There’s just something magical about the kitchen. Since following GE Appliances‘ Our American Kitchen stories, I’ve been really aware of how important the kitchen is in the American family life. Just tonight, my extended family (all 20 of us) were jammed into my parent’s kitchen for Sunday dinner. This morning, my girls woke me up begging for our Sunday morning waffle breakfast. Last night, my girlfriends and I gathered in a friend’s new kitchen over appetizers and cocktails.
There’s something about a kitchen. I thought maybe it was the food, but I don’t think it is. I think it’s about ritual, comfort, family… when I wake up in the morning, I head to the kitchen. Before I go to bed at night, I tidy up the kitchen and start the dishwasher. The hum of the dishwasher is familiar, soothing, and just sounds like home. A dishwasher makes me feel that way, you guys! But there’s more. My blog was born in my kitchen. Weeknight family dinners of simple meals like spaghetti, meatloaf and chili are nostalgic but routine and you better bet that at 7pm on a night a home, my family will all be gathered around the kitchen island. My kitchen is the CENTER of my home.
This video about Maryann, the Cookie Lady (who is totally adorable) shows how she has spent her life in the kitchen, making people happy – making people cookies! Have a look:
Maryann the Cookie Lady is part of the documentary series exploring the diversity of the American kitchen called Our American Kitchen. The documentaries explore how real GE appliance owners, as genuine representatives of Americans and the American experience, are living their lives. All of our kitchen experiences are different, but I bet that at the center of yours, you will have a similar experience as mine. Kitchens are magical like that. For more on the Our American Kitchen series, check out GEAppliances.com. GE Appliances is a company that has been a part of the American home since 1905, making products for the American people, for individuals and for each unique family that has its own unique needs, history, and culture. GE has been a part of family life in America for a hundred and ten years, changing ways people live, play, cook, and celebrate!
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My kitchen means love and devotion! It is were I show my love to my family and were we gather to share our lives!
Mornings in the kitchen was the best, starting a new day with my family. Lots of laughs around that table and even new idea. Lots of hugs going out the door to start the new day.
I learned to cook sitting on the Kitchen counter top of my grandmother’s kitchen. My kitchen isn’t just a kitchen. It is the family gathering place, office, mail room, classroom, hobby/project space, and the main entrance point of my house.
The kitchen is, was and always will be the heart of my home. Family coming together for special occasions and everyday life occur in my kitchen. My dad taught me to cook in our kitchen growing up and I plan to teach my girls to cook in my kitchen some day.
An American kitchen to me means a place where your friends and family can gather while sharing stories and recipes involving food. It is where I am able to sit my three year old who is very curious on what is being made and allow him to help in the creative process to feed our bellies.
The American Kitchen to me is like the heart of the home. It is where meals are made with love and care. It is also where family can come together to work and share in laughter and brings back memories from when you were little and cooked with your mom or other adult.
dlatany at gmail dot com
American Kitchen to me means that it’s the place in the home that
families spend the most time together, catching up and enjoying meals
and time together.
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American Kitchen to me means a place where we share good food and love for one another.
amy [at] utry [dot] it
My American Kitchen is my office 🙂 Being a stay at home mom, it is MY space, only I rule here!
To me, the American Kitchen refers to the heart of every home. Families all over America gather together, share great food, cook together, entertain friends and family, work on homework with their kids, and so much more every single day right in the kitchen. American Kitchen=Love.
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wildorchid985 AT gmail DOT com
My kitchen is a place for friends and family to feel comfortable and welcome. I like preparing home cooked meals for my family just like my mom did.
American Kitchen: First light, coffee pot, bare feet, clean dishes, cupboard doors opening and closing, frying pan, vent on, “Mom Where’s My…?”, multitasking, lunches made, out of milk, list on fridge, dirty dishes piled in sink.
Lunch time silence, breakfast dishes, sunny windows, sunlight highlights dirty floors, sweeping, mopping, pull chicken from freezer, check cupboards, mentally chide husband for not adding things to shopping list, check recipes, check spices, note to self:clean out the spice drawer.
Home from school, snack at kitchen counter, homework at kitchen desk while dinner simmers, husband home, glass of wine, chopping vegetables, dinner, laughter, family, child clears table, husband loads dishwasher but never remembers to wipe the counters, child in bed, hum of dishwasher, clean counters, mug of tea, lights out, goodnight kitchen.
My American Kitchen is where I spend most of my time with family everyday.
The American kitchen means the place where family and friends get together, at the end of a long day or holidays/events, to relax and enjoy meals and conversation. The favorite place to hang out in the house.
jslbrown2009 at aol dot com
it means something that runs smoothly and seamlessly to help me get through the day
American Kitchen to me means where the best stories are made or told and delicious food or bake goods is prepared and eaten.
American Kitchen means family to me. I place to gather. A place to re-connect. And a place for love of family.
The American Kitchen means warmth, family get togethers and memories which are precious. The place where we tell stories, children treasure the meals and we celebrate events and occasions which are meaningful and unforgettable.
The American Kitchen is a place where memories are made, where stories are shared, and where love is reinforced. Food has always been a central feature complementing the most important events in life (holidays, weddings, birthdays, etc). This makes the American Kitchen a central feature of American life as well.
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
My kitchen is where I taught my children the love of good food and where we shared good days and bad days. I taught my granddaughter to sew and my grandson to play chess. It;s full of memories and love.
An American Kitchen means to me a kitchen with modern convenient appliances – its the heart of the home where family meals are prepared and served!
debbiebellows (at) gmail (dot) com
The kitchen is the heart of the home. It’s where the family comes together. It’s where dinner is made, kids learn to cook, lunches are prepped, Christmas cookies are baked, and family and friends come together!
The kitchen to me is the place for our family to share the happenings from our days along with meals and games. It’s also a great learning environment, some people don’t realize how much math goes into cutting recipes. We spend a great portion of our day just hanging around in the kitchen, mostly because that’s where the cookies are!
jlammers002 at woh dot rr dot com
The kitchen is the place where our family gathers for conversation and nourishment over a wonderful meal that we prepared together.
nuthouse(at)centurytel(dot)net
To me, it is all about family and moments of care. You cook, you feed, you celebrate, you laugh, you cry, you eat…all in the American Kitchen.
Angie
14earth at gmail dot com
to me, the American kitchen means a place where I look forward to spending quality time with my family- where we sit together,
converse & enjoy a meal or even cook together #SweepstakesEntry cateria7@live.com
The American Kitchen means a place for family and friends to get together for a great meal.
rounder9834 @yahoo.com
The american kitchen means to me a place to cook food from the heart. It’s a place for family members to gather just to sit and talk and catch up. it’s a place for families to sit and eat a home cooked meal together.
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
It means memories… Watching my mom cook and learning at the same time!
Baking with mama and then again with my own kids.