We spent about 8 months without a kitchen, den, living and dining room while renovating. we had one tiny bedroom as our living room and our bedroom while the other rooms had furniture stacked to the hilt. We ate in our bed a lot. I don't think we'll do it again, but while we did it was fine.
Next renovation...we're renting an rv and putting it in the driveway.
I can smell this, Nick!!! What a great idea for a cold night. Makes me think of summer.
After the dog food scare last spring, I started making food for our two dogs, Lily, a rescued Great Pyrenees about 120 pounds and Lucy, a Japanese Chin-Lab mix. Making their food is a family experience. Lucy loves to cook and see what we're doing and Lily sits in den waiting patiently.
I can't imagine not having them in our kitchen!
potatoes and beaujolais, not necessarily in that order!
Creme fraiche or the greek yogurt ride&cook suggested work great.
the best is the garlic butter that comes with escargots. my first job was in a small bistro and we would all stand by the kitchen door when the waiters would bring back the escargot plates. We each had hot french bread in our hands and would dunk into the leftover garlic butter. needless to say this was a very long time ago before we knew better. but the butter and garlic mix is still my favorite. i just don't eat it as much now! and i have my own plate!
The January Martha Stewart Living has a terrific recipe for sauteed scallops and spaghetti squash. check it out.
Nashville One Pan Fudge Cake...a recipe from the 1950s still rocks today..
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 squares dark chocolate
1 pinch salt
3/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cups nuts (broken your choice of nuts)
Melt butter, sugar and chocolate together in same pan. Sift flour and baking powder in to pan. Add eggs, vanilla and broken nuts. Add a bit of salt. Blend and pour into well greased square cake pan. Cook at 325 for 35 minutes. Cut into squares while it's hot, but don't remove til cooled. Makes 12 pieces.
adapted from the nashville seasons cookbook
the only way to make brownies.
mrsmoosie,
I have a gas range myself but have recently used the glass ceramic top range on vacation. I've got to say, they heat FAST and work very well indeed. Water boiled before I had gotten the teapot ready. If I had to have electric and not gas, I would definitely investigate this option.
I am so with the comfort food people. A nice bowl of perfectly whipped mashed potatoes with polish butter and a touch of chives under the covers
in front of a great show. Nice night!
I would never eat in bed unless I'm sick and can't get out of bed and my mom is insisting I eat a piece of toast or something. But that's about it!
Hillary
Chew on That
All the time. Most nights we have full dinners from a tray in our bedroom, which is like our fortress -- we work from bed, eat in bed, play in bed, and sometimes even sleep. Yes, we do get up occasionally. But it's a comfortable place, what can I say?
We eat in bed frequently...much to my displeasure. No don't get me wrong, I'm all for the occasionall cozy-up-to-a-good-book-hot-chocolate-and-cookies kind of bed munching. But I hate that the majority of my meals are infront of the t.v. in bed. I grew up in a pretty strict household where all meals were at the dining room table with the television and radio turned off. It was a treat if we had pizza and watched a movie in the living room (and a production at that...there were never enough seats).
In my dream home the dining room table is always clean and ready to be eaten upon for every meal.
Yes, it's actually normal in our house. On Sundays I get up and make some sort of munchie to eat while we're waking up and watching tv. But (!) the covers have to be pulled up to protect the sheets from crumbs. Crumbs in bed freak me out.
Never. Food or drink of any description doesn't go in the bedroom. EVER.
oh I'm so with you and the comfort food in bed people!
I love frozen yogurt, chocolate, a juicy book, and a big mug of cocoa after a long day, after everything else in the house (including the kitchen and my family) are shut down for the night.
me time to the extreme.
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Late at night..with a book...popcorn.
Oh yeah and maybe cookies.
I brush out the crumbs before I fall asleep!!!!
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Favorite foods: lamb shanks, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, boiled custard, homemade mayo, any kind of cheese, cashews, doritos and purity onion dip.
Last bite on earth: mashed potatoes with sour cream, lots of butter and a snip of garlic chives