I’ve lived in my house for 10 years now. 10 years! I’ve hosted many gatherings during that time, struggled with the kitchen layout, the aging appliances, etc. yet somehow, I was still able to turn out some pretty great food. Cooking/Baking helps me unwind when I’ve had a bad day. There are times I think about making something, look up a recipe or two and then just wing it in my own way. I would say 95% of the time, my experiments come out great. The other 5%? Well, those are the times I probably shouldn’t be in the kitchen anyway. I truly wish I had more time to experiment in the kitchen….but there are never enough hours in the day.
This summer has been super hot. The hottest it’s been in the 12 years I’ve lived here. Because of this, we’ve realized just how bad our refrigerator had become. You see, it really never worked as well as it should have from the moment we stepped foot in the house. I’ve had repair people out to fix it…twice…to no avail. It was so bad this year, we had to keep a frozen bowl of water in there just to keep things cold enough! The freezer, though, worked great! We thought about getting a new fridge years ago, but were discouraged when we realized new refrigerators were about 3 inches wider than our current space. I will NEVER recommend ‘building in’ a refrigerator. This is what you have to contend with when you do…UGH! Because of this we’ve put up with it. Recently the dishwasher has been starting to struggle as well….so I decided it was time to start figuring out what could be done with our 1986 vintage kitchen.
We have a VERY limited budget, but we’re only going to do this once, so I want to make it count and put our money where it makes the most sense. And there are certain things I will not give in on. So, after months of thinking things through, it’s time to start making this project a reality!
More to come….