I’m the first to admit that I do not have a well equipped kitchen.  Having never been married, I missed out on the 12 toasters that is the obligatory wedding gift so I’ve had to slowly stock my own kitchen.  As I’ve only had my own grown up home for the past three years, my kitchen equipment tends to be a regular smorgasboard of mismatched pots and pans handed down from my family.

I have only one new frying pan and one new electric skillet.  Everything else has been handed down with love and I’m grateful for the memories of each piece.

I’ll admit, though, as much as I love my eclectic and accidental kitchen, there are days I dream of a large, well equipped kitchen, full of the finest equipment designed to bring my accidental chef creations to life.

My well equipped kitchen would include:

Basic Kitchen Utensils:  Things like mixing bowls, measuring cups and spoons, a whisk, a paring knife, a quality knife set, a potato ricer, wooden spoons, at least two vegetable peelers (because you never know when your sister-in-law will help out in the kitchen), a can opener, wooden spoons and rubber spatulas, and a nutcracker (an item I currently don’t own!)

Appliances:  I’m well stocked in this department with a high speed blender, a hand mixer, a four slice toaster, and a food processor.

Pots & pans: Stainless steel 1-quart and 3-quart pots, a few frying pans, and a slow cooker (mine is a hand me down and I LOVE it!)

Bakeware: Cake pans, muffin pans, lasagna pan, cookie sheets, a pie pan and of course a rolling pin.

You can find a detailed list of my well equipped dream kitchen in my new eBook cookbook “Aunt Annie’s Award Winning Recipes“