I'm not a big microwave user so I packed that away, made a bunch of favorite meals & froze them, used an electric wok ($16), a Breville toaster oven (it's the best of the best), and a crockpot. I also simplified my diet for the time the kitchen was out of commission, used a number of ready-to-eat ingredients from Trader Joe's (cooked lentils, cooked brown rice, combined with a crockpot of slow-cooked caramelized onions), and setup a great yogurt buffet for myself (plain yogurt in bulk, jams, jarred fruits, dried fruits, nuts, spices, different sweeteners, extracts for more flavoring, granola). Of everything I made it turned out that making a different flavor of yogurt each day turned out to be my favorite. And when I was really tired, because I was doing the renovation work myself, it was the yogurt I went to first for dinner (about 40% of the daily protein you need in one cup).

We knew we were getting a new dishwasher so we hooked up the old one in the laundry room. We had our old dining room table set up in the living room with the old microwave and an electric griddle with enough room for a small cutting board. We also kept the old fridge for drinks so just moved it around during the remodel.

We renovated our kitchen last year and were without a sink or range for about 6 weeks... The best solution is to grill, a lot. boneless chicken thighs were probably our staple, as they are fatty enough to be good cold, and small enough to heat up quickly, which we had a toaster oven for.

also, grilled chicken and veggies can be easily made into a soup/stew with access to a burner and some canned beans, tomatoes, etc...

I've been without a kitchen for almost a month now and while I still have a fridge I'm wayyy out of my comfort zone. Right now the only appliances I have are a tiny 3 quart croc pot, a griddle and a microwave. The slow cooker has been invaluable cooking for my boyfriend and I. I've learned to cook just about everything in there. From rice to hard boiled eggs! A quick google search will give you tons of advice. If I could have another appliance I would choose a toaster oven. I have had them in the past and I can only imagine ho much easier my life would be right now if I had one...
Just know that it IS possible to get by without a real kitchen. It encourages you to be creative... Although I'm not sure how often I'll want to eat chilli, soup or stew after this is all over.

During my 3.5 month kitchen reno, my office became my temporary kitchen, my bathroom sink to wash dishes, and my big frig lived in the living room. Not an ideal situation at all but I made do with a 900 sf place.

For meals, I relied on a toaster oven and a double burner and surprisingly, did a fair amount of meals from scratch. I learned some great one pot dishes, like Jamie Oliver's chicken in milk (using only the stove top), french onion soup, and some prepared items from TJs like the portable ravioli and of course, take out and frozen foods too. No baking but somehow I managed with occasional trips to the bakery.

I also learned to create a meal plan each week and do my best to stick to it since my options were more limited. Good luck!

We grilled like madwomen (veggies and bread are great grilled) and ate a lot of salads. Come to think of it, it was a very healthy Summer.

If you add your induction burner to the mix, you can do a lot of great pasta dishes (which can also make use of leftover grillables).

Get a rice cooker, a food processor and a VERY good can opener. These things will be your besties!
We couldn't use a stove for over two months, and let me tell you, unless you have a huge deep freezer, you won't be able to make enough food and freeze it to last you.
I found the best dinners went something like this: open up a can of butter beans, mix with some chopped green onion, olive oil, a dash of dijon mustard and some salt and pepper to taste, then make some rice, and serve.
You could also do the same with drained kidney beans, but with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, green onion and s&p.
Also, make a lot of hummus and eat with fresh veggies (I'm gluten-free, so I don't do pita).
We did our kitchen right before our wedding, and this diet did me VERY well. I lost weight, but looked super healthy.
Oh, but I need to include three of the most important items: olives, cheese and lots and lots of wine. You'll need the alcohol to cope with the stress of your whole house being a complete mess, everything covered in dust, writing checks for thousands of dollars every week...etc. And the olives and cheese are just for fun.
Good luck!!!

I'm at the tail end of a kitchen renovation. Typing this in a beautiful new kitchen that I can't use yet because the counters aren't attached, the sink's not installed and we can't move any appliances in yet. This is the most painful part!

I've been without a kitchen for three months. I was worried because we have no takeout budget and because I don't really eat any processed foods. It was easier than I thought, although I'm REALLY glad I don't have to wash any more dishes in the bathroom!

I have my refrigerator, and a microwave and toaster oven.

I made a bunch of stuff in advance, and then cooked at my mom's for a few hours most weekends. I don't think I could have done it without borrowing a kitchen.

made in advance and froze:
-macaroni and cheese, stuffed shells, other casseroles in disposable foil loaf pans (fit in the toaster oven)
-black beans, rice, taco beef
-dal
-a couple kinds of soup

made in the borrowed kitchen, and refrigerated or froze:
-a pound or two of pasta each week, slightly undercooked and tossed with olive oil
-a dozen hard boiled eggs
-mashed potatoes
-grilled or roasted meat
-roasted vegetables

The only thing I cooked at home was roasted broccoli (at least three times a week--it was a way to eat vegetables that seemed easier than others), and I think I made burgers once. I had zero interest in prepping, chopping, etc. because there was so much dust everywhere in the house and everything had to be washed in our tiny bathroom. I wouldn't have been able to wash a crockpot in the bathroom!

good luck!

I'm in the middle of a renovation and also use a George Foreman Grill.

When we renovated our kitchen we created a makeshift kitchen in the basement, which already had stove and fridge. We brought our old counter tops downstairs as well and it worked out great. If you're lucky enough to have a basement with some space then try setting up a kitchen basement during your renovation; it's also a great thing to have post renovation (i.e., a second kitchen for messy frying, extra stove, storage space, etc.)

I am just days away from being done with a 4 month kitchen renovation! We put our kitchen in the basement (the dirty, yucky, unfinished basement). I had a microwave, outdoor grill, refrigerator, crock pot, electric skillet and a toaster oven that holds a 9 x 13 pan. I had a stainless steel work table that I had bought from Ikea a number of years ago that was a real life saver. We also have giant old sinks down there but I have to admit I used a lot of paper plates. I also have two kids so getting food on the table that everyone would eat was a bit of a challenge. I did find that you can cook pasta in the microwave. (Boil water, add pasta, boil some more). You can also make a white sauce for mac and cheese. Oh, and we only had one outlet and even with a power strip I could only use one appliance at a time or it would trip the breaker. It was like playing musical chairs with appliances but I cooked probably 6 nights a week for the past 4 months. I do have to say I never want to see my crock pot again. I did a couple posts on just this topic on my blog with ideas of what I made a lot of: www.thehouseofy.blogspot.com

I was so thrilled to put everything back in my new kitchen this weekend. My house still has white dust all over the place but it's almost done!