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| My 4 year-old son helping with pie dough |
Our kitchen is specifically made for American uses because when we viewed the house, there were openings for a large fridge and slightly bigger than your normal German stove.The only "un-American" thing is the small size. I only have 1 and a half counters for prep work!
I had to be very creative to make this kitchen work. Some things I did was to turn our entryway closet into a little pantry. That helped with all the food storage, We had to store a lot of things in the dining room which was a pain with 3 curious children about! We also put shelves on the wall to place more things. My next project is to buy a pot and pan holder that hangs from the ceiling. It's better for the pans and pretty cool looking. I'm very tall, so I will hit my head a good few times. Hey, I've already lost a few brain cells after having children, what's 100,000+ more gonna harm?
There are advantages to having a small kitchen:
1. It's easy to move about- everything is in a close vicinity.
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| Was whipping up Beef Wellington. Was worried about the lack of space, but it was quite easy to do after all! |
2. Forces you to have an immaculate prep area! I clean so much while cooking because clutter is way too frustrating for me to deal with.
3. And best of all, less to clean.
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| After! Babygirl helped frost the cake. |
The are obvious disadvantages:
1. I feel a bit claustrophobic when the kids help out, but I still have them come in. It's the most popular room in the house!
2. Having no room to put anything anywhere and less prep area
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| From baking 1 single layer cake (pre-pantry days) |
I have to use my dining area as an extended part of my kitchen when using the food processor or stand mixer. My stand mixer is now used as part of our home decor. haha. My friends know I cook, so it's not so odd!
Here's a video I made in March 2010. I spring cleaned my home and wanted to show the results. I wanted to just do a slide show on Google Picasa, but it ended up on YouTube with Vivaldi Four Seasons 2 in the background. Le sigh. I would just re-publish the photos, but the photos are on the computer that has crapped out and there's no way to recover the photos :( Hope you enjoy and turn the speakers if you want!
All-in-all, I love my kitchen. It's small, but has the most character than all of the kitchens I've ever had. It's my favorite place in the house and its truly where the magic happens. Not THAT magic....yet ;) But it is where the pie happens.
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| Happy hubby with homemade Chicken and Bacon Pie. |
