Comments on: Kitchen Cleanup

By: Sonya Hemmings

Sonya Hemmings — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:30:55 +0000

Thanks for the encouragement, Jeff! We’ll have a finished kitchen someday, I know.

By: Jeff Carroll

Jeff Carroll — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:59:12 +0000

I think your kitchen looks great! Good move keeping the oak. I have to say that granite is worth waiting for. We like it so much in our kitchen that we are planning to replace our bathroom vanity tops with it. Ours if five years old and still looks perfect.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:41:12 +0000

How can one not be game for this way of eating, especially after seeing “Food, Inc.” and reading Michael Pollan’s books? You had me at everything leading up to but excluding the raw-milk cheddar. I’m still a little afraid of the raw-dairy thing. Which reminds me, I should send you Natalie’s research paper on it, as well as Nicole’s on hormones and livestock. If only we had all this knowledge when we were that young. Then again, when we were that age, our food supply wasn’t nearly as corrupted as it is now. We may have been eating Hamburger Helper, but at least the hamburger part of it was probably from grass-fed beef. Heck, I used to sneak pieces of it raw! Nowadays, raw meat in our kitchen is like the plague!

By: Sonya Hemmings

Sonya Hemmings — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:09:12 +0000

Thank you, Millie! I am enjoying it! I just hope I can keep it this way.
—Sonya

By: Sonya Hemmings

Sonya Hemmings — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:08:30 +0000

Thanks, Wendy! Glad to be of some inspiration! And yes, husbands like ours are extra handy! If you wait until we’re done to come over, it might be awhile. So we’ll plan a date soon. And this time, the tacos will feature homemade corn tortillas, grass-fed beef, sprouted pinto beans and raw-milk cheddar—that is, if you’re game for trying our new way of eating!
Love,
Sonya

By: Sonya Hemmings

Sonya Hemmings — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:05:16 +0000

You’re right, Wardeh! A clean kitchen definitely makes for a happier cook! Of course, after I photographed my kitchen yesterday morning, I picked up my Azure Standard order that afternoon. Needless to say, I’ve got some more pantry organizing to do!
Love,
Sonya

By: Millie@Real Food for Less Money

Millie@Real Food for Less Money — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:39:59 +0000

I love your kitchen! I’m sure you will enjoy working in it.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:49:54 +0000

The kitchen looks awesome! The island makes such a difference. You are inspiring me to tackle one of my items on my to-do list that just seems to keep getting ignored and transferred to another list: cleaning/organizing the pantry. Isn’t it nice to have a husband who can do all that handyman stuff, like Pa Ingalls? As soon as you guys are done, we are coming over for that taco dinner we were supposed to do so long ago, so set an extra five spots at that table!

By: Wardeh @ GNOWFGLINS

Wardeh @ GNOWFGLINS — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:25:40 +0000

I think it looks great, Sonya! You and Shawn are doing a marvelous job! When our dishwasher was broken for a few months, things got backed up in my kitchen. And while I know that’s nothing like a remodel, on the other hand – it doesn’t take much to make one feel like the kitchen isn’t working well. I’m happy for you that you tackled the boxes and the pantry spill over. You’re marvelous for remodeling your kitchen and your diet in the same year.