Thursday, June 12, 2014

In My Kitchen: Joy















(Joining Heather at her kitchen blog hop)

So much joy in the ordinary things in my kitchen this week:
  • Soup on a rainy, chilly evening
  • A cleaned and organized pantry closet!
  • The baking utensil drawer that I have managed to keep organized for a whole year
  • morning light (yeah, about the rocks--you don't have any on your counter?--I use them to keep my place in cookbooks. Plus, I just like ocean-softened rocks)
  • A plate that always makes me smile
  • Sunflowers...and a ceramic piece (from Ecuador) that I love so much that it's always on my dining table
  • Simple food (and my ongoing love affair with avocados)
  • Soapy cleanup from baking
  • The best pasta dish ever (found at Oh She Glows)
  • Finally: Anya's ballerina hot dog (only Anya would make a hot dog dance ballet...have I mentioned lately that I love that girl?)
I love how summer let's me hang out in the kitchen and really enjoy it!  (Plus, I'm avoiding work on reviewing a translation of my first book--the work is close and tedious and tiring...the kitchen always sounds like a good place to go to escape!!!)

What's bringing you joy in your kitchen this week?


14 comments:

  1. I cannot tell a lie... It's the picture of the pantry that grabbed my attention. I have nothing like it in my kitchen, and could surely use it!!! I'm a little jealous. Also -- that plate makes me smile, too!

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  2. Any kind of pantry is great, for sure. We had a *real* pantry in Maine, and it was soooo hard for me to give that up (and the claw foot bath tub). I know I am lucky for how much space we have here, especially since we live in an expensive area of the country.

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    1. the claw foot tub is the thing I miss most about my previous house as well. that, and the big old porcelain sink.

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    2. There's nothing quite like a claw foot tub, is there? We renovated our (falling apart) bathroom this year, and my consolation prize was an Americast tub (Cambridge--14 inches to overflow). It's good, but not the same!

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  3. So many things to be inspired by in your post! First, that pantry. Doesn't it feel so good to get organized! I couldn't agree more about avocados. And I am clicking over right now to get that pasta recipe! Thanks for sharing!

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    1. I swear, nothing feels better than organization! I am trying to keep things pretty orderly once I do the big overhaul. Some areas work better with that than others!

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  4. Yes I have pantry envy also. And that pasta looks amazing.

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    1. I just loved that pasta. I am thinking of getting her newly published cookbook...

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  5. a clean pantry is certainly a very happy thing! that pasta looks amazing and I'm with you on the stones, I've got them all around as well :)

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  6. Oh, I'm glad I'm not the only one with stones/rocks! I have some great ones here and there. I do try to refrain from picking up too many when I go to the beach...

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  7. Your pantry looks great and so does your utensil drawer. I'm a bit of a neat freak, so that really appeals to me. ;-) The food looks delicious and your table looks so pretty!

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    1. I aspire to have the time to be a neat freak. Cutting back on how much we have in the house has helped, but sometimes schedules just get away from us!

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  8. It loos so wholesome and delicious.. Love the plate..ox

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  9. I love the blue rabbit plate too and I'm going to go and check out the pasta recipe. I love broad beans...not quite in season yet but the asparagus is and we eat tons of it at the moment.
    I love that little ballerina.
    thanks for sharing everything with us.
    debx

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