A few
weeks ago (Feb
16th) I posted about the start of a total kitchen do-over.
Guess what? It's done. On time. On budget.
HFS! Our contractor began when he said he would. He
finished on the day he said he would. The final bill was exactly
what the contract stipulated. The craftsmanship is superb.
I know, we can't believe it either.
MoSup did all the preproduction stuff, because I wasn't onboard with
spending all that money on a kitchen makeover when we had just done a
remodel in 1989. But she was right, and made all the right
choices, but is now in a PPD
stage. My turn then to step it up. I spent the past
week putting everything back, which is pretty easy since we have
about 30% more cabinet space. Still have to refinish a
section of flooring previously covered by an island (actually
peninsula). Other than that, the worker boys did everything. They
even fixed a leak in the bathroom sink (gratis) because it annoyed
them. If anyone in the area wants a recommendation for the best
contractor I've ever dealt with, drop me an e-mail.
Now, I know what you're wanting to ask.
"Rodge, with all that new cooking
equipment, what's the first thing you cheffed up?"
Raise you hands if you thought I'd say Caviar and Salmon Blini
Tortes, accompanied by a Red Salad with
Champagne Vinaigrette and Triple Chocolate Tart with Boozy Whipped
Cream for dessert? Well you're wrong. It was a Foreman
cookie.  .
I had a hankering for a chocolate chip cookie. I had Pillsbury
chocolate chip cookie dough in the refrigerator. But, I wasn't
going to read the new oven instructions at 11PM, or heat it to
make one lousy cookie. Which is where my George Foreman grill
came in. If you don't have one, you don't know that this sumbitch
goes from naught to 400º in about 20 seconds. No exaggeration. I
plopped a glob of dough about the size or a billiard ball on it, and
closed the lid. When I started to smell chocolate burning I
lifted the lid, and there you have it. If' I'da let it cool for
20 minutes or so, it would have been crisp. I didn't. It
wasn't. Tasted good anyway. Coming soon, I review my
favorite new thing - a sink /strainer/stopper that works.
Try my cookie recipe. |
