I stand there in my boxer shorts with the refrigerator door open and drink milk from the container.....
Okay, now that is TMI!!!
I stand there in my boxer shorts with the refrigerator door open and drink milk from the container.....
I stand there in my boxer shorts with the refrigerator door open and drink milk from the container.....
Recently had my kitchen remodelled. Chose my own layout, cooker and cupboards and fitter took me to the wholesalers to choose my work tops. In the course of the discussion about which were best versus what I wanted, the question was asked "Do you cook in your kitchen?" - well what else would I do there? I informed by the sales persons that a considerable number of their customers spent a fortune on show kitchens which they never cooked in (£30,000 was a figure mentioned!!). Am I odd in finding this very strange? My new kitchen cost less than £5000 (approx $7600) including plumbing and electrical work, which is quite low by UK standards but is well designed to my specifications and the build quality is excellent.
The kitchen (to quote a Brit television cook) is the heart of the home and I spend alot of time in there. In my last house the kitchen was the biggest room in the house and I did everything in there - cooked meals, baked, made preserves, did dressmaking, did various craft works and often sat in there to read or knit and listen to the radio.
I stand there in my boxer shorts with the refrigerator door open and drink milk from the container.....
Okay, now that is TMI!!!
My kitchen is too small to do anything but cooking, making cocktails, and feeding the cat.
I would love to have a nice big kitchen. I have had that in the past and I really enjoy having company while I cook.
He's just being honest and cracking me up.
I grew up hanging out in the kitchen, it was where everyone ended up at family gatherings and darned if I didn't marry into a family that does the same. Many of my favorite memories include a dining table.
I've always said, it would be interesting to hear everything a table can tell us about what has been spoken around/above it. I can imagine it could be quite enlightening, embarrassing and heartwarming.
So, what do we do in our kitchen? Mostly cook and visit with family and friends. No TV, no computer. I've never been much of a TV-watcher, so that's not something I feel is needed in the kitchen. Glenn watches even less television than I, as did Buck. End even though I've had a computer for nearly 13 years, I don't seem to need it in the kitchen.
Having said that, our kitchen is very, very cooking-friendly and very...friendly. Guess that's part of the reason folks congregate there when they're here. Plus, our living areas are quite open, with the living room, dining room and kitchen flowing flawlessly into each other. There really aren't any walls separating them, just support "posts" at the necessary strategic places.
The kitchen has good lighting, plenty of counters and more than ample room to move around in. We hosted Christmas dinner for the whole family, more than 12 guests, and there were plenty of "helpers" in the kitchen but no mishaps and enough elbow room to suit everyone.
The only real non-kitchen functions that are performed in the kitchen are occasionally we will sit at the table and write out checks for a bill or two, address an envelope, etc., along with (about 3 times per year) the making of a batch of homemade laundry detergent. Oh, I almost forgot, that's where I give Glenn his haircuts, too.
I really love our kitchen and appreciate it after having spent so many years in the kitchen of the home Buck and I shared before he died. That kitchen needed serious help. I always said that it was one step above a campfire. Still, I never seemed to be hampered and always was able to end up with more than acceptable culinary delights.
I am blessed with what I have. If I didn't have a kitchen as nice as what I have, I would still enjoy the kitchen. I had a very small kitchen for 16 years, and I was still able to do everything I wanted to in it. When we built this house about 17 years ago, the kitchen and the garage were the main focus. They still are, along with the deck for cooking out and relaxing. I never met a kitchen I didn't like. As for the question on this thread...it's a little personal!