Competing for my heart
I am a bit of a foodie. I have been accused of channeling Martha Stewart more than once. On one famous occasion I had a complex concussion (knocked myself out cold on the kitchen tiles) and stupidly decided I needed to bake an apple pie from scratch in the 30 minutes before my guests would arrive. The party was a success, nobody noticed my slightly swollen brain and the pie was delicious!
So it won’t surprise you that I have coveted a Kitchen Aid Stand mixer for, like, ever. And I had to combine my 25th Birthday Present and my First-Ever Mother’s Day to justify the expense. I LOVE it! It is an antique green and it is used every other day for everything from baking specialty cakes, to making the smoothest ever mashed potato, to making pizza dough, home-made bread, everyday cakes and my husband’s favourite biscuits.
I never thought it would happen, but the KitchenAid has a rival; The SodaStream. I have been making home-made (non-carbonated) lemonade for ages and using fruit juices in water (lime, lemon, orange, watermelon) to serve to my little man. But this blessed little machine makes the fight to serve healthy drinks to a 2-year-old effortless. The syrups are much lower in sugar than pre-mixed soft drink, I can regulate how much syrup I use (I use about 25-50% of the recommended dose), I can control the carbonation level (medium for son, light for me and as bubbly as possible for Hubby). The SodaStream is far less expensive than the KitchenAid (especially if you buy from Big W as opposed to Online), is used every day and makes Mocktails (something I expect to live on in the warmer months) a perpetual possibility! Not to mention the green implications of not buying prepackaged softdrinks!
Yes, I know I have just outed myself as a kitchen appliance geek. But you will forgive me, right?
