Wow Chow Cooking

Ever since I was a little girl and I dug an old, discarded Sunbeam Bread tin sign from a junk pile, I have loved retro signs. Since I renovated my kitchen last year, I have been slowly collecting and adding them to my kitchen walls. I wish they weren’t so durn expensive, and I could [...]

For the past 20 years or so, I have POURED through home magazines, preparing for my own Great Big Kitchen Renovation. I’d read that dividing your kitchen into “zones” was the best way to organize. I agree. When I planned the kitchen, I decided to create zones: a cooking/baking zone, a beverage/snack area, a washing [...]

Egads. I knew renovating the kitchen would be tough. I remain in shock at just HOW tough it’s been. Still, we’ve waited SO LONG for this moment, so I am grateful it’s finally coming to pass. Since we have completely gutted the room, the opportunities abound. Of course, there are limitations to some of my [...]

Since we are renovating the kitchen and dining room (we’ve completely gutted the rooms down to the studs and subflooring), I have the opportunity to build a new one from scratch. Of course, I am restricted by a few things: we have only one exterior wall, so the stove must go against that wall if [...]

… is everything to a cook. Really. I have had some really, really bad kitchens. Most of my apartment kitchens either had no countertops, or had a tiny one of 3 feet long. I can’t believe I was living in an apartment with FOUR young children and using a kitchen with a 3-foot countertops and [...]

Uh oh. Kitchen “appearance” questions. My kitchen is a DISASTER and is in desperate need of a re-do. I am praying that this year is the year. One question again this week. 1. Name two items on your kitchen counter. 2. What’s in your sink now? 3. What’s on your stove now? 4. What’s in [...]