Local store rave!

We're fortunate to live in a very diverse suburb that has many culture-specific grocers, such as the Polish Market (and Bozek's Polish Market), several Middle Eastern grocers & this little gem, which is Ventimiglia Italian Foods. It is ALWAYS packed in there, they make the best Italian sub sandwiches you'd ever want, have a prepared foods counter where you can get anything from baby squid to breaded eggplant with a layer of ham & cheese in the middle (like a sandwich with eggplant for the bread - so good!) & so much more.... Today, I sent my husband there to get some sub sandwich dressing & he came home with a great bit of knowledge for me...that Ventimiglia now has a cheese counter with giant wheels of cheese, where you can pick out what you want, they break off a chunk & grate it for you right then & there. How amazing is that?!! And the best part, for a large tub of fresh grated Parmesan cheese, it was only $2.88! Half the price of what we normally get at another nearby store.

Besides all of those reasons to check out Ventimiglia if you're ever in our area, they have awesome homemade pastas, ravioli, sauces & so much more...the store looks small, but go in & see for yourself, they pack a lot of products (and people!) in there, it's great!!!!

My newest love...

My beautiful, pink, lovely Beater Blade!!! This post is long overdue, but I wanted to wait until I actually USED my Beater Blade before posting about this so I could properly weigh in on how it works.

I entered a blog giveaway over on I Heart Cuppycakes by Clara, she is such a sweetheart! She emailed me after the giveaway to let me know that I won...I cannot tell you how excited I was to get that email because seriously, I never win anything! Anyway, after receiving this pink beauty that matches my pink KA Mixer, I became super busy and had nothing to use the new blade for...until tonight.

I attached the Beater Blade with ease and used it to whip up some cheesecake batter. Where has this attachment been all my life? As I watched, it scraped every little bit off the sides as the mixer ran. No stopping to scrape the sides, no work at all! This is FABULOUS. Granted, I have only used it once, so I can't comment on the durability or longevity of the blade, but I am officially loving it so far and if it is on your mind, get it!! Trust me. I am considering get a second one just for my piece of mind. :)