Processing the greatness

I just can't help it; I love my food processor. I bought it about a month ago telling Brandon that it could be one of my Christmas presents (by the way, he told me I am spoiled. Me: "I know, and I love every minute of it!") I just got done using it to make the guacamole & the salsa to go with our dinner (which is another story in itself). It is such a handy machine; it puts my blender to shame. I have been less than happy with my blender, it is SO loud (I feel like I will wake the neighbor up two houses down!) and such a pain to remove the food and an even bigger pain to clean. My food processor on the other hand is very quiet (you can still talk while it is running) and I can't get over that I can grate cheese with it! I have begun buying the huge blocks of cheese, grating it when I get home from the grocery store then freezing it! Having already grated cheese on hand is so nifty! It even has little suction cups on the bottom so it sticks to the counter & can't move around. I can use my food processor for such a variety of things: Scones (from Katherine), chopping nuts, Mom's manicotti, salsa (which I love to try homemade recipes but never knew where to begin until I got my FOOD PROCESSOR!); I mean the list could go on and on and on. I love that I can make Desserts & Dressings & Salsas & Meals & Applesauce (love to experiment with flavors), so many different types of foods. We tried making milkshakes with it before we realized that when it comes to liquids it can only be filled so full. We had a mess everywhere! I have to admit that for those a blender did work much better. But my food processor hasn't ceased to amaze!