My Kitchen in the Fall + Free Download for You
07 November 2009 | by jen in Free Stuff for You
One of the best things about our little house is the lighting in the kitchen. This main window faces the north/northwest and the light does not change much the whole day. Even on the grayest of days there is plenty of light and I’m ever so grateful for this; I’ve lived in places that were dark and, really, I found it depressing. This is the light in our kitchen right now: very bright and soft and white. Yes, some of the doors are hanging off their hinges, the 80+ year old sink has seen better days but it’s really quite cozy, especially now.
My parents got us this Kitchen-Aid mixer as a wedding gift. I know, I’m super fancy now. I mean WE are super fancy. So far I’ve made rapid rise bread with it (from the recipe book that came in the box; pretty good but I’d like to try others) and some super fluffy cake frosting. You know what would be really cool? The pasta attachment. Then I could make homemade pasta to go with my homemade lamb ragu (a household favorite).
And right now the weather in L.A. is perfect. Very comfortable in the high 60s, bright and sunny, but not too hot to turn up the oven. I’ve been brewing up all kinds of things lately which inspired me to make some fall-ish recipe cards. I decided to post them as PDFs for free because, you know, I like you that much!
We’ve got a 4″x6″ recipe card:
And a 3″x5″ one too:
(Click images or links below to download.) Just print them on your color printer, “best” setting, cut and go.
Oh, by the way, THANK YOU for the swan-love! I’m so pleased you liked her. She’ll have some friends soon.
Have a lovely fall-ish weekend!
What are your thoughts, dears? | ♥ 
08 November 2009 | Andrea says:
How cute! The squirrel is adorable, but the pumpkin and vine are the best part.
08 November 2009 | Em says:
Very cute, love the pumkin:-) we had pumpkin soup for dinner today mmmm mmmm. I so love your kitchen, it has lots of charm and character.
08 November 2009 | Jennifer says:
Such a lovely kitchen! I have an aqua Kitchenaid mixer that my parents got me for a wedding gift, I love mine as well!!
09 November 2009 | Elizabeth Mackey says:
Jen, your sweet little kitchen reminds me of the one I had when I was going to school up north in Arcata/Eureka. I loved it! There was even a weeping fuschia tree by the window where little birdies would visit all the time.
Don’t you love your kitchen aid mixer! I’ve had mine close to 18 years now. I want the pasta attachment as well.
Love the recipe cards…super cute.
09 November 2009 | Casey says:
Oh my! You have such a lovely kitchen!
My dream is to one day have a 30s/40s style kitchen complete with the checkered floor tiles. 
My in-laws gave us a Kitchen-Aid as a engagement gift (bright, lipstick red), and I have loved it to death ever since! It sure made the massive amounts of baking that go on around here much easier. hehe! Although I am envious that you have the pasta attachment–that is high on my wishlist.
The little recipe cards are so darling! I may just have to print some out for myself once I get a new ink cartridge for the printer…
09 November 2009 | mjb says:
We got a hand-me-down mixer from my in-laws that I love having - I love to bake anyway, but now I keep reminding myself that there’s no excuse not to do it all the time! I made pizza crust on Saturday evening that was so easy to do.
09 November 2009 | Nancy says:
kitchen aids are the best!
we got one when we got married too and i just love it
09 November 2009 | SteffanyF says:
I love the recipe cards! I have such a recipe card addiction; I have tons of saved pdfs on my computer.
You should try the NY Times no-knead bread recipe. I made it a few times, you can find my break down of it here: http://dinnerlove.com/2009/03/31/recipe-no-knead-bread/
10 November 2009 | Vicky says:
LOVE your kitchen, the vintage colors and the sunlight! It looks so homey and comfortable!
13 November 2009 | jenhiro says:
i love the kitchenaid mixer! my in-laws bought us one as “just because”… my mother-in-law would be the perfect poorman’s martha stewart. she gave me sewing and cooking lessons too.
14 November 2009 | Jenny says:
Love, love, LOVE your kitchen! we are in a basement apartment, so we have NO natural light. I also love your mixer. I’d love to get one of those someday… I enjoy your art.