Jaden Hair «

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But first … join us now as we step into the “SteamyKitchen” of the sweet, sassy, and always entertaining Jaden Hair.

Enjoy!

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Where We Cook interview with Jaden Hair

Kitchen style?

Chaotically organized.

Kitchen inspiration?

I’m a spontaneous cook and shopper…I’ve got ingredients and gadgets from all over the world…but not enough space to store them in! It drives my husband crazy.

Best thing about your kitchen?

I love that my kitchen spills into the family room – so I’m right there in the same room as everyone else when I’m cooking.

Kitchen indulgence?

Well, technically it’s not IN my kitchen, it’s in the lanai – but the Big Green Egg. Love the thing. It does magic to meats.

Would love to have…

A sunroof! I need more natural light into the kitchen!

Top three aromas that permeate your kitchen?

Garlic, ginger, steak.

Cookbooks?

Probably close to 300 cookbooks, which is nothing compared to my Mom’s 2000! My own book doesn’t come out until October.

You have what in your kitchen?

I have over 45 different sea salts. I’m obsessed with sea salts! Smoked, black, flake, Australian, Bali, Hawaiian, French…I think I have the world represented in salt.

Childhood kitchen memories?

I remember going fishing on the weekends and coming home with a cooler full of perch and bass. Fishing was always so much fun for our family – we had a secret spot were we camped out and some days dragging close
to 100 small fish home which made all of us so happy. We caught our own food! Then our whole family would help unload and Mom would be busy scaling the fish in the kitchen sink.

Favorite kitchen to visit today?

Diane and Todd’s of Whiteonricecouple.com!! Because they’re always cookin’ something yummy!

Play kitchen?

No I really didn’t! I didn’t cook much as a little kid – anytime I was in the kitchen while Mom was cooking, I got stuck with the crap jobs like washing dishes!

In the kitchen with you?

My boys, 4 and 6. Always moving the stool close to where I’m at to see
if they can help.

Kitchen playlist?

Big Night soundtrack

Julia Child’s kitchen is now in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Where would you like your kitchen to be displayed one day, and why?

Hmm…I don’t think I would! A kitchen is so personal and warm…having it live outside of a home just doesn’t seem right.