Hey, what's so odd about my old kichen

So what's so odd about my kitchen? Nothing really other than it's narrow, not narrow in the galley kitchen sense, but narrow - 11.5 feet with no where to expand. There's a load bearing wall with plumbing and electricity that divides the living room and the kitchen and to reconfigure the space would have been very expensive. Also, my lovely bride was not keen on the idea of a totally open floor plan.

Here's a picture...

So no, my odd kitchen isn't really odd, it just feels odd because everywhere we turn there's an obstacle (physical and/or financial) to expanding the kitchen.