A s frum Jewish women we spend much of our time preparing food serving food or clearing up after food so it’s no wonder that the kitchen is the heart of the Jewish home. You can always tell when a house has been renovated by Jews. Whereas the general population will eagerly extend the living room or add a music room the first thing frum Jews make over is the kitchen. It will be the house’s crowning glory: vast well-equipped spacious and modern.

Back when I was young I’d dream of a house with a luxury pool and a master bathroom. In what must be a sign that I’ve become a fully fledged balabusta I now dream of a kingdom of a kitchen. It will have three sinks each with those cavernous basins in which an eight-year-old could bathe. Three dishwashers. Everything replicated on a smaller scale behind a false wall for Pesach. Ecstasy! Maybe I’d even have an island. I love the idea of a kitchen that’s so big it can contain an independent land mass.

And think of all the extra storage space! Although in my case I’m not sure how much that would help; no matter how many cabinets I have I always seem to have pots within pots within pans inside frying pans with lids and containers wedged in between. If I had more space I’d probably just get more stuff to fill the space and it would still be a big mess. I suppose some things may never change! (Originally featured in Family First Issue 541)