tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post1802411726811735258..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Why I Don't Cook More OftenBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-85418664248741641732010-12-19T13:13:44.752-07:002010-12-19T13:13:44.752-07:00Go for the bigger camper man...you can't take ...Go for the bigger camper man...you can't take it with ya...and time is short!fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523386203834736598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-75129076530627765092010-12-17T14:09:55.919-07:002010-12-17T14:09:55.919-07:00...what about the floor space! That looks pretty g...<i>...what about the floor space! That looks pretty good-sized, too! </i><br /><br />The advent of multiple slide-outs has made most modern RVs <i>quite</i> roomy inside, Kath. I've often thought I made a mistake by not buying a fifth wheel-pickup combo instead of a motor home, if only for the extra room at roughly the same price. But I'm NOT a pickup kinda guy...Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-55671343734911505512010-12-17T12:43:45.309-07:002010-12-17T12:43:45.309-07:00The counter space -- what about the floor space! ...The counter space -- what about the floor space! That looks pretty good-sized, too! <br /><br />Maybe you could just "build on" to where you're living now! You know, enclose the lanai. (I'm kidding, but wow, I've seen some of those in North Carolina, believe me. :)Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08974038903187252059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-54540355614683264902010-12-17T12:14:57.149-07:002010-12-17T12:14:57.149-07:00Lou: I feel yore pain, then. My apartments after...Lou: I feel yore pain, then. My apartments after the divorce had fairly decent kitchens and appliances, so the RV is very different in this space (heh). as for <i>"Beets! Really?"</i> Hell Yeah! I love 'em.<br /><br /><i>Getcha one!</i><br /><br />I'm NOT the fed'rul gub'mint; I refuse to take on debt, thank ya. Although I WILL admit I've been tempted, but when I move to larger quarters it's gonna be a fixed address.<br /><br />Pam is wise about teachin' the boys to cook... my father said the same thing when I was a boy; my cooking lessons began around age 13.<br /><br />Deb: I HEAR ya about the "cooking for one" thang. The worst thing is no compliments, LOL! (Although it's true that I talk to myself sometimes, and that includes giving the chef his props.)<br /><br /><i>Also, I empathize with the non-cooking wife thing.</i><br /><br />TSMP turned into a pretty good cook after some practice. She did the lion's share of the cooking while we were married.<br /><br />Kris: See the Andy answer.<br /><br /><i>Which is why I guess we do most of our camping in the summertime so we can do most of the cooking outside! LOL!</i><br /><br />Roger THAT, Jenny! My Weber is my friend!<br /><br />Moogie: I've used my oven exactly ONCE in the ten years I've been living in this thing. My oven doubles as storage, too, which is where all those casserole dishes I never use live.<br /><br />re: dinner/Oktoberfest.I usually add about a cup of white wine to this dish, as well, but we were fresh out last night.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-67755257914219632292010-12-17T10:55:36.486-07:002010-12-17T10:55:36.486-07:00I'd say yo've figured out a pretty good an...I'd say yo've figured out a pretty good and clever system (breadbox = microwave). <br /><br />When we were evacuated for 9 months after Katrina we were in a one-bedroom efficiency with a kitchen just about that size (including an oven that repeatedly burned through the insulation and set off the smpoke alarm), so I can identify your pain. <br /><br />Dinner looks like Oktoberfest! Yum! <br /><br />We had center cut pork chops last night, too!Moogie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665429537064900337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-54674067408257987202010-12-17T09:45:33.193-07:002010-12-17T09:45:33.193-07:00Cooking in an rv kitchen takes organization and pl...Cooking in an rv kitchen takes organization and planning! I usually use my kitchen table alot (but yours is a desk, so not possible). Which is why I guess we do most of our camping in the summertime so we can do most of the cooking outside! LOL!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967546226890745086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-72677147364554056602010-12-17T08:34:47.222-07:002010-12-17T08:34:47.222-07:00Delish!
So I gotta ask - what stops you from gett...Delish!<br /><br />So I gotta ask - what stops you from getting the larger RV?Kris, in New Englandhttp://www.noodlingonit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-76875878014191177522010-12-17T08:08:25.925-07:002010-12-17T08:08:25.925-07:00First, that looks delicious.
Second cooking for on...First, that looks delicious.<br />Second cooking for one is almost more of a hassle than it's worth. You go to all that work and by the time it's ready you don't want it any more.<br />When I lived out on the farm I had a rather large kitchen and a free standing cherry chopping block that were put to a whole lot of use (I like to make my own pasta for lasagne, canneloni, spaghetti, etc., spaghetti sauce and black bean soup for the freezer; kind of my own TV dinners) and then I moved in to town. With a kitchen the size of a postage stamp. Any of the enjoyment of cooking quickly went out the window.<br />The non-cooking spouse? My Mother can't cook to save her life (though Lord knows she tries) and you're never quite sure what the heck she's going to mangle next when invited over for dinner!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03989290418471519434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-59348878250331691172010-12-17T07:11:25.734-07:002010-12-17T07:11:25.734-07:00I know the feeling, sometimes. While our kitchen i...I know the feeling, sometimes. While our kitchen is large enough for your general run-of-the-mill dinner prep, when I do Thanksgiving... That's when I pile things on every available surface and have to be careful when I turn around so I don't knock something onto the linoleum with my elbow.<br /><br />Also, I empathize with the non-cooking wife thing. I do 98% of the cooking (by choice) because MY WIFE, while very talented in other areas, does only a couple of things decently in the kitchen (and one of them does not involve food, unless we're being very adventurous.)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10276019471087074882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-6225876702457983002010-12-17T07:11:02.532-07:002010-12-17T07:11:02.532-07:00I might be motivated to cook more often if I lived...<i>I might be motivated to cook more often if I lived in an RV with a kitchen like this</i><br /><br />Getcha one! Honestly, we only have about four feet of usable countertop in our kitchen...which gets quite the workout with a house full of males. BTW, they ALL know how to cook, and are good at it. Their Momma figured they'd all be bachelors, and she was right.<br /><br />That is a fine-looking meal, sir. I've always heard that it's hard to get motivated to cook for one, so I understand the reluctance. But sometimes, takee-outee just don't do it, huh.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-3508180955995325162010-12-17T06:14:27.454-07:002010-12-17T06:14:27.454-07:00I have to tell you that I don't have much more...I have to tell you that I don't have much more counter space than you. My stove is a small apartment size. I do have a large table, but usually half of it is covered in art stuff or something. I long for the day when my new kitchen is in. <br /><br />Beets! Really?Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.com