At home with Amy

Amy and her husband are new residents to the suburbs of Chicago, “we’ve only been here for a year,” explains Amy. Amy, a former lawyer, spends her time crafting delicious healthy recipes (assisted by her Gaggenau combi-steam oven), entertaining and cooking for her young daughter.

“I wanted it light, bright and airy,” she says in response to her kitchen space.

For Amy, it was absolutely vital that her kitchen had a steam oven: “I use it constantly!” she explains.

“Whether that’s reheating or steaming and tenderizing vegetables from scratch, the Gaggenau steam oven is in constant use!”

The kitchen occupies a special space in the home and, it is where Amy and her daughter can cook and create together. “My favorite part of the house is the kitchen. I am in it all the time. We are always in that space. I really only hang out in the kitchen,” she explains.

“I use the steam oven about every day. I mostly use it for vegetables, and to reheat things because I don’t like to use the microwave.”

The steam oven is evidently the most covetable product in the kitchen, fostered by Amy’s partiality to eat clean. “The steam oven is so fast,” she says. “People don’t eat a lot of cooked vegetables at home for some reason. Then they come here and they are like, ‘Oh my god! Steamed broccoli!’ I literally take it out of the fridge, wash it off and then ten minutes later I just pour olive oil, lemon, salt and pepper and then it’s done. We do that all the time.”

Her kitchen is chic and comfortable and the space is positioned to receive a lot of natural light, something needed when living in Chicago during the winter. Comforting, wholesome food is also very much needed. Think lentils and seasonal vegetables, a dish that Amy likes to cook on her Gaggenau cooktop with her daughter.

Home built by J Jordan Homes
Design Jillian Richey Design