Do you know what I love even more than all your delicious recipes... is that you prove you can do amazing
things in a small kitchen.
Not exact matches
Somewhere between the chicken soup and the butter - bleeding pie, I'd made peace with the God of pots and pans — not because God wanted to meet me
in the
kitchen, but because God wanted to meet me everywhere,
in all
things, big or
small.
The menu is pretty
small, which I usually find is a good
thing, because it means the
kitchen is not trying to do a hundred different
things; instead they are focused on doing one kind of
thing very well, and it usually results
in a much better meal.
I certainly don't have all the answers, but being
in the
kitchen, cooking and baking for loved ones, is the most wonderfully nurturing and comforting
thing I know, and these homemade cupcakes — frivolous as they may be
in the moment — are my
small way of sending some extra love out into the universe today.
I know how awful it is when a cake gets messed up, I have tried it several times, but due to difference
in ingredients and
small mistakes you make
in the
kitchen these
things happens.
How we should explain a little bit more about our food philosophy, what kind of
things we always keep
in our
kitchen pantry, and something about our
small family.
I think
in my
kitchen I have about two or three
small appliances that I absolutely can not do without, a
small electric hand mixer that was actually a wedding gift and still works like a charm, a food processor that I had sitting on my counter top for a couple of years just taking up space, until I decided to give the
thing a try and I haven't looked back and last, but not least, my ice cream maker.
So I really would suggest you take it slowly, item by item, and log your reactions to the same
thing raw and cooked, and check quantities, and check combos... it IS hard and laborious and sisyphean, and by way of encouragement let me add it took me months of logging everything
in a little notebook kept on the
kitchen counter alongside a
small digital scale, but the effort's worth it because
in the end you'll know exactly what's nay and what's aye and that makes living
in a world loaded with food so much easier.
I had to comment because after saving for years, have just had our
small kitchen in an old house done and also like you we worked with the layout we had and didn't do the popular
thing of knocking down walls.
Because I'm a nut, I also like to switch out a few
small things in my home with the seasons, so I put out a gardenia scented candle and switched my throw pillow covers, throw blanket, hand towels
in the bathroom, and
kitchen towels for lighter spring colors.
On the counter top
in my
kitchen I put some lilac on this lovely Shabby cupcake stand that I use a lot
in my home for all kind of
things... beside holding cupcakes and mini tarts:) On the left you can see one of the French made pots with some
small lemon trees I planted last year and on the right the painted jars I've made to reorganize my
kitchen.
Some minor points: There are many little
things in the
kitchen that seem to be missing: bottle stoppers, coasters,
small cloth napkins.
Her work is immediately familiar, if not comforting, specifically because of what is depicted: a couple embracing, a living room, a
kitchen counter, a table with a laptop sitting atop it are all the
things that draw us
in; however, as we approach to more closely inspect Akunyili Crosby's work, the
smallest details become the greatest revelations.
While not always ideal for furniture, thrift stores
in Mesa tend to have a ton of used appliances,
small appliances,
kitchen equipment, and all of the miscellaneous
things that you need to furnish a new apartment affordably.
Inspectors will often note
small things on their list, like a deck with peeling paint, windows that need caulking, or cracked tile
in the
kitchen.
One
thing we've noticed
in the older,
smaller houses
in our price range is that quite often the
kitchens are
small, closed
in and very dark.
One of my favorite «little
things»
in their
kitchen is the
small dachshund figurine that looks just like their real dachshund, Bo Jackson...
If you have a
small kitchen, put
things you do not need every day
in the basement, garage, under a bed or
in an extra closet.
Also, one trick I learned years ago from military wives who loved to decorate but couldn't permanently wallpaper, etc. their quarters was to use liquid starch to apply fabric to the walls, http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/paulinepdm/Decorating–MyHome/?action=view¤t=PA290009xx.jpg it has been 10 years now since I did this to my Master Bathroom and it is still up there just fine despite lots of showers, humidity, etc. that picture and others (showing my padded fabric wall covering — black toile
in upstairs guestroom, are
in this album: http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/paulinepdm/Decorating–MyHome/ I painted black squares on
kitchen floor too, but not for concealment, just to change
things a bit
in my very
small kitchen.
It reminds me that I need to keep
things off the counters for the fresh, uncluttered look I love and crave, especially
in a
small kitchen (my own is the size of a nickel).
The best
thing about my
small counter space - challenged
kitchen is that a previous owner put
in a solar tube and I have a corner sink with two windows, one of which faces south — I am truly blessed.
In our
kitchen island I would love to incorporate some shelving on one side, like the below
kitchen, to store commonly used
things like cookbooks or
small appliances to avoid crowding the
kitchen counters.
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The counter on our
kitchen island is our worst spot, and the most frustrating for me, because it is the first
thing we see when we walk
in th door, and because we have a very
small kitchen and that is the only usable space for preparing food.
However, since I love, love fall, I usually start putting out a few
small things, like an acorn wreath on the
kitchen bay window or plant a few mums
in a planter.
We will be changing
things around once my parents move
in with us and will actually build a
kitchen and a mudroom / laundry room with a
small half bath.
I'll share that one of my favorite
things in my
kitchen is the «super susan» a heavy duty lazy susan corner cabinet that holds all of the
small appliances that I don't use every day, they are hidden away but easy to get to!
I pulled a few
small things off of my
kitchen shelves, and the rest I had was sitting
in my pile of «overflow» decor, not currently being used.
This blog is called All
Things Heart and Home because I believe everything I do in my home is a reflection of my heart - From the smallest things like decorating for each season to bigger endeavors like remodeling our kitchen or entertaining my extended family of 30... everything is a way to set the stage for what matters most, which for us, is that our friends and family feel the love of God and know without a doubt that they are welcome in our
Things Heart and Home because I believe everything I do
in my home is a reflection of my heart - From the
smallest things like decorating for each season to bigger endeavors like remodeling our kitchen or entertaining my extended family of 30... everything is a way to set the stage for what matters most, which for us, is that our friends and family feel the love of God and know without a doubt that they are welcome in our
things like decorating for each season to bigger endeavors like remodeling our
kitchen or entertaining my extended family of 30... everything is a way to set the stage for what matters most, which for us, is that our friends and family feel the love of God and know without a doubt that they are welcome
in our home.
i have knitted just once
in my life, a blanket for my first grandson because that's what grandmas are supposed to do right lmao, i used a loom and knit it so tight it weighs a ton and for the life of me and 67 videos later could not figure out how to finish off the last corner, even though it was wonky my daughter and son
in law received it with the proper ohhs and ahhs and my poor grandson had to suffer having it put on him and them it was passed to my second grandson and he had to endure it also, so i went to maggie's site to look at video and was lost with the first stitch, so maybe i will just get back to painting the walls
in the
kitchen so i can at least get something finished
in this dang house lol xx p.s. you are not going to believe this but i hate the newspaper
in my bathroom when i close the door the walls come
in and make the room
smaller than it is already and because i am a reader of all
things i have read and reread all of the articles so many times so there it sits not finished while i try to come up with something, maybe crashing out all of the drywall and starting over oh lord xx