Beautiful Garden Zucchini Noodles
I’m not afraid to be real here at RE, mistakes, messes and all – so I decided to show you what my kitchen looked like after we cooked our Zucchini Noodles Pasta dish the other night.
A mess indeed.
My daughter and I got in and cleaned it up after dinner.
Washed up the larger pans.
Ahh … much better. But still not perfect.
And then beautiful garden tomatoes on the counter. So lovely.
I think food bloggers show beautiful photos of cooking, but they rarely show the mess. Or talk about who ate the food. Or what the atmosphere was like while the food was being devoured. Or rarely do they share about hungry kids screaming in the background while they were taking these beautiful photos …
So today I’m not afraid to show you my mess.
Do you clean as you cook, or do you wait until after the meal and clean up the entire mess then?
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lol…I love this…my answer is …sometimes two days later!!!! I find that the meal and all the cleaning and prep that goes into entertaining to be exhausting. I’d rather save my energy to sit around and just visit with my guests and clean up the next day…or maybe the next!
your kitchen is so pretty, even when it’s messy!
to answer your question, i don’t have nearly as much counter space as i’d like, so i have to clean as i go. that, or fill the sink to capacity!
i like to console myself with the fact that julia child didn’t have a large kitchen. but then again, i’m not delusional enough (most days) to think that my cooking compares to hers. or yours, as seen in this post! such a great idea. i’ve enjoyed reading through your past posts, and learning more about your attitude and sense of humour :)
thanks for sharing!
ana
Thanks for keeping it real!! You are so brave and it’s such an encouragement. Just read your book and I loved it!!! I believe this recipe was included. Can’t wait to try it.
I love the idea of cleaning up as I go, but honestly it never happens like that! Recently I’ve tried filling a basin of soapy water to try and wash up a few things as I go and that helps but usually after a dinner with friends we wake up to a bomb site the next day!
We recently had a BBQ for my boyfriend’s 30th and my family and friends helped wash up as the day progressed. I was so thankful!
Jade