Baking up Valentine's Day Cookies!

Oh, boy, Oh, boy, Oh, boy! It's finally that time of year again!

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, which means it's time for me

to become reacquainted with my most favorite set of cookie cutters!

It's also time to break out the to-me-from-me Christmas gift I've been dying

to try! I know collecting mixers like I collect Martha by Mail cookie cutter

sets seems a bit nuts, but when I saw this mixer on the cover of the WS catalog

just before Christmas, it was a must have! Besides, I had a few gift cards, plus...

There was a rebate, which made it practically free to me!

Sadly though, after using it today I realized there are just too many features

of my 7-quart Cuisinart stand mixer missing from this pearly KA beauty...

So it won't be replacing my Cuisinart for cookies any time soon. First,

Kitchenaid has yet to offer a scraper paddle attachment for this model, and

while the wider bowl makes it easy to add ingredients, the splash guard, or

as I refer to it, the Poof-guard on my Cuisinart is also sorely missing!

All that aside, it's still pretty enough to keep. Oh...

How I love the smell of vanilla beans and butter!

By the way, if you love this puffy heart as much as I do, you'll be happy to

know that my friend Dani Fiori, of Sweet Dani B has designed one for us

she calls Bubble Heart - And, it's available from CopperGifts right here!

As you know, I've been a little off the grid since returning from my trip home

at Christmas and our impromptu beach jaunt just before New Year's; but do

rest assured that I appreciate your notes of concern and, I've missed you too!

There isn't anything earth-shattering going on... Just lots to do at the Dream-job

and horribly cold weather... Without snow I might add, has slowed me down a bit!

Oh! I'm also very grateful to say that I been busy putting together

and shipping new Oui,Sugar! cookie decorating kits too!

So thank you for your kind support and... For your orders!