For this challenge Ritva Sillanmak challenges us to find Inspiration in the Kitchen and to show our favorite cup. The above image is a mug I got when our Labrador Retriever Blondie was very young. She’s been gone for several years now but every time I drink from the mug it reminds me of her.
We have lived in our home for over 40 years. Our kitchen has been through one total renovation and some of the appliances have been replaced more than once. I’ve spent countless hours in the kitchen preparing meals, cleaning up after meals, baking, and teaching our kids and grandkids how to bake cookies and cakes. The kitchen is a happy place.
Our kitchen and dining room are one big room divided by a kitchen peninsula that is like an island but connected to one wall. That peninsula has been used as a breakfast bar, a lunch counter, a space for baked goods to cool, a place for friends for family to gather around to eat appetizers, and as a buffet table for big meals like Christmas and Thanksgiving.
Below, the two Tupperware items on the left and the Corning Ware casserole dish have been used thousands of times ever since I got them about 50 years ago. I still use them all the time.
A post about the kitchen wouldn’t be complete without some food. These next two images are two of the dishes I made for July 4th weekend. On the left is a shrimp pasta salad made with wild Georgia shrimp, fresh patty pan squash, mushrooms, broccoli and Vidalia onions. On the right is Southern Succotash made with fresh okra, butter beans, tomatoes, corn, Vidalia onions, bacon and basil for garnish.
Many thanks to guest host Ritva Sillanmak for the challenge Lens-Artists Challenge #25s – Inspiration found in the kitchen
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