Cafe Maurice

I dream of having my dream kitchen someday. What I have right now is a makeshift kitchen right beside our laundry area. Sometimes I think it is one of the reasons why I really am not excited to cook, the lack of “ambiance” makes me lazy about cooking and certainly my makeshift kitchen does not motivate me at all.

Things are not convenient and are quite disorganized. If I had my dream kitchen it would be complete with great kitchen cabinets, a full gas range, an easy to clean kitchen and attractive counter-top and just so many other things in a well organized and functional space. I have actually been looking for kitchen cabinets as I have learned that it can be less expensive to buy kitchen cabinets online.

I learned you can buy kitchen cabinets online at a lower price than most furniture stores at OnlineCabinetsDirect.com. This website sells quality RTA kitchen cabinets, at a great prices. Their ready to assemble cabinets are made of solid maple wood that comes with different decorative molding, depending on the style you want. I see they have mocha deluxe, ginger deluxe, french vanilla deluxe with different finishings: black distress finish, ginger vandyke rub finish or mocha distress finish. All of these look great, but my favorite is ginger deluxe.

Oh yes, don’t worry about the assembly, they have uploaded a video on YouTube to help with assembly, and this is linked to their website. So my dream kitchen is starting to take shape, with the help of onlinecabinetsdirect.com, even if not it is only in my mind.

I still dream of owning my dream white kitchen similar to the one you see below. It may take several years before I can make it come true, but that is fine with me. It might take that long to make me like cooking and being in the kitchen as well.

But who knows? If I had a kitchen as nice as this, I might just make it my second bedroom. I love the chartreuse wall tiles and the kitchen countertop table. I envision my kids heading straight for this table once they arrive from school to tell me about their day while eating some brownies I’ve baked! (I think I will like baking better)

As it is, our kitchen is far from the picture above but I am taking tiny steps to make sure we have complete kitchen equipment. So far, we haven’t really availed of my husband’s available payday loans except for big kitchen equipment like the refrigerator and stove. Our Whirlpool microwave oven was a gift from our wedding (we love it).

I would like to buy a toaster, blender, a good (investment) coffee maker and fine dinnerware soon.

Here is a list of basic equipment you need to buy for your kitchen (for wives like me who don’t know a single thing!:

Knives

• made of high carbon stainless steel
• 3 or 4" paring knife
• a serrated knife
• 8 or 10" chef’s knife

Measuring Cups and Spoons

• Various sizes, in metal and plastic
• Get at least two sets of each, so you’re not continually washing them as you cook
• glass measuring cups with spout, for liquids

Spoons

• slotted spoon
• wooden spoons
• sturdy metal spoons
• Soup ladle

Mixing Utensils

• hand held electric mixer
• Wire whisks in different sizes
• eggbeater

Spatulas

• straight spatulas
• angled handle spatulas
• rubber scraper spatulas

Sieves and Colanders

• nested varying size sieves, in stainless steel (work as flour sifters too)
• steel or plastic colander

Pots and Pans

• 1, 2, 4, and 8-quart saucepans with covers
• 12" skillet with covers
• 6 or 8" nonstick skillet
• roasting pan
• two 9" round cake pans
• 9" square cake pan
• 9"x13" baking pan
• 9"x5" loaf pan
• 9" pie pan
• 12 cup muffin tin
• cooling racks
• two cookie sheets

Miscellaneous

• swivel-bladed vegetable peeler
• grater with various sized holes
• rolling pin
• can opener
• kitchen timer
• kitchen shears
• corkscrew

In my perfect world, I would have my dream home and in it, I would have my white kitchen and I enjoy being in it as I love to cook!

An all-white kitchen with stainless appliances and fixtures is my dream kitchen. I can’t get chartreuse green out of my mind as an accent after seeing white kitchen model units with it.

Of course, for now, I am stuck with our rented apartment and a makeshift kitchen we made. It actually is livable and hygienic for me, but if I were given a choice, I would replace the kitchen sink. It is placed too low that I need to bend forward to wash the dishes and the water faucet is so low that I need to maneuver to wash big pots. If I had the choice, I would have the standard two stainless steel kitchen sinks – one for soaping and one for washing and I would order from MR direct. They offer same day shipping and their prices are lower compared to most retailers. Best of all, you can order online and feel secure because they are better business bureau accredited!

A stainless steel kitchen sink is on top of my list if our landlady gives us the go signal to renovate (and have it deducted from our rent)!

Even if I am not great at cooking, one of my dreams is to have a complete kitchen. I really don’t want a state of the art kitchen, I just want a complete one that is cozy enough for our family to hang out in.

Look at the picture above. That would be perfectly doable right? Since I am still in love with chartreuse green, this is also in my dream list:

When we get our own house, I will make sure that the kitchen is somewhere I can find a lot of time to hang out in (so maybe I can be motivated to cook!). Even if I apply for a payday loan to absorb the additional costs it can concur.

I have not seen a house that I have visited that was as homey as the pictures above. I want a kitchen that is a place of activity as well – I plan to make my kitchen like that!

One of the most used areas in the house, aside from the bathroom, is the kitchen. I actually refer to it as the heart of the home, because it is where meals are cooked to keep the people in the house full and happy. So you would not surprised if I want a lovely, state-of-the-art but still very cozy kitchen.

I personally would like a big kitchen, complete with a pantry area, kitchen countertops, breakfast nook and a cooking area with exhaust. I love the idea of my kids walking in the kitchen after school, looking for something to eat, or going straight there when waking up. In short, I dream of the idea that the first place they will look for when looking for me is the kitchen. (Of course, that is just a dream. If my kitchen has my laptop in there, chances are I would ALWAYS be in there).

I am also toying about an all-white kitchen, accentuated with greeneries. White just screams immaculately clean to me. Kitchen Faucets need to be double-handled with chrome finishing (I am not that extravagant to dream of gold!) – minimalist. It also needs to be high enough so I can wash my pots and pans without having to slouch my back (I am tall) and needs to be water-efficient. There are quite a few at FaucetsonSale.com that caught my eye – and yes, they are on SALE!