Where the magic happens...baby!

Well I don't know if I would call it magic, but I thought you all might want to see my prep station. It's small, but it works ok.

The thing I hate about it most is the placement deems it a dumping ground, so I have to clear all the shit off every time I use it...sigh. Man what I wouldn't give for a gourmet kitchen *salivating*. Anyway, see the chopping board? That board rocks, Pete gave it to me for our anniversary 2 years ago. I use it daily and it hardly shows wear, it is quiet and soft on knives, I highly recommend these boards. You can see that my cookbooks lack a 'real' home, I dream of a bookshelf next to my workstation. And my spices? c-l-u-s-t-e-r-f-u-c-k! I SOOOO want a spice drawer, if you could see me now you would see a single tear rolling down my cheek, and not from the onion on the on the cutting board. I know whoa is me. Well let's move on from this pity party. I want to show you the ass of the kitchen...

Another lovely gift from my husband. He watches over and makes sure all is right in the kitchen. Everyone needs an ass as a mascot...no? Ok, one last picture of the beginnings of dinner last night. I made Skillet black beans with potatoes and tortillas from the Veg Family CB, very yummy. This is the third time I have made it, I halve the potatoes she calls for and add hot chili pepper and more lime too. Man it is good eatin, sorry I neglected to get a picture of the final concoction, Pete got home late and my stomach was eating itself.