Ok, here it is and I'm just going to wing it...
The purpose of the pantry post(say that 5 times fast) is to give you some ideas on what to have on hand around your kitchen so that you can put together something without having to run to the store all the time. This is not by any means a new idea, but I find myself relying on it a lot. We are lucky enough to be able to have some staple items delivered weekly--produce, bread, coffee, eggs. I only have to go to the store every few weeks to stock up on everything else. Of course, I end up picking up things here and there when I'm in the mood for something specific, but I've been able to really cut down on my frustration that is grocery shopping in our neighborhood. I'll spare you the details because it's just not what this post is about.
For me, a well stocked pantry allows me to make a large variety of things that are relatively quick, easy and healthy and that also tries to be more environmentally and pocketbook friendly. In the last few months, I've been learning how including my freezer as part of my "pantry" can make things even more efficient. You may be interested in some or all of these aspects, so I hope you can find some useful info.
I'm thinking that it may be easier for me to write and for you to read/refer to if I break it up into a couple of posts, each devoted to one aspect of the pantry.
These may include, but are not limited to : grains, proteins, canned items, oils, spices, condiments, and maybe try to include a few recipe ideas with each post? I'm thinking out loud here...if you have any ideas or questions, let me know and I will do my best to include them.
Here are my excuses for lack of posts this week:)
I took off a good portion of the tip of my thumb cutting an onion last weekend. mental note: stop chopping when leaning over to check what's cooking on the stove!
We had a freak heat wave in the middle of the week resulting in getting takeout and eating outside. Our kitchen is on the southwest corner of the building= too hot for making anything.
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4 comments:
What!!! you chopped off the top of your thumb??? yikes, how is it now? did you need formal medical attention. Kristin!!!
and I love, love, love the idea of these posts, any way you do them. I think the idea of dividing them up and including recipes would be super.
I'm really excited for what comes next, as long as it's not chopping off body parts, ok...
soexcited, so excited, so ex-cite-d, so excitEd, sO exciTed! (and also actively sending you many healing and expediently tissue regenerating thoughts.)
Ms. Chefetta, I always visualize it as Chef Etta. What a great blog. I love that you devote time to food. I think about either eating or cooking all day long. A tribute to food!
Is there a sure fire way to determine if spices are still fresh? I know I have some that are probably more than a couple of years old. We have been trying to use fresh ones whenever possible. Just how long to the others last? I don't think I have ever seen an expiration date on them like there is on canned items or condiments.
They can be pretty expensive so replacing them could be costly.
Always
mom
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