So back in November we started talking about pantries … we’ve simplified, strategized, made lists, meal plans, shared recipes … now let’s make it pretty with out spending money on those amazingly, lovely Martha-y things …
- Unpack everything the second you get home and put it all on the counter. The organizer in me wants you to put like with like, but you don’t have to.
- Give the fridge the once over … check that all of your leftovers are still eatable, look in the jelly jars for fuzz, wipe up any stickiness … No new food in a dirty fridge!
- Check your dry goods for empty, or almost empty, boxes. Cereal boxes have a way of going back in the pantry no matter what … dust it out, make bird food from the stale crackers that no one likes anymore. OK now rotate! Full cereal boxes behind the 1/2 full, combine the 1/4 cup of O’s left with the new box, etc. Make snacks accessible to the small people in your life by removing the box tops … leaves the snacks identifiable but still segregated (very important o my lil’ guy).
Rotate your stock and load up the fridge and freezer following the same idea. Less packaging, beers and Jell-O puddings out of their cardboard …
Breakdown cardboard for recycling, pack up your reusable bags … you have them right … put them all by the door so it gets where it needs to be.
Someday, when I grow up, I want glass canisters, pretty baskets … until then
~ Pretty Pantry
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I’m pretty good about rotating stock, learned from my days of working in delis, but never thought about cleaning the fridge while nearly empty before adding newly bought stuff! Brilliant, and being added to my routine. I also leave things I need to remember by the door, and happily discovered that very heavy duty magnets with hooks adhere to my metal front door, so I use them to hang all sorts of stuff on the door so I don’t forget them.
we too do the magnets on the door … planning on getting some white board paint up there someday!
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