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Welcome to my Kitchen!

9 January 2007 417 views 39 Comments

I love the world of blog events. This time around I have to thank Veron of Kitchen Musings for making me aware of Lucullian Delight’s ‘Show Me Your Kitchen’. In that spirit, this is where I prepare all my dishes :)

It is pretty basic, and pretty cramped but it gets the job done. My mother and I often talk and dream about renovations, and some of the other participants’ homes were totally inspirational for me in terms of design :)

The first thing I do when I come down into the kitchen to cook is set my laptop (codename: Maccie) onto the microwave, crank iTunes and open MacGourmet. I love MacGourmet, it’s basically like iTunes for recipes :) Likewise I love iTunes, I am a musicholic and need it 24/7. I was thinking of sharing from time to time my playlists of what I cooked to. We’ll see :)
Hope you liked this little glimpse into my world! :)

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  • Binghi said:

    Ah, sweet! Nice to see where those mouth watering dishes are born :)

    # 9 January 2007 at 12:53 am | link
  • Marsha said:

    Geez I like the ’show me the kitchen’ thing Nikki I like your kitchen! I am gonna take pics of mine and do this too!
    I did a plate one before :)

    # 9 January 2007 at 1:21 am | link
  • Chennette said:

    where’s the window where you get great light for your food shots (especially the drinks ;-) )?

    # 9 January 2007 at 1:22 am | link
  • ilva said:

    Thanks! I love the idea of using the mirror as a window over the sink!

    # 9 January 2007 at 1:28 am | link
  • Marsha said:

    Ok
    so I think the next should be what is in your fridge and pantry. :)
    I borrowed your idea over dey in my blog…

    # 9 January 2007 at 1:38 am | link
  • Sarina said:

    Binghi – :D

    Marsha – aww thanks :) I look forward to seeing yours :D I’ve bookmarked the fridge and pantry ideas :D

    Chennette – it is the window in the room behind the wooden louvred door :D

    Ilva – thanks for hosting this event! It is such a wonderfully powerful yet simple concept :) Mom came up with the idea of a mirror and it really adds light to the room and fights the feeling of being ‘closed in’

    # 9 January 2007 at 1:44 am | link
  • Mani said:

    Sarina, what yuh does listen to when yuh cooking?

    # 9 January 2007 at 7:45 am | link
  • Sarina said:

    Mani – All kinda thing :) Mostly alt/indie … but tons of pop jazz electronica in there too…

    # 9 January 2007 at 8:56 am | link
  • Marsha said:

    You Like pop jazz girl?
    Remember Dave Koz?
    I was in love with his music for a while! I think i still am.
    You Make Me Smile is my favorite

    # 9 January 2007 at 10:22 am | link
  • Veron said:

    It’s great to see where you prepare all your scrumptious dishes! I agree with Ilva, that mirror is a nice touch to add.

    # 9 January 2007 at 11:24 am | link
  • Sarina said:

    Marsha – i totally remember you and your dave koz fetish back in high school …. remember it was that strange music video/shopping channel thing that introduced us to that stuff? :) forget the name… i don’t really like most jazz made from the 80’s on… the odd track here and there but nothing i want to own… my collection is heavily 1930’s to 1950s .. with some 60s n 70s… loved your vintage record snag the other day :)

    # 9 January 2007 at 11:30 am | link
  • Sarina said:

    Veron – oh thanks :D The responses have been so positive :) and i was so nervous about sharing :) makes me misty! :D I don’t know if you can see the border of the mirror clearly enough but mom used gold paint to spray paint stencil shapes using leaves… it’s really pretty!

    # 9 January 2007 at 11:56 am | link
  • Marsha said:

    MOR Music TV!!!!!!!!! hahahhah
    it was really good I used to watch it like at 4am till I had to leave for school..
    Meanwhile I joinded the Jazz Radio Club here. I made friends with he station manager and he gave me a couple CDs and invites to concerts etc..It’s great!
    I listen to all kinda things when I am in the kitchen though…

    # 9 January 2007 at 12:58 pm | link
  • Marsha said:

    UGH I said JOINDED…scratch that…i made myself cringe!

    # 9 January 2007 at 1:02 pm | link
  • Sarina said:

    Marsha – you know i had written MorMusic and then i deleted it. Feel better now that not all my memory is corroded :D a jazz radio club sounds like a good thing. There is a Jazz radio station here now. it’s quite nice but i never listen to radio anymore … i think i’ll share my music mixes lolz :D

    # 9 January 2007 at 1:06 pm | link
  • burekaboy said:

    ***uggh, trinigourmet eating up all my msgs, LOL!! 3rd attempt!***

    so THAT’S the laboratory ;p i also am in a bit of a cramped kitchen situation but i love mine, so i can’t complain too much. you make do with what you have, i guess :) but i am sure most everyone wishes for either more space or a different design. at least, the food still tastes the same! one thing i DO appreciate about my kitchen are the windows. some of my friends don’t have any and it feels strange, sort of claustrophobic-like. i enjoy being able to open them when i am cooking, especially frying things.

    fridge shots!?! yikes! — *runs off to clean* thanks for sharing your space :)

    # 9 January 2007 at 6:11 pm | link
  • Sarina said:

    burekaboy – for the last 12 hours or so my spam catcher has been flagging legit comments as spam… and i have to go in and flag them as legit.. sorry you had to repeat your comments.. i wrote them and i hope it clears up… it seemed to have a few hours ago but like something is happening on their side. the whole net has been odd today.. esp all things hosted by google.. i suspect it’s because of MacWorld and the yahoo/google gossip…

    # 9 January 2007 at 6:20 pm | link
  • Sarina said:

    bureka – the last 2 bialys were under the foil on the stove :D

    # 9 January 2007 at 6:22 pm | link
  • Lilandra said:

    oooooo
    cute mac! :)

    # 9 January 2007 at 7:41 pm | link
  • burekaboy said:

    oh, good….it’s not just me hallucinating then. i have had major problems all day with the net. my friend even wrote me that she couldn’t comment on my blog and was having problems, too. grrr. damn blogger.

    what?! you STILL have bialys left!! lol. eat them up!

    # 9 January 2007 at 7:54 pm | link
  • Sarina said:

    Lilandra – Isn’t he :D :D :D you just made him smile :D Maccie says hi :D

    Burekaboy – Well the comments are going back to spam again … for about 2 hours they were going through normal again… yes blogger and google have been down for large chunks of today… bialys are all gone :)

    # 9 January 2007 at 8:10 pm | link
  • Lilandra said:

    hi maccie! I don’t think there’s enough room on the microwave for mine
    or enough light

    # 9 January 2007 at 11:12 pm | link
  • Sarina said:

    lilandra – why you need light? :)

    # 9 January 2007 at 11:38 pm | link
  • Rachel said:

    I’ve never heard of MacGourmet. I’m jealous! I have a PC :( Maybe there is something like it in the windows world. I have my recipes in text pad. It’s way old school.

    # 10 January 2007 at 1:38 am | link
  • Sarina said:

    Rachel – Hi! :D Don’t be too jealous (i’m a macaddict so i’d never say don’t be a -little- jealous :lol: ) for the PC users out there I keep hearing about MasterCook … so it must be pretty good :) Step away from the textpad!

    # 10 January 2007 at 2:11 am | link
  • boo said:

    it is neat to see your kitchen! i wnat to get ours all pretty looking so i can take pictures!

    # 10 January 2007 at 2:55 am | link
  • Sarina said:

    Boo – I’d love to see :) always wanted to see your garden too :)

    # 10 January 2007 at 3:24 am | link
  • Danielle said:

    I see you. Well, your kitchen anyways.

    Currently drooling over MacGourmet. It calls to my organization addiction.

    # 10 January 2007 at 3:38 am | link
  • Sarina said:

    Danielle – :P MacGourmet has become a vital part of my culinary existence :D

    # 10 January 2007 at 3:45 am | link
  • Lilandra said:

    Rachel can buy a macbook…

    # 10 January 2007 at 5:30 pm | link
  • Sarina said:

    lilandra – :P

    # 10 January 2007 at 5:55 pm | link
  • Kristen said:

    What a lovely kitchen! It’s great to see where all the good stuff happens.

    # 11 January 2007 at 10:03 am | link
  • Sarina said:

    Kristen – Thanks! ;) You have a lovely blog, that cake looks amazing :D Will add you to my linksbar :)

    # 11 January 2007 at 10:26 am | link
  • Anjali said:

    Thanks for sharing with us!

    # 12 January 2007 at 6:01 am | link
  • Sarina said:

    Anjali – thanks for the comment :) I love your blog, your Aaji looks so strong and beautiful :) have added you to my blogroll and will be returning :)

    # 12 January 2007 at 9:12 am | link
  • Sally said:

    I’m so happy you participlated in Show Me Your Kitchen Sarina. It’s fun seeing where other people cook up their “masterpieces”, isn’t it. Thanks for sharing.

    # 12 January 2007 at 3:46 pm | link
  • Sarina said:

    Sally – Thanks for passing by and taking the time to comment :) I went and took a look at your New Year’s party…. what fun :D

    # 12 January 2007 at 11:23 pm | link
  • My Kitchen In Half Cups said:

    Great kitchen. Love the effect from the mirror! Big enough to move in.

    # 14 January 2007 at 9:55 pm | link
  • Sarina said:

    ‘Half Cups’ – Thanks! :) I will check out your blog in a sec :)

    # 15 January 2007 at 12:40 am | link

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