Kitchen Aid Mixer

KitchenAid mixer

How have I ever survived without you?

It was a "hand me down"

I am embarrassed to admit

that I was intimidated

by this appliance

so...

it has been

sitting on the

top shelf of my pantry

for a very long time

tragedy

Watching my friend use hers

to make

homemade pasta

and

homemade butter

finally made me take 

it out of the pantry

It is now a

permanent fixture  

in my kitchen

Now, all I need

(for now)

is

 the

pasta attachment

Betty Crocker Decadent Supreme Cinnamon Swirl Cake

This is one of my son's favorite cakes

Some things just taste better baked in a bundt pan

Cinnamon glaze

powdered sugar.milk.vanilla

 

So Yummy!!!

Fall Table Decor

A while back I posted

about my fun placemat collection

Here is my fall table decoration

Torre di Pietra - Fredericksburg Winery

A couple weekends ago

I went to Fredericksburg

for a very brief visit

with Aunt Janae

We stopped at several vineyards

(I will be posting about our stop to Becker Vineyards soon)

We had our first glass of wine

@ 

Torre di Pietra 

What a lovely winery

I really liked

the

chenin blanc

Chocolate-Red Wine Cake

Chocolate-Zinfindel Port Cake

About a year ago, I clipped this recipe

out of

 Food & Wine Magazine 

I was meeting my friends

for a birthday dinner

at our favorite winery

San Martino

I was assigned dessert

so I decided to try this recipe

I wanted to use something from the winery

So, I used this Zin Port

since it goes well with chocolate

Wow!

What a kick 



The recipes says to sprinkle with powdered sugar
but
I thought it needed this chocolate glaze

Green Chile Polenta - Test Kitchen

I got this recipe from Pioneer Woman

Creamy Cheese Grits with Chiles

 I have been dying to cook with polenta

so I used corn grits

Green Chiles & Rotel Tomatoe

4 oz cubed cream cheese

 8 oz grated monterey jack cheese

Yummy spicy creamy polenta