Here is the second part of the Find It Friday Kitchen series. The Daily Cook:
For the daily cook, an organized kitchen is a must. If you are in your kitchen everyday, there are some basic rules that I feel are necessary, so that you can get meals cooked fast and make clean up a breeze. Who knows – maybe more people would become daily cooks if their kitchen was organized in a way that really worked for them instead of against them.
When I organized my kitchen from what I learned by reading Confessions of an Organized Homemaker, cooking was more …read more

Why do you feel the kitchen needs to be organized?
What bothers you most about the kitchen?
What do you like the most about your kitchen?
Do others in the house have a wish list for the kitchen? (A certain place to prepare lunches, coffee center, place to do homework)
Is there anything about the way it looks that bothers you? (Change the curtains, update appliances or countertops, dark brown cabinets which make room look very dark)
Do you currently have enough countertop space to prepare meals and store appliances?
Do you have enough refrigerator and freezer space?
Do you have adequate cabinet or shelf …read more

My husband and I both start out the day with a good ‘ol cup of coffee. Back in the olden days I would store our coffee, filters, sugar and creamer in the pantry and our measuring spoon in the silverware drawer. Makes sense right? Wrong!
I don’t exactly remember when this idea came to me, but I really started to think about efficiency in the kitchen. Making coffee is something we do everyday and sometimes at night during the winter. So, if this was something I did every single day, why was I making myself go to the pantry …read more