My Kitchen...

... it’s what I am: messy and sunny!!!

Happily participating to the event my friend Ilva proposed, here are some picks of my kitchen.
When we moved in our actual flat the former owner ask us if we wanted to keep the original kitchen for a ridiculous price. As the kitchen was only 3 years old, fully equipped and practically new, we cheerfully agreed.

Dislikes:
I don’t really like its colours (too bright for me) and the home appliances are not the best (all shitty-Ariston: I had to change the washing machine, I had to repair the dishwasher five times in the last three years, and the fridge is doing a strange noise since two summers ago…). I don’t like the exhaust fan like that, in the open: it’s always dirty and full of stuff!


Likes:
I quite like it overall, and it’s really practical to work in it, with a lot of working space. The oven is higher than in normal kitchens, and this is one of the feature I will sure would like in our future kitchen. I like the tile walls, neat and cleanable. I like that it has direct access to the balcony, my second fridge during the winter. I like that I have a lot of space for everything: storage, dishes, pans… At the end I like most of it!

This year I dare…

Following this good idea form my friend Ilva, at Lucullian Delights, I will provide for future reference (:-D today I’m so funny I laugh all alone for my pointless choice of words!!!) the list of the five attempts I will try this year, not in chronological order, not even in challenging order, just random:
1. Macarons: French are crazy about them, after tasting Pierre Hermè macarons I’m crazy about them, and they are one of the most difficult stuff I’ve ever tried (it can be looking like cheating, but I’ve tried them only once last year…)
2. One of the difficult recipes from PH10, the latest addition to my bookshelf. I give myself the option to choose it on the right day with the right mood…
3. A beautiful cake like this one (I know it’s not a matter of preparation (easy peasy), but just look, and that will be the real challenge for me!)
4. Blanquette de veau (there is a joke in our family : I ask my husband “What would you like to eat tonight?” and periodically, summer, winter, Easter, Xmas no matter, he will answer me “Blanquette de veau!” with a sarcastic smile on his face!)
5. Puff pastry: I’m always terribly afraid just only to think about it, but I’m collecting comforting recipes from master pastry chef… Let’s hope this is the good year!