If you’re going to be without a kitchen for any length of time, you need to set up a temporary spot with some basic stuff so you can get by for a while. As I mentioned before in my cookathon post, I cooked and froze a lot of stuff that we can reheat in the microwave or toaster oven. It has been nice to have home-cooked meals even with the kitchen being in the state it’s in!

We moved the kitchen table into the family room to serve as a “prep” area, and set up the smaller card table to eat on. The prep area consists of the microwave, toaster oven, knives and cutting boards, paper goods like zip-locks and foil, and a few other things. Under the table I’ve stored things that I shouldn’t need to get to very often but still wanted to have available. (The rest of the kitchen stuff is packed up in David’s office.) Next to the table, we put the pantry with all our food, and next to it a small china cabinet to hold a few dishes, utensils, etc. The fridge is in the laundry room, where it’s been since we moved in. The dishwashing station is in the nearby guest bathroom.

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