As I mentioned, unpacking my kitchen has become a “square peg-round hole” situation, in more ways than one. First, my old kitchen was long and narrow (often referred to as an alley kitchen) and my new kitchen is wider and more square-shaped. This shape has brought about a new challenge: corners. In the defense of the contractor, it’s great that the space is utilized as well as it is, but the some of the cabinets present a challenge in arranging items. The ceilings are also higher, resulting in taller cabinets that require a footstool to reach (and even a couple I can’t reach with the footstool).

The second “peg” is the gas stove/oven. My previous apartment was all electric, and so almost all of my previous cooking experience is with an electric stove. My cooking experience with a gas appliance is limited to boiling water, sauteing ground beef, and cooking frozen pizza.

The third “peg” is the garbage disposal, another piece of kitchen apparatus I have limited experience with using.

Finally, the pantry in this kitchen is much smaller than my last one, but the shelves are bigger and sturdier, so it’s actually more functional.

Unpacking will hopefully wrap up tonite, by then our Internet will be up and running and I can send pictures! In the meantime, please enjoy this post from Slashfood with 8 Sangria Recipes.

Well, we made it into the new apartment! Now the task of unpacking all of my wordly belongings begins, which leads to questions such as “Do I really need to keep all 20 wine glasses?” and “How often do I use the double boiler?” and “Who owns 103 cookie cutters?!” (by the way, the answers are yes, once in a blue moon, and me, of course).

The process was slow going for awhile, mostly because I couldn’t commit to a location for my pots and pans, baking supplies, the coffee machine, or anything else for that matter. Trying to organize my new kitchen like my old one was a little bit like shoving a square peg through a round hole, you know it isn’t going to work but darn if you won’t try two or three times anyway.  

Finally, things are starting to take shape. While I still cannot locate even one out of my four pair of scissors, I can locate wine glasses, a corkscrew, and a bottle of Moscato D’Asti…so things can’t be that bad!

I know, I know…I suck. I haven’t updated in forever and a day. My sincere apologies. The truth is, there hasn’t been much going on in the kitchen. Hence, no new entries. But there is good news!

James and I are moving next week, which means a brand new kitchen full of possibilities. I am hoping to have some new things to post by the end of the month, and I want to launch a new project for autumn. Autumn is my favorite season, as I documented last year with Autumnal Delights. Hopefully, there will be some new ideas and updates before then (but, let’s be honest, don’t hold your breath).

So, again, I apologize. Profusely. Please forgive me and I shall dazzle you from my new digs once I unpack my beloved pots and pans (have I mentioned how heart-breaking it was to pack up my loyal cookware? Sob!).

In the meantime, whilst I grovel for your forgiveness, check out this awesome site: Ideas in Food. This site features recipes with creative food combinations such as Brown Butter Popcorn Gelato and Mashed Potato Croutons, but also tales from the kitchen, food articles, photography and even poetry (yes, food poetry!). C’mon, you know you want to try some German Potato Salad Gnocchi.