When I realized what time it was and that Kerry had not eaten today I began to pull together a frittata for her. However, she arrived home with only enough time to munch on some corn chips with salsa and, I’m guessing, guac. I didn’t actually see it. But I’ll stick it in the fridge I’m sure it will get eaten eventually. Nothing exciting, just ham and cheese with a few scallions slices thrown in there.
I will likely have a small sliver to bide me over until dinner time.
Just as an aside, I am a word and usage junkie. This use of the verb “bide” came quite naturally but when I do some investigation I don’t find much to support this usage. I suspect it is Derbyshire/Yorkshire dialect. Back to food and cooking.
We have had a chance now to shake down this kitchen and its weaknesses are beginning to override its strengths. One thing that I struggle with even more than Kerry, I suspect, is the lighting. With black appliances and black counters there is nothing to reflect light and the lightIng is weak and minimal at best. There is no light over the range as the microwave is there and it does not appear to have a light built-in as most of the over-the-range ones do.
The dishwasher appears to work only to sanitize already clean dishes otherwise it just sanitizes the food right onto them.
Some of the issues with the kitchen have much to do with whoever determined what cabinets should contain what items. I guess this is a very personal matter. If we owned it we would fix it but for now we are working around it as best we can.
