Kitchen Nightmares: Somerville Edition

It’s the night before they’re coming to remove the old kitchen, and we’re packing everything up in boxes and moving it to the basement.  Despite our need for more storage, we actually have a ton of stuff in the kitchen.  It’s amazing how much you can cram into cabinets.

Plus, we need to figure out what to keep upstairs so that we can eat food we order, clean dishes, store leftovers, make coffee, etc.  The cats are here supervising and making sure we don’t stow away any of their food or catnip.  It’s daunting to think how much we use the kitchen and what it will be like not to have one for two months.

It’s also just strange to see the room empty:

Empty room #1

Empty room #2

Empty room #3

Uncategorized before, cabinets, countertop, dishwasher, oven, refrigerator, sink, stove

Here’s a look at the kitchen before the renovation.  It’s not bad, but you can see how everything useful is along one wall.  The other wall is where we’ve added a small pantry cabinet, a butcher block, and our trash and recycling.  There’s a also a chair, which is mostly used by the cats.  Just go ahead and try to take it from one of them.

Main wall with counter, sink, dishwasher, stove/oven, refrigerator, and all cabinetry

Other wall with furniture and a window

Another view of the main wall

The other wall looking back through the dining room to the living room

Our weak lighting situation. Also note the water-damaged ceiling.

Uncategorized before, cabinets, countertop, dishwasher, lighting, oven, refrigerator, sink, stove

The old kitchen is scheduled to be demolished on Monday, December 1, the Monday after Thanksgiving.  We’re taking one last opportunity to have a big, Anne-cooked meal before we have no cooking facilities for two months.  There’s a small, 8-pound turkey, bacon-leek stuffing, buttermilk mashed potatoes, corn pudding, cranberry sauce, a couple of cheeses, butternut squash-goat cheese turnovers, pomegranate martinis, and an incredible triple-silken pumpkin pie.  All of which has to be eaten by Sunday night, after which they take away the fridge.

Here’s a look at the goods:

Appetizers and pomegranate martini

Butternut squash and goat cheese turnovers

Pumpkin pie and homemade molasses and ginger snap ice cream

Uncategorized butternut squash, cheese, food, pomegranate martini, pumpkin pie, thanksgiving, turkey