the joy-s of cooking

so all of this cooking has given me a renewed love for all things in my cupboards. i confess to feeling nothing short of pleasure when i can throw everything into my food processor, or utilize my dualit scale, or put my chopping block to work--so i thought i'd throw a quiz out there to see what the must-haves or cant-do-withouts or even covets are in your kitchen.

oh, and if you're in a chopping mood and haven't pulled that dutch oven out lately we just finished the last of this fragrant, light but hearty chicken noodle soup with vegetables (thanks to mom and dad for sharing this one in their renewed vigour in healthful recipes!)-- it makes me ask: why aren't we putting more parsnips in our food!