I have to second Joel W.'s conversion, Gary, though I haven't needed to do it myself. If you have older style fluorscents in that big kitchen overhead, then it is time anyway to consider if you can switch the ballast and lamps over to newer, more efficient T8 fluorescent lighting. I did that last year in my garage and it made a big difference.
New narrower tubes use notably less electricity and put out more light. My garage changeover went from F40 forty watt 4 footers to T8 thirty-two watt ones. My Beaver however uses two 30 watt 36 inch T12 lamps, and I suspect yours may be the same. I would expect new T8's to use about 24 watts. See if a big box or other hardware store has correct length T8 tubes (they use the same sockets as T12's) and the proper ballast. A Home Depot tech diagramed and explained how to correctly wire in a new ballast for the T8's, which was a big help for me. No other modification was needed. As an aside, one big advantage in my garage was the new ballast resolved the stubborn and aggravating cold-start issues I'd had on cool days and nights; the new ones light up immediately every time regardless of ambient temperature.
Whether you go this route or not, take your worn-out ballast and tubes to a big box store as they usually can dispose of the old mercuric devices properly - they don't belong in a landfill and most waste collectors won't take them.
I'd also consider doing as well Joel's table light conversion to LED's; you will enjoy better lighting overall with less power used, you'll have more versatility, and probably will have spent less money and effort.
Joel