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[oyceter]

Alas and alack, there were no peas today at the farmer's market. I fear it's the end of summer for real, even though I continue to flout the seasons by wearing my very Hawaiian sarong and sandals. Bah!

On the plus side, I saw the first apple stand today, and another stand selling apple cider!

Buys today included a whole lot of pluots, white peaches and white nectarines. I've been pretty much bereft of fresh fruit for two whole weeks (2!! TWO!!), and it's been driving me crazy. I.e. I keep wandering around the house looking for something to satisfy fruit cravings and end up munching on olive bread and metaphorically bashing my head against the wall because I want fruit, damnit!

I seem to get really bad fruit cravings. Huh.

Also, I am seriously considering getting a stand mixer just so I can make fresh whipped cream. Mmmmmmm, whipped cream. And if I get said stand mixer, I feel I may be seriously tempted to start baking pizza dough. The farmer's market is totally spoiling me! All this fresh food makes me want even more handmade fresh food!

In other news, my rats have been having a great deal of fun in the empty tissue box I gave them -- I don't think Fool-rat has willingly ventured out of it yet!

And in conclusion, it was so nice yesterday wearing pants that zipped up perfectly. One doesn't tend to appreciate one's zippers until one spends a full day in assorted strange contortions trying to get one's pants down without breaking the zipper again.

Ok, maybe that was waaaay too much information.

But yes. Zippers! I appreciate them now!

Comments

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

"All this fresh food makes me want even more handmade fresh food!"

Congratulations. You are now officially a Northern Californian.

[rilina.livejournal.com]

You can do fresh whipped cream by hand, though it's a bit tedious.

I always eye the KitchenAid stand mixers with unabashed longing. Fortunately, I don't have the counter space for it, so the temptation isn't too strong. Yet.

[londonkds.livejournal.com]

This week just gone, it's definitely felt as if it isn't summer any more over here.

[arethusa2.livejournal.com]

You can also get a whipped cream dispenser, which uses CO2 cartridges to aerate the cream. Like this one: http://www.instawares.com/Aluminum-Whip-Cream-Dispenser-Pint.04-0432.0.7.htm. (If you do get a standing mixer, a Kitchen Aid is pricy but will last forever)

[heresluck]

I love my Kitchenaid stand mixer. Love, love, love. It's perfect for whipped cream... and pizza dough... and cookie dough... and cake... and merengue...

Also, you're making me miss my farmers' market. Wah!

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

While I'm there, let's buy shortbread and fresh fruit and whipping cream, and make shortcake. With apple cider, which I love.

[oyceter]

*snerk* Yay Bay Area!

[oyceter]

Oooooo. Ooooo. I don't actually have the counterspace for it, but easy whipped cream and dough is really, really tempting.

[oyceter]

*sigh* Yeah, today felt rather summery, but the waning sunshine is a sure sign of fall.

[oyceter]

Oh wow, so that's what that is! I just thought they were really fancy whipped cream dispensers, but I didn't know they actually made whipped cream.

[oyceter]

Oooooo. Wah. Mmmmm.

(First and third noises for the food, second for the price of the mixer)

Hee, your posts and jonquil's were the ones that made me start going to my farmer's market in the first place! For which I have to thank you thoroughly because gaaaaaah! So much food!

[oyceter]

Ooooooo! Yes! We must go forth and do that!

[fannishly.livejournal.com]

YES!!!!

[arethusa2.livejournal.com]

A Kitchen Aid is an investment, but if you add a few attachments it will do almost everything. You can make stiff cookie doughs, bread and pizza dough, angle food cake, fresh pasta, sausage, grind meat (meatloaf with a mixture of beef and pork you ground yourself is ten times better), slice, grate, juice and lots more. I've used every kitchen gadget known to mankind, and all a person really needs is a Kitchen Aid, blender, and good can opener. And a set of glass mixing bowls and good measuring cups and spoons and an Oxo vegetable peeler. And a good hand whip (also Kitchen Aid). And a pizza pan with tall, straight sides....