I am in the process of redoing my kitchen.\u00a0 And, part of that redo includes add some additional cupboards and eliminating others.<\/p>\n
One part of the remodel involves a new pantry.\u00a0 This, of course, means moving the old pantry.\u00a0 And, with the old pantry comes checking for expiration dates on old cans.\u00a0 But, more to the point, what should I stock in my pantry?<\/p>\n
There are, of course, the basic staples such as toilet paper and Kleenex as I buy these in large quantities.\u00a0 But what about cream of mushroom soup?\u00a0 Or evaporated milk?\u00a0 While these are things that I use from time to time, they are not things that I consider to be “staples”.<\/p>\n
Staples should consist of the things that I use regularly in my house hold.\u00a0 Sugar, flour, salt, butter, etc.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But, unless I am an Italian, any recipe needing tomato paste or stewed tomato s is going involve an assortment of other\u00a0 ingredients.\u00a0 And all of these ingredients will\u00a0 need to be purchased including the tomato paste and stewed tomato s.<\/p>\n
So, I will need to make a trip to Meijer (regional grocery chain) to purchase what I need so why have specialty items in the pantry?<\/p>\n
From now on, the pantry will only carry items that are purchased in bulk,\u00a0 are non-Meijer specialties, or are staples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I am in the process of redoing my kitchen.\u00a0 And, part of that redo includes add some additional cupboards and eliminating others. One part of the remodel involves a new pantry.\u00a0 This, of course, means moving the old pantry.\u00a0 And, … Continue reading