Kitchen Dreams

The other day I was watching the Food Network and as I watched the chef whip up a beautiful meal that he made look WAY too easy I thought...I would love to have
-a state of the art kitchen loaded with wonderful gadgets and beautiful dishes
-somebody to do the shopping for the wonderful ingredients I would need for the fabulous recipe I would be whipping up for my family
-someone to set out pre-measured salt, pepper, flour, sugar, onions, garlic, nuts, etc to be within my reach when I needed them
-the most fabulous pots and pans known to man
-the talent it takes to not char the fabulous food I am preparing
-someone to rush in when the cooking was done to clean up the mess and set everything up for the next picture perfect meal I was to prepare.

I think cooking would be a whole lot more pleasant if I had all of those things! Too bad my kitchen isn't run like a Food Network stage kitchen....a girl can dream!

My reality kitchen is as follows....
-First of all I never cook wonderfully exotic things...I stick to the basics most of the time....a meat and a couple of veggies.
-I do all of the shopping around here and it is very monotonous and I usually just buy what is familiar and easy.
-I don't even own one of those wonderful tiny class bowls that they always use and even if I did I wouldn't use them because I would end up being the one to wash it and it is unnecessary to say the least.
-Other than an ridiculous number of bread, cake and muffin pans that my mom insisted I needed when I got married here is a list of pots and pans that I have:
1.) a tiny sauce pan and lid...perfect size for one can of corn or peas
2.) a bigger sauce pan and lid...perfect size for one box of mac and cheese
3.) a big pot and lid...perfect for a big pot of chili or spaghetti
4.) a tiny frying pan and lid...perfect size for one pancake at a time, scrambled eggs or a few pieces of sausage...this is the one that is lopsided because I banged it against the metal edge of my sink when Jamey said something that infuriated me one hormonal day. Even if I get new pots and pans I will be hanging on to that one because it reminds me of the one and only time I completely lost my temper with anyone and the look on his face like he was thinking..."Oh, crap....I have done it now...she has gone over the edge!" The look in his eyes was quite funny!!!!
5.) a bigger frying pan and lid...perfect for hamburgers, bag meal or bacon

That is it. I am thankful for what I have and if I had the wonderful state of the art kitchen I probably wouldn't cook anymore than I do now.