Category Archives: Kitchen Project

Guess what color you prime a wall before you paint it red? Carpenter and carpet layer are outta here, good thing. They did a great job but it was time for the floor to be done. Painter rocks. Went to mom’s this weekend. Made meatloaf, mashed potatoes, tuna pasta salad and brownies to bring home.ContinueContinue reading “Paint It Black”

Tomorrow marks the 14th week of repairs.  I find I’m less  interested in cooking, less motivated to be “creative.”  Microwave food only goes so far and my made up crock pot recipes, truth be told, kinda suck. I’ve put on 2 pounds in the past 3 1/2 months. It snuck up on me. I thoughtContinueContinue reading “14th Week”

Worth every trip to Grand Rapids to look at new tile. Worth every panic attack in every parking lot agonizing over cut-in choices. I almost can’t believe I made such a good choice. Don’t get me wrong – this isn’t a self-esteem issue – it’s an assessment of basic skills. I’m not good at takingContinueContinue reading “Love, love, love my new floor”

Kitchen remodeling art Illustrator Henry Cole

Welsh rarebit Tuna pasta salad Baked potatoes (I just don’t care for them in the microwave. As my mom says, “The microwave can turn real food into fake food.”) Potato salad, especially now that it’s started warming up Lima bean casserole Manwhich (I admit it, I eat Manwhich on occasion) Brownies and cookies Schwann’s pizzasContinueContinue reading “What I’ve Been Missing Most Without a Stove”

Just got off the phone with the contractor. The fancy cut-out tiles that I ordered for the new floor are expected to be delivered on March 30. That will be the middle of the eleventh week of the kitchen being torn up due to water damage before anything happens. I am here to tell youContinueContinue reading “…The Eleventh Week”

As I write I have a mesquite pork loin in the crock pot. Last week I made up my own crock pot recipe: 2 cans cream of mushroom soup, one can of sliced mushrooms, two boxes of wild rice without the seasoning packets, diced cooked chicken and shredded cheese from the two bags already openContinueContinue reading “Crock Pot Heaven”