A few years ago, I was given a little liquid measuring cup. It looks like a shot glass. As someone who doesn't drink alcohol, I was a little embarrassed by it. But, I've got to tell you, I use it all the time to measure liquid ingredients in recipes. It has lines for teaspoons and tablespoons (maximum capacity 2 tablespoons), and it is so much easier than measuring spoons. I never knew it, but I always wanted one.
Well, this past Christmas, I received another gift that I never knew I always wanted: an immersion blender. Like the liquid measuring cup, I use it all the time.
The soup recipe I made tonight called for me to add whole vegetables to the water, and let them simmer for a while until softened. My handy-dandy blender pureed two whole onions, 2 whole leeks, 2 whole zucchinis, 2 bunches of kale, along with 1/2 cup of raw cashews! No more ladling hot soup out to put into a regular blender--just put the blender stick into the pot and voila!
What are some of your "I never knew I always wanted one" items?
Thankful thought: Thanks for modern conveniences.
Well, this past Christmas, I received another gift that I never knew I always wanted: an immersion blender. Like the liquid measuring cup, I use it all the time.
The soup recipe I made tonight called for me to add whole vegetables to the water, and let them simmer for a while until softened. My handy-dandy blender pureed two whole onions, 2 whole leeks, 2 whole zucchinis, 2 bunches of kale, along with 1/2 cup of raw cashews! No more ladling hot soup out to put into a regular blender--just put the blender stick into the pot and voila!
What are some of your "I never knew I always wanted one" items?
Thankful thought: Thanks for modern conveniences.
Immersion blenders make soups so much easier. I use mine all the time.
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