West of Mars -- the Meet and Greet: Thursday Thirteen #27 -- What's in the kitchen?

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Thursday Thirteen #27 -- What's in the kitchen?

Last week, I created Mitchell and Kerri's farmhouse for you, but didn't do it totally Cribs style, by showing you what's in their refrigerator. By popular demand... not just their fridge, but foods found in their pantry, as well.

Here you go.

Thirteen mostly food-type things in Mitchell and Kerri's kitchen

1. orange juice, beer, and Mountain Dew (Mitchell's drinks of choice, in order of preference, by and large)

2. pancake mix (This is important in the opening chapter of Trevor's Song.)

3. coffee (Yeah, Kerri goes for it when M's not around.)

4. brownie mix, as seen here

5. apples, oranges, grapes, and pears

6. Dragon Food -- a box of catfood that Kerri recovered and that she uses to threaten him with when he shapeshifts from his usual, mild-mannered self into the dragon his fans know and love.

7. jarred mushrooms, as seen here

8. Salad fixings -- varieties of lettuce, bell peppers, cucumber, carrots, broccoli, celery, cauliflower. Most of these make convenient snack foods, too.

9. bread that Val made by hand (no bread machine for her) and gave Kerri, who'd just finished the loaf she'd put in her bread machine. (You think an artist has time to knead dough?)

10. six kinds of balsamic vinegar, as seen here

11. random sketch pads and pencils that Kerri leaves places -- the pantry, the kitchen table, the counters

12. potato chips (ever notice how Mitchell's always eating them? They also have a part in the current WIP.)

13. ice cream, chocolate sauce, and other things that leave the sheets a disaster but are darn fun at the time.

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# posted by Susan Helene Gottfried @ 7:28 PM

Comments:

Always interesting to see what's in someones kitchen. It tells a lot about people. 13... woohoo!

My TT lists the 13 goals of a witch, with my thoughts on them.

# posted by

Tink : May 02, 2007 7:34 PM

Again with the AMAZING attention to detail! Your characters are becoming 'realer' than most of my friends!

# posted by

Wylie Kinson : May 02, 2007 7:50 PM

coffee AND pancakes *yum*

So, when can I crash for breakfast?

# posted by

Anonymous : May 02, 2007 7:55 PM

Yeah, Wylie, well... umm... you see, I have no life and therefore must spend hours and days on this sort of thing in order to keep myself amused...

# posted by

Susan Helene Gottfried : May 02, 2007 7:56 PM

I saw that brownie mix and immediately wanted chocolate! I am so hungry now.

# posted by

Chelle Y. : May 02, 2007 7:59 PM

Thank you for stopping by, and your welcome to TT! That sure is a lot of vinegar! .. :) And yes, we do share a pretty cool name .. ;)

# posted by

Anonymous : May 02, 2007 8:28 PM

We always have pancake mix and chips around my place. I can really relate to your characters. :)

And now I'm hungry!

# posted by

Unknown : May 02, 2007 8:43 PM

It's fascinating to see how fleshed out your characters are.

# posted by

Anonymous : May 02, 2007 9:01 PM

Sounds like an awesome kitchen! I could deal with it :-)

# posted by

Janet : May 02, 2007 9:37 PM

I know that the brownie mix is dark chocolate. ;)

# posted by

cheesygiraffe : May 02, 2007 9:48 PM

OMG, do you remember that?

I finally found dark chocolate cocoa. I need to make brownies with it.

# posted by

Susan Helene Gottfried : May 02, 2007 9:50 PM

Wow, oh, wow. But where's the soy sauce? Giggles.

# posted by

Joely Sue Burkhart : May 02, 2007 9:53 PM

Well, you knew THAT was there. Why repeat myself?

# posted by

Susan Helene Gottfried : May 02, 2007 9:55 PM

LOL! I love 13.....

I forget that these are not real people. Well, they are real to you.

# posted by

Anonymous : May 02, 2007 10:03 PM

Sounds like a tasty place! Can't beat Mountain Dew, pancake mix, jarred mushrooms and ice cream.

Not all together, of course. ;-D

Happy TT!

# posted by

Anonymous : May 02, 2007 10:34 PM

at least some of it is healthy! wish i could say the same for myself!!! happy tt! thanks for coming by!!

# posted by

Christie O. : May 02, 2007 10:34 PM

What do jarred mushrooms taste like? I'm spoiled, we get to buy them fresh all the time!

# posted by

Miscellaneous-Mum : May 02, 2007 10:49 PM

I love the brownie outtake. It makes me want chocolate too. But #13 has to be my favorite of the list. :-)
Happy TT!

# posted by

L^2 : May 02, 2007 11:00 PM

What a fun way to get people hooked on your book, and I agree--awesome detail!

Happy T13!

# posted by

Alyssa Goodnight : May 02, 2007 11:29 PM

My dream kitchen would have a separate freezer full of Ben and Jerry's.

# posted by

Scribbit : May 03, 2007 12:03 AM

that lots of food in the kitchen. I have non of them beside coffee. :p

# posted by

Anonymous : May 03, 2007 2:00 AM

Love the Dragon Food idea, and I cracked up when I got to number 8.

Happy TT!

# posted by

Robin : May 03, 2007 2:10 AM

mmm..... all this TTing about food and I was already hungry.

This pair sound ok to me!

# posted by

TopChamp : May 03, 2007 6:10 AM

Ummm, jarred muchrooms? I'm passing those by for the ice cream and chocolate sauce :-)

# posted by

Tilly Greene : May 03, 2007 6:40 AM

So much fun, as always. And a great excuse to go back and read some previous scenes, too. :)

# posted by

Darla : May 03, 2007 7:01 AM

Brownies, yummy!p

# posted by

Anonymous : May 03, 2007 7:52 AM

NICE--this is really such a good character-building exercise!!!

Plus, you made me hungry, so thanks a lot. LOL

# posted by

Rhonda Helms : May 03, 2007 7:55 AM

WOW, their kitchen is better stocked than mine!!! You should have her drink Venezuelan coffee...it is THE best!!! Of course, she will have to GO to Venezuela to get it.
Thanks for coming by my T13, have a great day.

# posted by

Jane : May 03, 2007 8:30 AM

Great list! We have a lot of that in our pantry too. Especially the chips and that's a problem for me. I have no will power.
I wondered about the signing for voting under another e-mail address. Hmmm, interesting....

# posted by

ChupieandJ'smama (Janeen) : May 03, 2007 8:40 AM

mmmmm brownies.

Darn you -- I have brownie mix in my own cupboard and now it's all I can think about.

# posted by

Emma Wayne Porter : May 03, 2007 8:45 AM

I love #11, the sketch pads and pencils Kerri leaves behind like Hansel & Gretel's bread crumb trail.

# posted by

Julia Phillips Smith : May 03, 2007 9:37 AM

Happy Thursday!
Another fun TT. Glad to see Kerri's showing her colors (at least where coffee's concerned :P). Love the Dragon Food and how you've referenced your outtakes.

# posted by

karen! : May 03, 2007 9:50 AM

Mountain Dew is the bomb. But what kind of coffee, chips and ice cream

# posted by

Sparky Duck : May 03, 2007 10:34 AM

Salad, coffee and Pancakes and a notepad and pencils.... hmmmm sounds like a plan.

# posted by

Robyn Mills : May 03, 2007 10:53 AM

What a great idea for a TT! I'll have to do that for my July release.

# posted by

Denise Patrick : May 03, 2007 11:20 AM

We could not go without the salad makings! My husband could not do without tomatoes or ice cream! Good list!

Check out my TT today.

# posted by

Barbara : May 03, 2007 11:33 AM

Jarred mushrooms? Really?

That sounds horrible. Of course, I'm not a fan of mushrooms...

# posted by

Anonymous : May 03, 2007 12:09 PM

I had to laugh when I read your wonderful kitchen list, Susan, because it so clearly reveals how we writers get thoroughly wrapped up in the lives of the characters we create. LOL I know for me it’s like they’re real, living, breathing individuals. And I can see it’s the same for you. ;-)

# posted by

Daisy Dexter Dobbs : May 03, 2007 12:15 PM

Yes yes... but what kind of potato chips? Salt and Vinegar? Sour Cream and Onion? BBQ? :)

# posted by

Rashenbo : May 03, 2007 2:12 PM

Plain tater chips, of course. Kerri won't kiss him when he has sour cream and onion breath. Well, she WILL. She just gives him grief about it.

# posted by

Susan Helene Gottfried : May 03, 2007 2:39 PM

Plain? Does he at least get some queso or bean dip :) Then people can harass him about his need for beano :D

Oh, saw a blog post I thought you might get a kick out of reading:

http://inforquestioning.blogspot.com/

# posted by

Rashenbo : May 03, 2007 3:09 PM

Well, I haven´t had a Montain Dew for ages, but a beer a few minutes ago *blushing* - it´s 09:50 pm in my part of the world.

You´ll always find coffee, orange juice, various kinds of balsamic vinegar (4 at present), different kinds of salad and potatoe chips (for Frank) in my kitchen. So Mitchell and Kerri´s kitchen is stuffed perfectly for me - another great reason to move into the farm house =)

# posted by

Unknown : May 03, 2007 3:53 PM

no chips here. pancake mix, though.

# posted by

Ann Aguirre : May 03, 2007 4:00 PM

Happy TT13!!

# posted by

Rebecca : May 03, 2007 4:30 PM

It interesting to take peek at what in people kitchen *grin*..

Thanks for inviting us to see your character kitchen...it was fun! Coffee and pancake...yummmm

# posted by

Julia : May 03, 2007 4:50 PM

Mmm! Most of that stuff is quite delicious!

But wow, how do you keep track of all the food items you've used in the story and outtakes? I'm guessing you have a really good memory. :)

# posted by

Anonymous : May 03, 2007 5:08 PM

I keep VERY careful notes.

# posted by

Susan Helene Gottfried : May 03, 2007 5:38 PM

Pretty much what my kitchen has...except the dragon food. Where can i get that?

# posted by

Rhian : May 03, 2007 6:08 PM

Lots of yummy stuff in your kitchen :)

Coffee...give me lots of coffee...LOL!

Happy Thursday :)

# posted by

DigiscrapMom : May 03, 2007 7:22 PM

Your posts are so much fun that I'm gonna go try and track you down in that awful Bloggers Choice and vote for you! I wish it was easy and if you clicked on the link to vote, you'd just find your person to vote for...but no!!! Whoever created this design should be spanked! Oh, that's my other blog--Blog-Blond. I guess there was a brief possession! :-)

# posted by

kuanyin333 : May 04, 2007 12:18 AM

Hi Helen...thanx for visiting me earlier on. Love your site and I am very jealous of that kitchen..It's a great mix of ingredients and goodies!!!

# posted by

Anonymous : May 04, 2007 11:03 AM

Contents sound very familiar. Fun idea to list.

Michele says hello!
~S

# posted by

Shephard : May 04, 2007 6:38 PM

# 4, 6 and 13 are things I really love too. Thought I'd get out of my mood and read your T13 list which is oh so yummy (I asked for a peek in their kitchen last time ;)

Take care.

# posted by

Sophisticated Writer : May 05, 2007 4:26 PM

#9 is making me hungry, and #13 made me smile! i love the attention to detail!

thanks for stopping by!

# posted by

alisonwonderland : May 06, 2007 1:56 AM