and things went downhill from there

There's a toy that we've had our eye on for awhile, and we finally bucked up and got one on Saturday.
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It doesn't have as much torque as some of the other models they sold, but it looks way cooler, and I think it's got sufficient power for anything we plan to do.  Mom owns the same brand/model (though she's only got the 3-quart bowl) and hers has been going strong for 20 years.

I put it to the test shortly after we got it home.  I thawed some of the pumpkin I roasted last year and made a couple of pies.  The last couple of times I made these I made the pie shells by hand, using a pastry cutter.

Now I know how a caveman would have felt upon discovering satellite television.  How did I ever get by without this?

I think the pies turned out well - leastwise nobody complained about them.