I would give Kitchenaid another chance. Have you contacted the company about your problem? I hear they are very customer friendly.   If you're not interested going that route, then I agree, Viking makes a sturdy, dependable stand mixer. Bobby Flay uses one on his show.   bw

[quote user="Pat"] [quote user="ArielDawn"]However I think that I might just go grab some of the 10/10 lightbulbs on sale at Shaws and not feel so bad about it [/quote]  I have this awful urge to stock up like crazy on incandescent bulbs. I wonder how many it would take for the rest of my life?? ...

Kathy, that's a very kind idea.   Go for it!   bw

[quote user="tooney58"]  Do these freeze well?  I can't eat that many at one time. Well I could but I'd probably never want to look at another pepper.  lol [/quote]   Hi Tooney.   It sounds to me like you already know raw peppers freeze well. I just wash, seed, cut and freeze them. No blanching ...

[quote user="swtnsassy"] VNW, if I were you, I would simply tuck $25.00 into a nice card for your nail tech and hairdresser. My dearest friend is a hairdresser and gets more gadgets and things from her clients that she really has no use for as most of them are just token sort of gifts. Right after Christmas, she donates probably 90% of ...

My local grocery store is selling 1.5 lb.  (24 ounces) frozen slabs of wild caught Alaskan salmon for $7.00. I was considering buying one, but didn't know if that was a reasonable price.  I would probably get 3 to 4 meals out of that.   bw

[quote user="nattieandtjmom"] yeah it is turkey time I plan on getting at least 4 to 5 this year. [/quote]   4-5? Wow. Just being nosy, but what do you do with so many?     bw

Hi "guys". I really wasn't looking for a turkey today, but our local Wal-Mart had some on special for .40 cents a pound!   Wow...that's the best price around here for a long, long time. I just couldn't pass it up  so I purchased a 12 pounder. That was less than $5.00.   There's no even room in my ...

Hmm. I hope to keep it around $200...$250. this year. That includes all food, gifts and extras. So far I've got 5 magazine discount inserts. My sister likes Martha Stewart, so I'm getting her a subsrcitpion to "MS Living". The 12-month subscription is  $15.00 for 12 issues. The others are for "Taste of Home" ...

[quote user="Toni B."][quote user="budgetwise"]I like to cook, but don't like left-overs, so I cook a variety of different things trying to be careful to cook the smallest amounts of things I love fresh, but not reheated. Like cabbage soup, for instance.[/quote] Do you by any chance have a formula of sizes and amounts ...