Living With an Uncluttered Kitchen
It’s been a few months since my major kitchen uncluttering project, and I thought I’d take the opportunity to reflect on how well it’s worked out. The clean simple countertop in the photo above looked like this more often than not before the cleanout. It did not take long to learn the new habits of cleaning [...]
Ratatouille–the Movie
Ratatouille is probably one of my all-time favorite films, animated or otherwise, and it is on the Disney channel as I write this during commercial breaks. It is probably the most consummate food-lover’s movie ever made, expressing the sheer joy and synaesthetic qualities of cooking at its most intuitive:
Trying Other People’s Ideas
Over at the Jules Clancy’s Stone Soup blog, you can download a free e-cookbook of really nifty recipes using 5 ingredients and taking just 10 minutes. If you haven’t done so, go there now and get it. I like the fact that the author doesn’t shy away from using canned beans and tuna, which is [...]
Kitchen Uncluttering Update: Cheap and Cheerful
The mini-remodel and great kitchen downsizing is just about done. I still need to cut, hinge, & paint a new door for the resized base cabinet, the kitchen needs repainting, and there’s a couple small boxes of stuff to offer to my family before I donate them. I decided against a yard sale because I [...]
The Kitcheny Moment of Truth?
Oh lordy, lordy. The kitchen project mentioned in the previous post has actually gone pretty well. I’ve gotten some hands-on learnin’ about the way base cabinets are constructed (or at least my base cabinets), how my house walls are 1″ too thick for easy installation of range hood vents, and instructions for track light installation [...]
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