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What I look for in a kitchen

08
Aug 2009
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black-countertop-kitchen-homeIf we ever get a house of our own again; this is what I want to have in a new kitchen:

1. Black granite counter tops
2. Stainless steel appliances
3. A backsplash covered in metal tiles
4. An easy to maintain floor (and not cheesy looking)
5. Oak or Maple cabinets with glass fronts on some of the doors
6. Under cabinet lighting
7. A gas stove with a waist-high broiler
8. A pantry
9. A separate closet for mops, brooms and cleaners
10. A built in cutting board
11. Lots of drawer space
12. A center island with room for seating

I watch way too many home improvement shows and want just about everything they do on those shows. The picture above is almost exactly what I want except I want the seating at a center island.

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Granité

01
Jun 2008
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Granité (not to be confused with granite) is a granular ice frozen without being stirred. It can be served at the mush stage or frozen hard, then scraped up in fine, feathery shavings. It’s particularly good topped with a little fruit liqueur or rum. It sounds like something that might be served on one of those Caribbean cruises or in a fancy restaurant.

1 quart of water
2 cups of sugar
1 cup or lemon or lime juice
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon or lime rind
A few drops of yellow and/or green food coloring.

Bring water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan, stirring, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Cool, mix in juice and rind, and tint pale yellow or green. Pour into 3 refrigerator trays, cover, and freeze to a mush without stirring. Spoon into goblets and serve or freeze hard, scrape up with a spoon and pile into goblets. About 130 calories per 1/2 cup serving.

Fruit Granité: Boil 3 cups water and 1 1/2 cups sugar into syrup as directed. Cool, add 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 2 cups puréed fruit (any berries, peaches, pineapple, sweet cherries). Omit the rind. Freeze and serve as directed. About 140-150 calories per 1/2 cup serving depending upon fruit used.

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