!) so hoping to purchase new stove, oven, fridge etc.
The next appliance i know i want and can’t wait to purchase is a deep fryer :) Very unhealthy, i know, but very useful!

What color should I paint my kitchen?

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

I’m moving into an older house that has white tile countertops, very light wood cabinets, and white appliances. We are bringing our red toaster, clock, blender, etc. What color should we paint the walls to compliment the kitchen? We are going for a funky fresh look. Also, can we paint the wood cabinets?

play around with the Sherwin Williams color visualizer to find something that you like. It is the best paint visualizer on the web, imho. I like how their color palette is laid out, I like that you can search by color family & color name, the "painted" rooms look the most realistic, and it suggests coordinating color schemes. You can literally spend hours:

http://www.sherwin-williams.com/do_it_yourself/paint_colors/visualizer/

I think a nice green like "baize green" (# 6429) would look terrific & really highlight the red accessories.

You can paint the cabinets. just sand them before you start and sand in between coats for a nice smooth finish.

Are blenders and mixers the most social appliances in the kitchen?

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009


Yes, and the bread machines are the kneadiest!