tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post7739198872436559685..comments2023-10-22T17:07:37.075-05:00Comments on breadbasketcase: Before and AfterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15187362927261194164noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-43050015640312234842007-09-24T20:53:00.000-05:002007-09-24T20:53:00.000-05:00Rosa,Good luck on your kitchen! Now I can hardly ...Rosa,<BR/>Good luck on your kitchen! Now I can hardly remember the days of dirt and dust all over the house and the microwave and dishpan in the basement! Yes, it is worth it, and I hope that you also fall in love with baking. (I was never much of a baker either).Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-5305555964449162802007-09-24T20:23:00.000-05:002007-09-24T20:23:00.000-05:00Wow, what a difference in your kitchen!! I came u...Wow, what a difference in your kitchen!! I came upon your blog somehow--don't quite remember how now, you know how it is. We are in the midst of redoing our kitchen. I am so happy to see that it is all worth it! Yours is just fab! And your breads! You have motivated me to learn to bake. I've never been good at it and perhaps the new kitchen will give me new superpowers in the oven area! What a wonderful idea on christening your kitchen too. How fun!Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12032001920106167026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-42269221401842768122007-05-20T18:24:00.000-05:002007-05-20T18:24:00.000-05:00Chris,I borrowed my daughter's slow cooker when we...Chris,<BR/>I borrowed my daughter's slow cooker when we were kitchen-less, and bought the cookbook because I didn't like the cream-of-something soup recipes I was finding on the internet. I only made one or two of the recipes, and I thought they were pretty good, but not amazing. When I gave the cooker back to Sarah, I gave her the cookbook too. Now that I have my beautiful new Lodge dutch oven, I'd rather use that in a regular oven than use the slow cooker. (Of course, the cost of the Lodge dutch oven is a lot more than the cost of the cookbook).<BR/>My starter seems to have forgiven me for my bad language. Maybe it makes them tougher.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-70725716164528089542007-05-20T14:20:00.000-05:002007-05-20T14:20:00.000-05:00BBCBeautiful job! I was peeking at your cookbooks...BBC<BR/><BR/>Beautiful job! I was peeking at your cookbooks and was wondering if you could give me a quick review of Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker. I heardbout it on my local NPR station and was intrigued. I have a slow cooker, and I never seem to get a good meal out of it (meat is dry, but with lots of juice to go over top). And most of the recipes I find are of the "add a can of condensed soup" type. Will this cookbook make me blow the dust off my slow cooker? Thanks<BR/>Chris in RI<BR/>oh and your sourdough starter success made me try my own again. This time I vow to be more patient, and no bad language. Around the starter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-53141832094521531452007-05-15T21:36:00.000-05:002007-05-15T21:36:00.000-05:00Marissa,You're right--if I hadn't had those limite...Marissa,<BR/>You're right--if I hadn't had those limited choices, I would have been paralyzed. Michael's style of limited choices worked very well for me.<BR/>It's fun to get comments on this blog--it makes it seem less like I'm talking to myself.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-15919106108985944962007-05-14T14:45:00.000-05:002007-05-14T14:45:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you said you recommend the Christmas C...I'm so glad you said you recommend the Christmas Cookie book. I'd kind of assumed that since it made the new shelves, it had to be good, and not just there for its looks, though it is a sweet looking book. <BR/><BR/>You are so good at responding to our responses! It's wonderful.<BR/><BR/>Also, I like how your remodeler gave you limited good choices. You still had choice, you were saved the agony and time of searching yourself, yet you knew that anything you selected would look good. That' seems like the best of all worlds.<BR/><BR/>MarissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-38280365725894833582007-05-13T21:55:00.000-05:002007-05-13T21:55:00.000-05:00Marissa,The cooktop is amazing--I feel like such a...Marissa,<BR/>The cooktop is amazing--I feel like such a chef when I cook on it. I think the hardware is perfect with the cabinets--but I get only a little credit for that. Michael narrowed the selection down to three, and I only got to choose from those three. <BR/>I always make at least one recipe from Rose's Christmas Cookie book every holiday season, and none of the recipes has ever disappointed me. I highly recommend it.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-88799724529281475622007-05-12T04:02:00.000-05:002007-05-12T04:02:00.000-05:00Thanks for the tour! It 's such a welcoming, warm,...Thanks for the tour! It 's such a welcoming, warm, functional space. <BR/><BR/>Love your hardware choice; it's absolutely perfect.<BR/><BR/> I think most of all, I love that awesome cooktop!!! (land I love that tile work behind it; it fits so perfectly) <BR/><BR/>... and the couners... space to work! And the wall of cupboards... a place for everything! <BR/><BR/> It all harmonizes. all fits together. So aesthetic! So functional! <BR/><BR/>Congrats. You surely deserve this beautiful kitchen.<BR/><BR/>You Really culled those cookbooks down. I was glad you added that pic; I'd been wondering what you'd do about your stacks of them! And now I can peruse your shelf!!! Always fun to look at a person's cookbook collection. I'd been thinking about finding a copy of Rose's Christmas Cookies. Seeing it there on your shelf reminded me! <BR/><BR/>MarissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-11076667846525284892007-05-11T21:52:00.000-05:002007-05-11T21:52:00.000-05:00i am a total novice bread baker, and i appreciate ...i am a total novice bread baker, and i appreciate your advice. i just ordered the my weigh kd 7000. i guess i will now have an excuse to put off that first loaf till the scale arrives! THANKS marie!jinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274997124184312649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-58582468938844176402007-05-11T18:37:00.000-05:002007-05-11T18:37:00.000-05:00Jini,I picked the My Weigh scale because Rose reco...Jini,<BR/>I picked the My Weigh scale because Rose recommended it on her blog as a high-quality scale that was much less expensive than the scales she'd previously recommended. I was such a novice that I didn't even know what "tare" meant. I'm hooked on measuring by weight now, and get a little irritated by recipes that don't give that option. I'm definitely not an expert, but I'm very happy with the My Weigh scale.<BR/><BR/>June,<BR/>Are you going to try Rose's instructions for sourdough starter again? If you do, let me know how it turns out.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-72220764693101047322007-05-10T21:54:00.000-05:002007-05-10T21:54:00.000-05:00i meant "my weigh" scale. :(i meant "my weigh" scale. :(jinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274997124184312649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-2144066710974531652007-05-10T11:51:00.000-05:002007-05-10T11:51:00.000-05:00Everything looks great! Enjoy your new space!Everything looks great! Enjoy your new space!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807743649365159492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-545813277173614002007-05-09T19:52:00.000-05:002007-05-09T19:52:00.000-05:00marie, i am wondering about which kitchen scale to...marie, i am wondering about which kitchen scale to purchase. i saw that you mentioned the "my scale", (possibly the uber kitchen scale?) and am wondering how you decided on that one and if you are pleased with it. i have been looking at the soehnle kitchen scale too....i need a pro's advice before i dive into the baking bread thing. help??<BR/>thanks!!jinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274997124184312649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-30109768762669356782007-05-09T03:41:00.000-05:002007-05-09T03:41:00.000-05:00Nice knobs, Marie!Nice knobs, Marie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-71203443616963194182007-05-08T21:03:00.000-05:002007-05-08T21:03:00.000-05:00Melinda,I added closeups of the knobs and pulls, a...Melinda,<BR/>I added closeups of the knobs and pulls, and am going to add photos of the cookbooks, as soon as I get around to it.<BR/><BR/>Doughadear,<BR/>Believe it or not, there are still times when I come home from work and don't feel like cooking--then I feel guilty. Last week when that happened, I made an omelet instead of getting takeout, and felt quite pleased with myself for being virtuous.<BR/><BR/>Jini,<BR/>Thanks! I'm enjoying them a lot.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183158217378477758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-70510990479592175502007-05-08T12:12:00.000-05:002007-05-08T12:12:00.000-05:00marie, it is absolutely gorgeous! i'm sure you ar...marie, it is absolutely gorgeous! i'm sure you are enjoying having more light as well as using all the new appliances and cabinets.....and the new large sink! how great to see the before and after in photos. <BR/>ENJOY!!jinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13274997124184312649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-35305190447856451622007-05-08T07:03:00.000-05:002007-05-08T07:03:00.000-05:00Very nice! Everything shiny and new you probably c...Very nice! Everything shiny and new you probably can't wait to get home from work to cook in it.doughadearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107772878761525846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995818.post-25977487320046708702007-05-08T03:26:00.000-05:002007-05-08T03:26:00.000-05:00It is quite a transformation. I think it looks 'pu...It is quite a transformation. I think it looks 'purty'. I was hoping for a close up of your knobs.(uhhh, don't take that the wrong way.) The cabinet knobs.<BR/>Where are all your cookbooks now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com