Home Improvement Projects

For the past year we have been working on our Kitchen. First we replaced the range, then we put in a double oven. We refinished the cabinets and added some glass doors. Jason also added crown molding to the kitchen and we bought a new fridge. All that remains was replacing the dishwasher and the tile.

2 weeks ago we replaced the dishwasher and last weekend we began demo on the tile. We also purchased our kitchen tile last weekend. Saturday the first tile went down and we spent all weekend working on the kitchen. We are only about 1/4 of the way finished and will continue to work on the kitchen all week.

Below are some pictures of the new improved kitchen.

Before (See the color of the cabinets and the black tile)

The new dishwasher (Still have the black tile)

The double oven and the finished cabinets

The glass we put in the upper cabinets next to the range

Our new travertine - an up close shot. There are 4 different sizes

Laying out the tile to make sure we have the pattern right and getting our cuts right

This is as far as we got on Sunday

Meat or No Meat?!?!?!?!

Who needs beef....pork....chicken..???

...Jason and I made a life change a few months ago and decided to no longer eat meat. The suggestion was made by my doctor after my first kidney stones to eliminate as much animal products from my diet as possible. I tried to make the change but with not much success. In July, Jason positioned the idea of becoming pseudo vegetarians. The idea of doing this venture together was intriguing and we make cooking much easier. Our version of vegetarian standards include, eggs, dairy and fish a lacto, ovo, pescado vegetarian if you will.



Cooking has become a challenge and an adventure. We are trying new protein options and recipes. It's forcing us out of our routine and comfort zone of what we cook, our grocery shopping and eating out. One of the greatest finds during this change has been Veggie Grill, a local vegan resturant in the Irvine Spectrum.



Their sweet potato fries are to die for and the chicken sandwich takes just like chicken!!!! Who know chickenless chicken could taste so good!


Wish us luck as we continue on our meatless journey of food......
Watch for yummy new recipes ;)