What's In My...Pantry

I forgot to post a WIM post last week so I'm making up for it today. I showed you my pantry last week and now you get to take a peak inside. Here's what an old tv armoir can do for you and your food storage!




This is what the whole she-bang looks like straight on.




The top row is directly at my eye level. It holds things that we mostly use daily (coffee, straws, s & p grinders, dog treats) as well as our canned goods.



Mom's homemade strawberry jam.



The second shelf holds pastas, cereals, croutons, cake mixes - the boxed goodies.




What cupboard would be complete without Ina Gartens coconut cupcake mix?




The third shelf...well...this is the junk food shelf. Notice how small it is? That's pshycological people. I keep things for Shane's lunches (packaged items like puddings and apple sauce cups) here as well. That is some of what is in the basket. Seperating items out of their packages gives us more space.



On the bottom shelf we keep our potatoes, onions and garlic. In seperate bins. This is where unopened larger items (bottles of pop and mega pancake mix boxes go.)



I showed you in a previous post what was on top of my cupboard, well here is what is on the side. My apron.

Thanks for taking a peek! :)

What's In My....Spice Cupboard

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So, now on to my post. I'm a visual person. I like to see things. I love love love to view what people are doing. What they create. How they create. I love it all. So, I propose this. Once a week, I am going to do a "What's In My..." post. I'll choose a random spot in my home and show you the look and layout of it. Don't worry, it won't always be spic and span bc that's just not how I roll. So, without further ado....Here is what's in my....Spice Cupboard.




Here is the whole shebang. Sorry that this is a side view photo. Without photo editing software, I'm not sure how to change the view.



This is the first shelf. My spice pots are mini-cookie jar type pots. I got them at Ikea.



My egg seperator and potato scrubber. I love to open the cupboard and see these little faces smiling back at me.



Half of a set of salt-n-pepper shakers.



Flavorings and food coloring.



My pot watcher that keeps my water from boiling over when I'm all to distracted.



A bit of the second shelft. This little bucket holds baggies of spices that would not fit in the spice jars. The red cup was actually a great soup mug but the paint started to wear away (after only a few uses). It holds measuring spoons, flavor injector and mini-whisks.



The biscuit cutter my hubby made for me out of a soup can. A side note - you can also use cookie cutters in cute seasonal shapes for your biscuits.



Storage bowls. There are six - one was in use. And a great icing sugar shaker. Thanks Pampered Chef!



The top shelf holds items I don't need often. Refills of sea salt and peppercorns. Sprinkels and my flour sifter.


So there you go! My spice cupboard. When all is not organized in my life and I am surrounded by chaos, I look in here. It's always organized. And those faces make me smile. :)