Sunday, November 1, 2009

My New Kitchen


Today, I am in a new home. I am a little sad because I adored my old place, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I am now living in an Extended Stay!!! It is SUPPOSE to be for a month. (My fingers are crossed.) We are waiting for a job that my husband has in Gainesville, FL. Man oh Man...This will be a unique twist to my site.....


I only have two burners. NO oven to make homemade bread or cookies. NO dishwasher and barely any room. I will be trying to create as many one dish meals possible for the next month.


WISH ME LUCK!

20 comments:

  1. Hi Miranda,
    Ohh will miss all the delicious cakes and cookies..but for a short while only ya...so I will still be looking forward to your one dish meal which I am now trying to cook simple :)

    Wishing you and family all the best in your new place :))

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  2. I feel your pain.. I miss my old place a bit too, but Ive come to love my new one. Wishing you all the best in the interim.

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  3. Good luck in your temporary kitchen. If anyone can come up with some great stuff with only two burners, its you!

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  4. Knowing me and how I would adjust to that situation, I wish you BIG luck! A new challenge! :-)

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  5. That's a great challenge though working in a small kitchen. I am sure you will come up with amazing things despite the obstacles.

    I lived for 6 years in Paris with NO OVEN, a bar fridge and only 2 hotplates. And I managed some pretty impressive stuff. So I have faith in you!

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  6. I believe that you will make the best out of it!

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  7. You are always welcome to come over to Tampa and use my kitchen, as long as you leave some leftovers! I can feel your pain, after 15 moves with the army, we have spent many weeks+ in temp quarteres. Can't wait to see what you come up with. GOOD LUCK I know you will make the best of it!

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  8. Okay... I googled "stove top one pot meals" and found a few sites that have some recipes, at least for inspiration.
    1) http://busycooks.about.com/od/onedishmeals/a/moreskilletmeal.htm
    2) http://southernfood.about.com/cs/maindishrecipes/a/onepotrecipes.htm
    After following your blog I am sure you can pull this off. Just remember to keep it simple. I had an apartment like that before I got married and somehow managed to impress Chris with my cooking... wait maybe it was my mom's cooking that impressed him! Good luck with everything.

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  9. It will be a challenge, but you can do it!!!

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  10. We need a moment of silence for your old kitchen *bows head* I would be devestated to not have an oven.*pats you gently*.....you poor darling!! First off buy yourself a bread machine...or a small convection oven..you can buy both for under $100. But then you run into the problem of space or usefulness after you move to a permanant place. I am going to keep you in mind when I go looking for recipes!

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  11. Hope you can make the best out of the current situation. At least it's only temporary.
    I'll look forward to seeing some creative one dish meals.

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  12. Hang in there baby!!! I know you will figure something out...keep smilin' and you'll make it no problem :D

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  13. Oh Miranda, I'm wishing you the best in this endeavor! I have to tell ya, I am quite excited to follow you and see what you come up with under these circumstances!! I can't believe CC won yours to, lol!! Man, I need some of that luck!!

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  14. Thanks for the update - and sending you warm wishes and good thoughts as you meet challenges.

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  15. I feel for you Miranda!

    How are you're girls? All better? Did you guys have a wonderful Halloween? Hope so!
    ~ingrid

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  16. Hang in there, Miranda! I hope things will work soon for your husband's job. Best wishes to you and your family.

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  17. I wish you the best of luck in this new adventure! I lived in a 23 foot Dodge motor home for a while. Small kitchens give new meaning to creative cooking.

    I can't wait to hear more stories :)

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  18. Good luck! I'm sure you will do great:)

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  19. Best of luck, and I'm tuning in to see the magic you can do in your temporary kitchen!

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Thank you so much for letting me know how you feel about my dishes.