If we could go back in time and visit my childhood kitchen, a.k.a. my mom's 1980s kitchen, I am sure we would find a lot of things to make us laugh. The ugly wallpapers, the frilly curtains and the oddly colored appliances. One of my earliest memories is the exciting day my dad brought home my family's first microwave. Microwaves were the must-have kitchen appliance of the '80s, even though they were big, boxy and took up half of the kitchen ...
