I love baking! I really haven’t done much baking since we moved, because, I just haven’t gotten comfortable in this kitchen. I think it’s not a very baker-friendly kitchen. You know how some kitchens just don’t have a very good set up?
There is another thing, too, though. My mixer is so lame, it’s not even funny! It is the one I got years and years ago. I probably got it as a wedding present fifteen years ago. It’s a little hand held jobbie, that has lost some of the parts.
I’ve always wanted one of those stand alone mixers, like the Hamilton Beach® Mixer. They are so cool and I would feel so official then – like my kitchen would be official, and my ‘housewifeyness’ would be official! 
Those things have 400 watts of power and can make nine dozen cookies! Wow!
I like the Hamilton Beach® Stand Mixer over some of the KitchenAid models, as I’ve read that the KitchenAid ones are too big, too heavy, and too noisy.
And the Eclectrics® Mixer comes in a gorgeous Moroccan Red that would look so good in my kitchen with my burgundy cabinets. They also have a beautiful UltraMarine (blue) that would be good to get in case we decided to redo the kitchen.
The more I read about these things and look at their pictures, the more I want one! It’s so funny, but, there are two things that I’ve always wanted to make my kitchen official – a stainless steel fridge/freezer set and a stand alone mixer! I doubt I’ll get the fridge any time soon, but, I can surely dream for the mixer!
Oh, cool! It also has a quick-release tilt-up head. I always thought that getting the bowl out could prove to be dangerous for a ‘Lucy Ricardo’ like myself! Ha! Now I don’t even have to worry about that! That is awesome!
And I’ll just bet that a lot of my bookwormy friends out there like to bake, too! Sound off and let me know if you like baking as much as you like books! (Well, ok, almost as much as you like books!)
