My Kitchen Now and Then

I remember growing up with a medium sized kitchen. But it was always a great kitchen. It was because that's where my mom and dad both taught me the lessons in cooking that I now enjoy.

When I moved to Dayton, Ohio to go to college, the apartment I lived in had a kitchen the size of a small bathroom. It worked for me then. But we always called it our one butt kitchen. That was all that could fit in it!

I moved to Columbus when college didn't turn out quite like I'd expected. The first apartment had a small kitchen. But when we finally moved to the bigger apartment, my kitchen was huge compared to the other kitchens I had. I really enjoyed the space.

Now, I enjoy a nice big kitchen. It's a place that I can enjoy the cooking and baking I do. There's room to swirl around in, dance in even. I can often be seen dancing to the beat of the drum in my own head as I whirl to the food pantry for something for the night's supper.

I'm in the process of reorganizing my kitchen food pantry. Now, I realize this task is much more complicated than I originally thought. I like organization in the kitchen. It makes things go smoother when cooking on the fly.

Blessings,

Katina Mooneyham