This morning on the treadmill, I was just thinking about some of my favorite wedding gifts. So here we go, in no specific order.Numero uno: Garlic Press, I love this little sucker. It makes using garlic so clean and easy and because of it, I use it all the time. And who doesn't love a little garlic mashed potatoes or garlic in your soup, the list goes on.
Numero due: Bill- I suppose he counts as a wedding gift...I got to keep him didn't I. Like I said, this is in no specific order, technically, this should go first, but I think my garlic press is more available than my spouse right now- probably because it doesn't study. For pictures- see side bar of "spouse."
Numero tre: Kitchen Aid- who needs a Bosch when you can have the Master and Commander of of all baking appliances. This baby can whip up the toughest batches of cookies, the lightest cakes and brownies and the fluffiest whipped cream. Ahhhhhhhhhhh- can you hear the angels- I think I even see a halo. Plus it is so aesthetically pleasing!
Numero quatro: The greatest pan ever- the one Mari gave me. I don't know how to describe it but it is probably my most favorite pan. It can brown meet, saute onions, grill any vegetables I want- including full sized asparagus as well as make a delicious golden mushroom soup. Heck I could prepare my filling for a pumpkin pie in this pan. You name it, it can be done in this versatile pan (you could even wash your first born in said pan). Costco doesn't sell this pan- just the mother of cooking- Martha Stewart!
and finally-numero cinque- the down comforter. This blanket is my little bundle of joy. Well in the morning, it's a bundle- Bill is a messy sleeper. Warm, cozy, soft, and fluffy is what makes my 12 hours of sleep blissful. Maybe that is why I don't like to work, because it requires me to leave a happiness that can only be achieved by warmth- something that my office lacks.
And that is it lettuce and yentleman- but first- What are your favorite gifts from you wedding?
*disclaimer- I'm not an idiot- these are not misspelled Spanish numbers- they are Italian, but thanks for your participation*
14 comments:
Do you have the Artisan or the Classic? Cook’s Illustrated gave the KitchenAid Artisan its "best value" distinction in a comparison of mixers.
I think it is just the classic. But hey, Kitchen Aid = Value
I think our KitchenAid is one of my favorite gifts too. In the beginning, number two was our card table--it was our first and only dinner table for a while. It still comes in handy! My third (and fourth and fifth) is the set of three glass mixing bowls. I use them nearly every day.
Didn't I give you that garlic press? Also, isn't said garlic press the one you didn't use for the first couple of years?
What about the corset Vicki gave you?
Yes you did give me the garlic press and I couldn't find a picture of one that was as good as mine. And I didn't really use it the first year, but I have since repented and use it several times a week. And your really funny-corset- yeah, I don't know what happened to that.
Nope. Artisan. And I like the name "Master and Commander of all kitchen appliances". It deserves the #1 spot. And with due respect to the pan Mari gave us, the set of Calphalon pans knock it on its ace. #2 for them. You take it for granted that they're perfect and permanently non-stick. In the #3 spot is the giant, hand-painted pea bowl. I can't believe you didn't mention it. I can't believe I didn't give it the #1 spot.
I use mari's pan way more than any other pan in our kitchen, I can already say I used it every time I've cooked a meal this week.
I have to agree with Bill. The mixer formerly known as the KitchenAid Artisan and newly dubbed "Master and Commander of all kitchen appliances" sits in my #1 spot. #2 is the world’s greatest pizza cutter. #3 is the Yakima ski & bike rack system (it should probably be #1, but it doesn't have a cool name like "Master and Commander of all kitchen appliances"). #4 I go with Kate, down comforter. #5 Cash-Money! You can get whatever you want with Cash-Money (Liz thinks this makes me sound greedy, but I am, who I am).
p.s. I like the look on your main page.
i'm glad the garlic press made the list before bill. lately i've been regreting not registering for better quality stuff. why did we pick out all the cheap stuff??? grrrr.
I thought the best wedding gift Derek and Liz got was the regifted wooden toilet paper holder. (was it a birdhouse?) That should definitely go down on your top 10.
Actually, Lunch Lady, that would fall in the "Favorite Regift to Regift" category. I am afraid our friends Derek and Tami were the first to get married after us and the classy toilet paper caddy ended up with them.
That's always the first piece of advice I give to engaged couples: Don't register for cheap stuff, because that's all they'll buy. On the other hand, if someone actually goes to the effort of getting your registry, they're going to buy off of it, despite the price.
And there's no way you've used the Mari pan more than the Calphalon pot. This week would be an unrepresentative sample.
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