..really, I don't even know where to begin.

Maybe with the fact that around eight years ago, I got really into cooking, getting most of my inspiration from food blogs and later, Instagram. Anyway, most of the people/chefs I follow are of the healthier kind...mostly vegetarian recipes, all the new and exciting food stuff. And as some of you might know, when getting to the sweets, many of these recipes include stuff like frozen bananas, and dates..oh the dates!

Attempting to make things like date balls in a blender, I have successfully burned out and killed at least three of them over the years. Apparently, blended dates turn into this impossible, sticky material that just isn't meant for regular kitchen equipment. So, eventually I gave up. I stopped attempting to cook banana-frozen youghurts, raw cakes etc...the blender death each time just wasn't worth it.

But, I did know that there would be one blender strong enough to rule them all an allow me to reach the state of healthy date heaven - the Kitchen Aid Blender!

So..eight years ago, I put this blender on my wishlist (which is really more of a "I'll buy it someday when I can afford it list", since no one ever gives me that big presents). Still, many years later, it hasn't been in my budget to buy the blender for myself, it remained merely part of a future dream of kitchen goddess extravaganca. I certainly wasn't expecting some stranger to get one for me here..I mean..maybe a book or something..

So when I came home from work to find this, the one and only Kitchen Aid Blender, outside my door, I was surprised and grateful beyond words. Seriously, except for my phone and computer, this is the most valuable thing I own and I can't believe someone I don't know got this present for me..without even so much as a card to let me know who he/she is.

I would post pictures of the blender in action, but it came with a UK socket and I live in Denmark, so I'll have to get an adapter before starting on the many, many snack ideas I already have in mind.

Dear Secret Santa, thank you so much for this present. I'm trully happy and grateful for your generosity!

..When my brother was little, whenever he got something new that he really liked, like a pair of shoes, he'd insist on sleeping with this thing next to him...I might be taking the Kitchen Aid Blender with me to bed tonight :)