Meet Mixie Smallcombe! She's not the same mixer I had registered for but we found a deal on her at Costco that we just couldn't refuse! It's not the gorgeous willow blue I wanted, but it's bigger at 5.5 quarts and came with a bonus attachment. It's a bowl lift style which means the head doesn't tilt back, but that's actually a good thing since it sits perfectly under my shelves. Otherwise, I would have to pull it out whenever I wanted to use it and it's frickin heavy! Plus, now I can use all the Bed Bath and Beyond gift cards I've been hoarding to get more of our china, yay!!
I heard that mixers are good for kneading dough so I looked up this awesome Clover dinner roll recipe .
Not only was this the first time using my mixer, but also the first time working with yeast! I've always just made banana or zucchini bread, so this was a fun experiment.
Using the Spiral Dough Hook to mix in the flour.
My dough after rising in the fridge. I then rolled it into little balls and placed three in a muffin tin to make the pull apart rolls.
Ta-da! They came out so beautiful and definitely worth it!
The turkey! The whole reason for the dinner was this free 12lb. Jennie-O turkey we get every year from our local supermarket. It's too small for thanksgiving dinner and we ended up throwing the 2011 one so I was determined to actually cook the one we got last year! It was yummy and the gravy packet it came with was so good!
The rest of the spread. I love to buy huge bags of potatoes on sale and then cook and freeze them for dinners. It's a lot of work though, but I knew if I got a stand mixer I would do it more often and I was right. The mashed potatoes came out so creamy and smooth and were so easy to make!!
I also made Brussels sprouts, spinach, corn, and stuffing. The Clos Du Bois Chardonnay was delicious in our Riedels too!
I finished up the night with some homemade whipped cream for the pumpkin pie. Ok, Mixie pretty much made the whipped cream on her own, I just dumped in some sugar and vanilla when she was almost done! (No, I didn't make the pie from scratch. I'm not THAT awesome, but Sara Lee is.)
Thanks again Mom and Grandma for coming over to help eat all the food! My dad had to work so he couldn't make it, but we sent home a ton of leftovers for him! Hope you liked them Dad!
I know I haven't blogged in awhile, but there is so much going on I just haven't had the time! I'll post a recap blog tomorrow, promise!
Good night everyone!
Kelly, Matthew, and Mixie Smallcombe (JR sends his love too, I'm sure!)
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