Life Without a Kitchen

Three months and counting since we've had a totally operable kitchen. Not that the one we had before that was all that operable, what with two dead burners on the stove, and the rest of the space slowly committing suicide. But that's another story.

We had thought the kitchen-free period would be more of a dining-out adventure, that we'd be excited about trying out new places that we'd want to blog about daily. It turned out to be more about subsistence eating, what can we get that's quick, convenient, casual, not too expensive, not too bad for you. Guess those are some of our standard criteria, but it proved to be a challenge and we ended up going to the same handful of places, rediscovering some old favorites and ditching some of our more recent regulars.

I was surprised how pricey it has been. To keep costs down, we've mainly gone out for breakfast or lunch. When we have had dinner out, I've skipped ordering wine or a drink to give the budget a break. Even at that, it's been hard to bring in even a diner breakfast for under $30.

This week's goal is to report on some of the places we've been hitting a lot lately, and dish on the local dishes.