"The 'Cupboards are Bare' Giveaway"

This is what our kitchen......looks like now. We live in this room and have wanted to remodel for years.

We've got lots

of space.

And pretty

good light

through the

windows but

the cabinets

really darken

the room.

Plus...

Some of the cabinets...like this weird one in the corner...are

designed so poorly it's so tough to get anything in or out at all.

We're going to keep the brick work. That's my favorite part of the kitchen. And our oven is fairly new so we'll keep that.

But the microwave's got to go. Can you see the crack in the picture on the right. That can't be good. I hate to think of the radiation leaking out of that think.

If you've been following along, you know we've been counting down to construction, which starts tomorrow. And giving away cool stuff along the way. Today the grand prize giveaway.

And it begins with a rhyme:

The cupboards are bare

not a thing is left in them...

...Except a little brown dog
doing last minute sniffin'.

I packed up my pans

I packed up my pots.

I know in my heart

I will miss them a lot.

I packed every herb

I packed every spice.

I packed all the extracts,

that make my pastries taste nice.

In a box go my tools

for making cookies and pies...

Oh, and here making boxes

is my favorite guy.

So long to bay leaves, to fresh nutmeg,

And cinnamon sticks

Pepper, curries and saffron,

What are your favorite picks?

A question about flavors

I feel a giveaway coming on.

I'm just not sure how much longer

This rhyme can go on.

Let's see...

I picked up this Dutch oven

That's pretty and blue

And I really would love

to give it to you.

For stews and for pot roast

there's no better pot.

You can braise, you can sear

You can roast and what not.

No kitchen's complete without

a Dutch oven.

And now you can have one

If you are spice lovin'.

So, what is your pleasure

sage, rosemary or thyme?

Tell me your favorite flavor or seasoning

you don't have to rhyme.

Leave your comments right here

the same old rules apply.

If I don't get lots of takers

I'll just sit down and cry.

The contest expires

on Friday at noon.

Just think what you could do

with this pot and a spoon

And a nice cut of beef

and an onion or two.

And a carrot and garlic

oh, I'm starting to drool.

GOOD LUCK!!! CONTEST EXPIRES FRIDAY AT 5 PM CST