Kitchen Remodel 2011: The Big Reveal

Some of you probably recall The Kitchen Remodel of 2011. We shared our progress along the way. This project was not easy or clean. But before we knew it we had a blank slate. Then we started to rebuild.

I bring you the newly remodeled, fully functional, vastly improved, and energy efficient I might add, Reed Family Kitchen:

Looking from the kitchen into the dining room

Dining room

Looking from the dining room into the kitchen

The back splash and counter top

Granite sink

Window looking into garage

Door to basement, side cabinet, fridge, pantry

Door to basement, side cabinet, fridge

This picture was a bit of an after thought, not staged well (dog butt), shows the pantry

An eye test... Which do you prefer, #1 or #2?

Sometimes I forget how much I dont miss this.

Because I get to wake up to this instead!

Spinach Pinwheels

By now you have heard me talk about dinner club plenty. Following tradition each year we have a Christmas gathering, this year hosted by the Grostic's. A fellow dinner clubber brought this as a dish to pass and I thought it was pretty darn good.

You will need:
10 ounce bag of frozen spinach, rinsed and drained
2 cans refrigerated Pillsbury Crescent rolls
1 tub Garlic and Herb cheese spread (I used Allouette)
Cookie sheet

Roll the crescent rolls out of can. Following perforation, split in half the long way so you have 2 rectangles (4 once you roll out both cans). Pinch seams together (well). Spread 1/4 cheese spread on each rectangle. Divide spinach evenly and sprinkle evenly on all 4 rectangles. You can modify this to taste by using less cheese or less spinach. Roll each rectangle and make sure all seems are well closed. Cut into 1 inch sections. Bake following instructions on crescent roll can (about 350 for 10-12 minutes depending).

Serve warm and enjoy!

Throw in a little Triple Overtime wine from our friend Igor Larianov and you have what I call a nice little happy hour...