First up is the "bread basket" we keep on the counter. You can also see the new tiered veggie holder we got from Target to hold all of our goodies from Bountiful Baskets! (As well as some leftover birthday paraphernalia.)
And here is the outside of the cabinet next to my stove. The blue tape holds up recipes because the counter space is so limited. I want to paint the centers with chalkboard paint so I can jot things down AND it'll be magnetized. Because blue tape? Just doesn't do it for me, aesthetically. :)
Then, the inside of the cabinet. It's basically anything I'd need for cooking - canned goods, pasta, sauces, broth, and random other things... Including a conversion chart taped to the inside of the cabinet. (BTW - croutons?! Good for salads and AWESOME for snacking. Just sayin.)
Cabinet over the stove, with the lovely vent piping, holds oils, vinegars, and some extra flour and Bisquick. I'm not sure why. I think my husband may have put things away that day.
To the left of that disaster is the "spice and baking cabinet." It is overrun, completely disorganized and impossible to find anything - if you're not me. I pretty much know where it all is.
Then comes the sauce/spice mixes (in the blue basket), random packaged dessert mixes, measuring cups, juicer and other strangely grouped items. This cupboard is CRAZY weird, as it goes way right to the wall but you can't really put stuff in that space because it's too hard to get to...
We keep the cereals, chips, and cookies in this blank counter space next to the fridge. It's not the best place because it gets super messy but it DOES make those 6 a.m. "I'm hungry's" much easier to deal with. Four year olds? LOVE to eat cereal out of the box/tupperware if they can reach it themselves. :)
The Snack Cabinet. A low cabinet where we store snacks Jack is allowed to get for himself. We used to lock it but he's gotten so used to having to ask, it's no longer an issue. Plus, if he does decide to OD on snacks, I doubt Goldfish and the like will hurt too much.
Overflow... I commandeered a shelf in the storage/tool/laundry area off the kitchen so I can buy more than one of each item. (Especially certain canned things, pasta, rice, etc. or things on sale.)
So, that's our "pantry." I've been looking at all the others linked on Katie's blog and am SUPER jealous of anyone who has a real live pantry. Especially a walk-in. It's on the list of necessary items for our next home.
And just because I love our new fruit bowl (that matches the veggie thing)...
Now go take pics - don't clean up - and post your pantries!!
