I can't wait for my new toy to arrive!

I love kitchen gadgets and can not wait to start using my newest one - the Cuisinart Hand Blender. Along with being able to use this little guy to make Olivia's food, I'm going to try it out on some of my soup recipes and also try out some new recipes. This little gadget came highly recommended by a friend of mine and she said it's great for dips and smoothies too - so much for not gaining weight before my brother's wedding in May.

My regular blender and food processor have been fine for all my pureeing and blending needs, but it's going to be awesome to use something not quite so cumbersome to do some of the more mundane kitchen tasks like slicing and dicing. It's much better on the clean-up too, which is a huge plus for me. Just another little tool to make cooking a little simpler. Now who wouldn't love that?!