Tuesday, August 21, 2012

my less serious home: kitchen

I wasn't going to show you inside my home. No offense, but it feels a bit creepy and revealing. Hundreds of strange people (I mean, ahem, lovely blog readers) seeing my everyday space? Hmmm. 

But, I can only ignore so many requests, so today begins a new mini-special-edition series, my less serious home. Posts where I cringe slightly and show you inside my home, while attempting to relate it to healthy living.

I thought about cleaning up first, but I didn't want to. You understand.

Today, the kitchen.

Figure 1 Kitchen View #1. Let's get you oriented - I'm taking the shot from the entry to the dining room, to the left is a door to the car port, to the right is the breakfast bar (or beer bar, depending on the hour) and the living room, and the window overlooks the back yard. 

Figure 2 Kitchen View #2. Here I'm standing behind the bar, you can see the car port entryway next to the fridge and the large, luxurious pantry to the left (next to the dog/microwave area and the cookbook rack). That is my cereal bowl and my blog notebook, for you really nosy people.

Now let's get really invasive and show you some close-ups.

Figure 3 Non-Refrigerated Food Area. To the far end of the bar is the 'non-refrigerated food area'. Today this includes some of our healthy staples, a pile of bananas (14 to be exact), sweet potatoes, avocados, and an onion. A foil covered pan of happiness (i.e., whole wheat banana bread snack cake), resting on the side. Keeping these foods easily accessible and visible facilitates their quick consumption (a power cord wrapped around knives is safe, right?).

Figure 4 The Pantry. I know, I know - you want to see closer - but this, my friends, is all you get. You would think a family of 6 lived in this house, but in fact it is just two people who eat a lot and like to be well stocked. 

(From top to bottom): top shelf: baking supplies (flours and mixes) and protein powder, 2nd shelf: more baking supplies and lesser-used condiments; 3rd shelf: bottled sauces, canned beans, and pasta/rice/quinoa/couscous; 4th shelf: cereal-mania (this is two boxes-deep), vinegars, oils, herbs, and spices; 5th shelf: dried fruit, popcorn, peanut butter, PB2, nuts; bottom shelf: dog treats, lunch boxes, extra paper towels, and more cereal, obviously.

Figure 5 Medicine/Coffee/Honey Cabinet. What? You don't have a medicine/coffee/honey cabinet? For some reason this makes perfect sense to me. Located to the left of the sink, I open this cabinet multiple times every day. 

Top shelf: everyday medicines/supplements; middle shelf: coffee filters; bottom shelf: coffee, coffee grinder, honey, and agave nectar.

Figure 6 The Refrigerator. 

Top shelf: pudding, eggs, almond butter; 2nd shelf: Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, leftovers; 3rd shelf: almond milk (that is 6 cartons) and beer; both crispers and deli bin: overflowing produce

Now, I hope you are all satisfied (but, not too satisfied because I have many more rooms to show you...).

21 comments:

  1. Wow what a great a spacious kitchen. I've been thinking of taking some shots of my place when I move in. Needless to say there is a huuuuge difference lol

    Love your medicine/coffee/honey cabinet. I could have a similar one that would have to include teas as well :)

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    1. haha thanks gabby! would love to see your new place too!

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  2. Psh...who actually cleans? Kidding - it looks awesome. So spacious! I've been house hunting (apartment?) and most of the spaces in the neighborhood I want to live in are pre-1940s with a kitchen the size of a fridge. Gah. You lucked out on this one!

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    1. thanks, faith! i'm loving all the space - it is certainly a change for me. ps can't wait to check out YOUR NEW BLOG!

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  3. You look very organized, like you've been living there forever. I don't think you'll starve either!

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    1. haha this is the one room we have actually organized well...just wait and see...

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  4. I am jealous of your magnetic stainless steel fridge.

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  5. oh my gosh i am seriously jealous of that kitchen! Man you are stocked, I still have bare cabinets in my new place. It's been a month, I should get on that.

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    1. haha like i've shared before - i like to be way OVER supplied with food.

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  6. Love your kitchen!!!!

    Jen@HealthyFoodandFamily

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  7. Wow you are so moved in already. Blog notebook? Like you pre write posts?

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    1. blog notebook - don't actually write posts. but jot down ideas. mainly i use it for planning. so each week i write out the posts i'm going to post and on what days. i also write down what post i should write that weekend (i try only to do significant blog work on sundays) and a calendar for upcoming posts i should be thinking about. for example, if i have a cereal post scheduled, i better eat that cereal!

      hmmm maybe i should do a post on this. what do you think?

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  8. I'm in love with your kitchen! I'm (slightly) OCD so all of your organization puts the biggest smile on my face. There's just something so beautiful about everything having it's "place".
    Oh, and our kitchens are filled with almost all of the same foods. Love it. (:

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    1. emily. your comments ALWAYS brighten my day. i am OCD too! so everything has a designation. the boyfriend is getting used to this. love that you have the same stuff - i'm not surprised! even that cereal i got you into. ;)

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  9. Open kitchen and all this work space... I am quite jealous right now :D!
    But happy to see that other people also fill there cupboards with 5 months worth of food - I already thought I might be a secret crazy old cat lady.

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  10. impressive! love it! also love that earth balance butter. my fave! :)

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  11. Love being a creep! Thanks for opening up ;) Great place, super well-stocked kitchen. There are only 2 people (and 3 cats) living at my place too and I promise we have more stuffed cupboards than that (I justify it by saying that being in Canada, when I go over the border to WA I have to majorly stock up on goods I cannot get up here from Target and TJ's, so that's why I have endless boxes of LUNA protein bars and Vitamin Water Zero lemonade...) That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

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  12. Love your kitchen! Your fruit bowl is super cute. And I am so jealous that you have a backyard!

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  13. its beautiful!! love how open and bright it is!

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