Glaze, Poach, and Paint

Been working on a few textured strip pieces. Wondering if I can add some mason stain to some satin clear glaze which is already mixed up? What do you think; will that work?  I'd like to mix several colors of transparent glaze to use on the textured pieces so the texture shows through.

In other news I've been cooking different varieties of whole fish in my ceramic oven fish poacher such as vermillian snapper, mullet and hog fish. I can't say enough about the benefits of cooking in this oven fish poacher. You can't make a mistake with this cooker. I've been adding vegetables to the mix like mushrooms and cubanelle peppers and then reserving the juices and pouring that over rice. Oh so good. Wonder if that's what an old fashioned fish soup would taste like? With the cooler weather coming on this will be a mainstay way of cooking for the winter. That along with my crockpot which I'll get out soon. Oh, and I'll be trying some gluten free bread recipes very soon.

When we moved into our home a few years ago I disliked the way the kitchen cabinets were painted. The doors and drawers were painted a cream color but the cabinets were brown. Why someone would actually choose this color scheme is beyond me. At the time I thought about painting them but never did.

This weekend a friend helped us paint the cabinets. All the doors and drawers were numbered and removed and the hinges were kept on the doors and all the screws stored in a plastic bag. Since the cabinets have a smooth laminated surface they were lightly sanded with a block hand sander, primed, and then painted with a foam roller. Thanks to a tip from a cabinet painter, we added a little Floetrol to the paint which helped make it go on smoother without showing brush marks or creating orange peel. What a difference a little paint makes in the kitchen. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.