Espresso-spiked Banana Bundt Cake

CAKEBRAIN’S NEW WHITE KITCHEN

Happy Happy Day!  Cakebrain’s Kitchen Reno is complete!
Join me for a personal tour...

Happy New Year!

Best wishes for Health, Happiness and Wealth in the New Year!

GF CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

GF Chocolate Chip Cookies!

A CHRISTMAS EVE POEM

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I have been channeling William Carlos Williams today and have written an original poem dedicated to you, my faithful readers and followers.  Thank you for sticking with me through my kitchen renos...it seems like forever! In the New Year I envision a reinvigorated energy in my groovy new kitchen.   Join me again in January for more food porn and baked goodies.   I will unveil my finished kitchen photos in January!

I wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Christmas Eve Poem

by Cakebrain from Cake On the Brain

so much depends

upon 

a lone butter

cookie

glazed with sweet

icing

beside the crisp

carrot.

KITCHEN RENO FOR CHRISTMAS

Lots of action on the reno today...my new Wolf range, new Sub-Zero fridge and my old Wolf convection Microwave and convection oven are in! I think I will christen the kitchen with a batch of cookies very soon. Fridge hookup and Ventahood hookup still need to be done so waiting on that...

Chris (left) and Peter (right) from Build Momentum (my cabinet gurus) helping Will McPhail (my contractor) from McPhail Renovations guide the Wolf Oven back into place.  

My sexy Wolf Range! love those red knobs!

Even wrapped up in packaging, the Sub-Zero looks good! Hopefully we'll be hooked up and running soon!

KITCHEN RENO: Day 43

My monster Franke sink is in! Woohoo! Industrial faucet and whisper quiet garburetor are installed too!

KITCHEN RENO

Countertops are in!

KITCHEN RENO: DAY 30

Some upper cabinets are in...but the sink and counters come next week! Can't wait!

Kitchen reno Update

Not much going on right now with the reno...just waiting for the Franke sink to come in from Germany. The island box was recently installed.
Starting to really really miss baking...and we're eating takeout quite a bit! (though eating out is not really a big issue from the norm). I know this is the lull before the storm!

CAKEBRAIN'S KITCHEN RENO: DAY 10

CAKEBRAIN'S KITCHEN RENO: DAY 9

Lower cabinets!

CAKEBRAIN'S KITCHEN RENO: DAY 8

Lower cabinets are in...the room!

CAKEBRAIN'S KITCHEN RENO: DAY 7

The floors are done! The floors were grouted today. Lower cabinets are coming in tomorrow.

CAKEBRAIN'S KITCHEN RENO: DAY 5

The porcelain tiles have been laid. Patrik's coming back to finish and grout next day

CAKEBRAIN’S KITCHEN RENO: DAY 4

Here’s how my kitchen tiles will be laid out.

SUIKA, JAPANESE IZAKAYA RESTAURANT

Deluxe Suika Box:  Suika’s Appetizer sampler box.

Yes, it was very good…and appetizing!  I had  to order the sampler because I love variety!  The portion sizes were not too bad...served in little sake cups in a lacquer box. It was a gorgeous presentation.

CAKEBRAIN’S KITCHEN RENO: DAY 3

Fruit and pastry cream filled Danish Twist from Max’s Deli.

Yah.   This is how you eat breakfast when you don’t have a kitchen.

Chocolate Croissant

French Butter Croissant

DAY 3 KITCHEN RENO PICS:

Philippe took out the remaining floor tiles and worked on the walls today…

CAKEBRAIN’S KITCHEN RENO: DAY 2

A view from my dining area into the kitchen.

CAKEBRAIN’S KITCHEN RENO: BRAINS AND BRAWN

Employing Brains and Brawn:  Will McPhail (right) and Philippe (left)
from McPhail Renovations, Vancouver, B.C.