My stove is a small apartment-style gas range and oven. When we lived on NE 42nd, we had a Frigidaire Flair. I see one on eBay for $800 because the speed heat burner is not working properly. It was great to have 2 ovens and all the storage underneath, and you could push the range in for more space when it was not being used. The unfortunate thing is that when we were moving to N Vancouver Ave, it flew out of the back of my brother-in-law's truck, due to this stove being so top heavy and we hadn't planned on that with our tie downs. That turn onto Killingsworth from 42nd was too much. I'm sure glad that no one was injured by this tragic occurrence. The eBay seller even states: "They are very strutty and weigh 250 lbs, so bring a truck and strong help[.]" We learned that the hard way!
Stoves! I was raise with an electric stove. Learned to cook on it when I was in first grade and came home from school to make my lunch. It had four burners, one of which was at the bottom of a deep well for the soup pot that inserted into it. We never used that though. I have no idea why not. Electrics follows me everywhere I lived until we moved here. Gas stoves have always intimidated me because they blow up and kill people. I don't bake much or use the oven because when it needs to reheat during use, it makes the WHOMPH! sound that scares the hell out of me. One of these days .....
That home on weidler I loved it. It was for sale but it needed so much work. And we knew teachers at Irvington elementary school. But the home we bought for twenty thousand less on 2914=needed even more work. I did the work over thirty years time. It was sold a month ago for 600 grand.
And then the half an hour of monsoon rain. Ten gallons of water in that very short deluge of the back of my house. I used to use a rain barrel under my major down spout but such a dry warm winter. Drought in April. I saw no need for it this spring and summer.
In a rental on twenty seventh and weidler we enjoyed the old gas stove. When the ice storm took the power out that oven and side warmer made our kitchen cosy.
Goodness! So much in here! We had an antique Wedgewood stove in an apartment we had in San Francisco, back in the early 90s. I loved it. All the things you said about yours. In our Philly place now, we almost never use the range oven. We have a countertop sous vide oven that we use for almost everything, even roasting turkeys. It's amazing. In New York, I use this cute little countertop multi-tasker for just about everything. (I'd post the picture, but it doesn't seem like the comments feature supports images. Boo!) Lastly, I must respectfully disagree with you about pooches in coffee shops (or most places). Before our dear pup passed away, he went everywhere with us, including cafes. He curled up at our feet under the table and was as good as gold. In New York, they're everywhere now. Including grocery stores. They are typically better behaved than most small children. :-) Jus' sayin'. And love the poem!
You remind me that we have an Instant Pot, too. It’s a great saver of time and energy. I don’t have to stand over the stove or get up to stir the tomato sauce.
I cook! Tonight I decided to use up a half-bag of dry lentils that had been sitting around. I don’t have a recipe for lentils. I just cook them with whatever I find in the pantry and fridge. Tonight I cut up and sautéed half a white onion, a couple of small peppers and some carrots in olive oil. Then I added the rinsed lentils along with water, a can of diced tomatoes, more olive oil and a generous helping of herbes de Provence. Delicious.
My stove is a small apartment-style gas range and oven. When we lived on NE 42nd, we had a Frigidaire Flair. I see one on eBay for $800 because the speed heat burner is not working properly. It was great to have 2 ovens and all the storage underneath, and you could push the range in for more space when it was not being used. The unfortunate thing is that when we were moving to N Vancouver Ave, it flew out of the back of my brother-in-law's truck, due to this stove being so top heavy and we hadn't planned on that with our tie downs. That turn onto Killingsworth from 42nd was too much. I'm sure glad that no one was injured by this tragic occurrence. The eBay seller even states: "They are very strutty and weigh 250 lbs, so bring a truck and strong help[.]" We learned that the hard way!
Stoves! I was raise with an electric stove. Learned to cook on it when I was in first grade and came home from school to make my lunch. It had four burners, one of which was at the bottom of a deep well for the soup pot that inserted into it. We never used that though. I have no idea why not. Electrics follows me everywhere I lived until we moved here. Gas stoves have always intimidated me because they blow up and kill people. I don't bake much or use the oven because when it needs to reheat during use, it makes the WHOMPH! sound that scares the hell out of me. One of these days .....
We miss that house muchly. But it’s all okay.
That home on weidler I loved it. It was for sale but it needed so much work. And we knew teachers at Irvington elementary school. But the home we bought for twenty thousand less on 2914=needed even more work. I did the work over thirty years time. It was sold a month ago for 600 grand.
And then the half an hour of monsoon rain. Ten gallons of water in that very short deluge of the back of my house. I used to use a rain barrel under my major down spout but such a dry warm winter. Drought in April. I saw no need for it this spring and summer.
In a rental on twenty seventh and weidler we enjoyed the old gas stove. When the ice storm took the power out that oven and side warmer made our kitchen cosy.
Goodness! So much in here! We had an antique Wedgewood stove in an apartment we had in San Francisco, back in the early 90s. I loved it. All the things you said about yours. In our Philly place now, we almost never use the range oven. We have a countertop sous vide oven that we use for almost everything, even roasting turkeys. It's amazing. In New York, I use this cute little countertop multi-tasker for just about everything. (I'd post the picture, but it doesn't seem like the comments feature supports images. Boo!) Lastly, I must respectfully disagree with you about pooches in coffee shops (or most places). Before our dear pup passed away, he went everywhere with us, including cafes. He curled up at our feet under the table and was as good as gold. In New York, they're everywhere now. Including grocery stores. They are typically better behaved than most small children. :-) Jus' sayin'. And love the poem!
You remind me that we have an Instant Pot, too. It’s a great saver of time and energy. I don’t have to stand over the stove or get up to stir the tomato sauce.
I saw a roadrunner using the crosswalk yesterday. Wish I had a picture.
Clever!
I cook! Tonight I decided to use up a half-bag of dry lentils that had been sitting around. I don’t have a recipe for lentils. I just cook them with whatever I find in the pantry and fridge. Tonight I cut up and sautéed half a white onion, a couple of small peppers and some carrots in olive oil. Then I added the rinsed lentils along with water, a can of diced tomatoes, more olive oil and a generous helping of herbes de Provence. Delicious.
That’s the best way to cook, with whatever is at hand. And it’s great to find a journalist who writes “a couple of” instead of just “a couple."