The Stove Had To Go…

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My home was built in 1927, the kitchen is small, a feng shui no no. So I deported the oven/stove, moved the fridge to where the oven had been, voila! A spacious open kitchen, or at least better than it was.

One point I had not foreseen, how were my roommates and partner going to cook? Because I would have sworn they only stepped in the kitchen to get water, make a PBJ or were in transit to the garage. Apparently they were secretly cooking when I was not home, making elaborate meals and feeding friends, or at least thats what they told me after the fact. I am more inclined to believe that it was more of a, ”what, we have to have a stove, all kitchens have a stove, wait, where did the microwave go?”

So my friend and best buddy Pat gave me a hot~plate that belonged to her dad, another friend rewired it after it sparked one day when he was over, and we were in business.

So what is in my kitchen?

Things that cook:
hot plate,
second hand convection oven,
a mammoth crock pot for enchiladas,
and a newly acquired waffle iron (I heart waffles!)

Things that do not cook:

Excalibur nine tray dehydrator
VitaMix
Green Star Juicer
Jack La Lane Juicer
Orange juicer
fridge (duh)

Acutriments in my kitchen that is use in my “high raw lifestyle”:
colanders
sprouter
mandolin
crocks
knives
jars & lids.

I am thinking I know more than the average bear about different products, either from my experience, Pat’s feedback, or bitching and gritching from folks at Central City Co-op, so I will post what I know.

Supah Love,

Rowan

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Crystal says March 23rd, 2009 at 12:31 pm

Hi Rowan

What a renegade cook you are, tossing the stove and all. And you have 3 juicers? Or 4, really, because the VitaMix is one also?

Extraordinary. Looking forward to reading more…

Achrysalis says March 30th, 2009 at 2:53 pm

You know, I remember the day you got rid of your stove – and thinking WTF? No stove? How can that be?!

Now it all makes sense …

PS the cheatin’ carrots are the bomb!

marcyb says April 5th, 2009 at 8:33 am

Wow! that’s my favorite picture of you EVER! You look great!

Pamela Reilly, Naturopath & Living Foods Life Coach says April 6th, 2009 at 6:13 pm

LOL … my hubby and I are counting the days ’til we can put the stove on the curb. We’d do it now if not for the fact our four teens have convinced us they’d starve without it. We doubt it, but with four teens in the house we have to very carefully pick every battle. LOL.

So … how many gourmet meals have you seen prepared since your roomies insisted they do the gourmet thing on a regular basis? Just curious. LOL.

admin says April 9th, 2009 at 9:53 am

@Pamela Gourmet nothing.
I actually deported the stove about 5 years ago, and as roommates have cycled in&out it seems the no stove has been a screening tool. Folks who were freaking jazzed to have access to all the juicers, dehydrators and not mention the never ending stream of organic veggies and fermented foods have been the best roommates. Folks who had to cook their meat and couldn’t believe we don’t have a microwave wisely chose to live elsewhere.

In fact I have one roommate who hasn’t lived in the house for three years who still brings by compost, chicken food, and will leave me money in the refrigerator where jars of cultures veggies once sat.
Rowan

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