Whip up cookies and lull baby, too

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: October 20, 2004| Author: J.M. Hirsch Associated Press | Copyright information

CONCORD, N.H. -- My standing mixer is my new hero.

Mind you, I've long loved that monster of a machine. I'm always a little awed and a lot thankful for the ease with which it kneads dough, the speed with which it whisks egg whites to perfect peaks and the oomph with which it makes the most luscious mashed potatoes.

But recently my month-old son has given me a whole new appreciation for this machine.

When we brought Parker home from the hospital it was with no shortage of a...

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