Sunday, 14 October 2012

Meet my kitchenaid

Gone are the days of stroking Kitchenaids in John Lewis/kitchenware shops.... this one is mine!

 
I got a beautiful, yellow kitchenaid for my birthday last week. It has been a particularly busy, stressful year so my mum thought I deserved an extra special birthday present. My friend and I decided to name her (definitely a her) Mary Bee. We thought it was only right to honour Ms Berry during the Great British Bake Off season and the name Bee suits a happy, yellow mixer.

A week later I still have an uncontrollable urge to stroke her every time I enter the kitchen. I've also discovered that I can take self portraits in the shiny mixing bowl. Endless hours of fun. They're not just for baking folks.


When I young I liked to play "kitchen" and one of my favourite toys was a tiny cream and brown plastic stand mixer with an orange beater which would whisk when you flicked a switch on the side. I spent a lot of time whisking cake batter water. Now I have a grown up version!

 

Apologies for the lighting in the last two photos. Bee's yellow doesn't agree with night time photography.
Posted by Jo at 21:38

16 comments:

  1. Helen14 October 2012 at 22:26

    She is beautiful! I love my kitchenaid, definitely a good investment piece.

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  2. Anonymous14 October 2012 at 22:38

    She's gorgeous. I've had mine nearly two years and still polish it :)
    Your kitchen looks lovely my the way!

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    1. Jo14 October 2012 at 23:06

      Thank you! It's actually my mum's kitchen but we're lucky enough to have similar taste.

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    2. Anonymous18 October 2012 at 16:35

      GREAT taste. Those measuring cups are so pretty

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  3. Susie @ Fold in the Flour14 October 2012 at 22:52

    She looks gorgeous and definitely fits in with your pastel utility ware. Hope you enjoy using her - I've found mine definitely makes baking easier! :) x

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  4. ALoadofOldTat15 October 2012 at 06:47

    I too received a kitchenaid for my birthday this year, it was well worth the wait.

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  5. Unknown15 October 2012 at 07:34

    Happy belated birthday Jo! What a present! I love the name and I'm sure baking will now be a LOT easier. I love my KMix, she'll be one in December ;-) Xx

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  6. Claire15 October 2012 at 07:49

    Happy birthday Jo - I hope you had a lovely day! A Kitchenaid is the best present ever and I am still besotted with mine two years later. Enjoy xxx

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  7. Kit @ i-lostinausten15 October 2012 at 09:42

    Nice color & it goes well with everything in your lovely kitchen! Did you have a name for it? My sister has the same color KA as yours & she named it Lemony! LOL... we love to give names to our Kmix just for fun. Well, girls just wanna have fun! LOL :)

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  8. Crafted by Carly15 October 2012 at 12:43

    What a lovely, lovely blog you have! I'm very pleased that I stopped by. I'll definitely be visiting again now I've found you!
    I never thought I'd say/write these words, but..... that's a very beautiful kitchen appliance!!! :-)
    See you soon....
    Carly
    x

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  9. Nostalgic Vicky15 October 2012 at 15:08

    She is lovely!!! New reader...I love your blog xx

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  10. The Vintage Knitter15 October 2012 at 18:58

    Now that is one piece of classy kitchen equipment and a great colour choice too. She certainly looks at home in your kitchen and will match those utility china shades too! Here's to many happy years of cake making together! x

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  11. Kim15 October 2012 at 20:23

    Congratulations on your kitchenaid! And welcome to the blog Mary Bee :) I am also very jealous of your kitchen, it's lovely! And Mary Bee looks right at home!

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  12. April15 October 2012 at 23:08

    Congrats and happy birthday!! I was lucky enough to get a kitchenaid as a weddings present, and I definitely stroked mine too :) Mary Bee matches you and your kitchen perfectly, can wait to see the adventures you to!
    ~April
    Dimplesanddelights.blogspot.com

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  13. Cupcake Crazy Gem16 October 2012 at 03:45

    Wow welcome Mary Bee! and happy belated birthday! what a beaut! I am officially jealous because my poor KitchenAid is packed away in a box back in England and I'm very sad without it! So I too have had to resort to stroking KitchenAid's in Walmart and longing for the day when we will be reunited! I love your self portraits in the bowl! haha

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  14. Maria♥18 October 2012 at 12:35

    Gorgeous! I love my baby pink kitchenaid and her name is cupcake :)

    Maria
    x

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