The Kitchenaid stand mixer is such a versatile kitchen appliance, especially when it comes to baking. It's just perfect for making cookies, cakes, and cupcakes.

Now that I've started making bread at home, I use the stand mixer with the hook attachment for kneading dough. It makes making bread so much easier, as kneading dough for 5-10 minutes by hand is hard work.

I recently bought some attachments for making fresh pasta: Pasta Roller & Cutter Set:

Making fresh pasta at home is a good amount of work, but it's really fun to make different types of pasta besides spaghetti.