A Clean Kitchen

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See that mess in the photo above?  That is anything but a clean kitchen.  One of the challenges of being a food blogger is keeping the kitchen clean.  When I am cooking for my family I clean as I go, but when I’m cooking to photograph and share a recipe keeping a clean kitchen never happens until it’s all said and done.  The counters get messy and sticky, the sink fills up with dishes and my leftover coffee, which gets too cold to enjoy, ends up piled with the rest of the mess.

When it is time to clean up not only do the dishes need to be washed but also the counters, stovetop, and island demand a thorough wipe down.  I also like to disinfect my sink, counters and island each time – I’m just a little wiggy about that.  Dish-soap for dishes and disinfectant wipes for everything else – until I found Palmolive® Multi Surface.  I noticed it while on the “cleaning products” isle in Walmart.  This stuff smells good and it cleans pretty much all of the bacteria on my counter surface and island as well as making my dishes, pots & pans and skillets sparkling clean.  Bingo – using Palmolive® Multi Surface saves me time in the kitchen.  Extra time and a clean kitchen – it’s a win-win!

On the day I made the mess above, I was making a breakfast of pancakes, fresh fruit and ham.  I like to make my pancakes from scratch.  Pancakes are one of the easiest to whip up and I know exactly what ingredients are in them.  I love to toss in some chopped pecans, blueberries or banana and one of my favorite flavors to add is – you might be able to guess…orange extract!  That is exactly what I did on this morning, add orange extract and pecans.  I’ll share the recipe below.

Before I share the pancake recipe, I want to ask how often you clean out your knife drawer, block or caddy?  I didn’t realize how nasty these areas are until I went crazy wanting to clean everything with Palmolive® Multi Surface.  I had a little free time on my hands – obviously, because cleaning is not how I care to spend my leisure time.  I filled up the sink with tons of bubbles and cleaned out my gross knife caddy and all the knives.  I mean, I always hand scrub my knives and air dry them, so I know they are clean; but after taking a look at the caddy I wondered how clean were they – really?  I warn you the next photo may turn your stomach – it is super gross!  It’s downright embarrassing!

Yep – that’s my disgusting knife holder, full of crumbs and coffee grinds or is that pepper…?  Splatters and spills, oh good grief – epic grossness!  Not to embarrass you but I’m predicting that if you go take a close inspection of your knife holder you may find something similar lurking there.  Here’s what Palmolive® Multi Surface can do: “Palmolive® Multi Surface eliminates 99.9% of bacteria (*staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella enterica and E. coli ((157:H7)) from dishes and hard non porous kitchen surfaces.”  Rids your kitchen of all that yucky stuff!

Do me a favor – check the state of your knife drawer, block or caddy and tell me what you find!  Want to read more about the new Palmolive® Multi Surface and how it can make your kitchen clean up quick and easy?  Just click on the logo to learn more! Oh and here’s a picture of my new and improved knife drawer!  You’ll notice the difference and I am not embarrassed anymore.

Now that my kitchen is spotless I have plenty of leisure time to take a walk and smell the flowers.

These azaleas bloom in our yard and all over Greensboro.  They are breathtaking and make me feel calm and peaceful and happy.  I hope you are taking time to stop and enjoy the spring time flowers.  Don’t spend too much time slaving in your kitchen – it’s one stop cleaning for me, to make a little extra time to enjoy the flowers.

 

Don’t forget you can find Palmolive® Multi Surface at Walmart.