Yay, it’s time to start organizing our kitchens ladies! How much fun will this be! Don’t you groan at me, it will be, you’ll see!! So to get us all in the mood I opened up my spice/baking corner lazy susan and got busy. I just did a complete overhaul on this cabinet a couple of months ago but over the holidays things got a little crazy on me.
I also had to find room for this little present I bought myself.
You know what those are? My atypical measuring cups that I have obsessed about ever since I first read about them on Pioneer Woman’s Christmas cookie tutorial! Imagine a 2/3 measuring cup….who knew?! I’m terrible at math, you have no idea how happy these make me. SO HAPPY!!
So out came the measuring cup basket. How many measuring cups does one person need? Really this is so not good.
And hello??? Why are there raisins in my measuring cup basket!? My family messes with me all the time. It’s so not funny!! Someone’s gonna get it!!
I did a little purging and it felt sooooo goooood! Oh yes it does and you can do it too and we’ll be high together. I’m like such an organizing drug dealer right now. Come on, you know you want to!
Ahhh that’s better, my basket can breathe again. Words of advice, always keep good care of your baskets. They are your friends.
Now look what else I discovered in my cabinet. You may want to close your eyes, it ain’t pretty.
That’s a big ol pile of chocolate chips, cranberries, raisins and whatever else people who bake actually use to make things. Apparently I should try it sometime. If someone out there has a bigger pile than this I want to know about it because I don’t think it’s possible!
So now it’s your turn!
Saddle up to your kitchen and rope in the clutter.
What area of your kitchen are you working on? Do a little, do a lot, just get busy!
I’ll be offering kitchen tips and encouragement over the next month but you’ll have to wait for it because I’m off to my own kitchen now to stuff my face with chocolate chips. A little birdie told me there were a few extra lying around :)
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For my birthday my friend who always gives the best kitchen gadgets as gifts gave me a set of silcon collapsible measuring cups – they hardly take up any space at all. Not sure if there is a 2/3 cup though – I’ll have to check.
I have to hide my chocolate chips otherwise the kids will eat them. I usually have a hard time finding them when I DO need the though! lol
I wish I could say I have a bigger pile of goodies to cook with but I can’t. I like to snack on chocolate chips, nuts and raisons when there is nothing else in the house. Good job on paring down your measuring cups.I know I like about 4 one cup measuring cups as I use that one so much. So I keep extra of my favorite sizes and I too keep them in a basket so I can pull it out and see the size I need easily. Some of mine are 30 year old tupperwear and it is hard to see the size sometimes so I used a black sharpie to put the size on the bottom. Works like a charm. Has anyone used those collapsible cups? I have wondered how they work.
Oh, I just saw Leigh’s comment on collaspsible cups. Thanks
I came up with a clever idea for storing spices. I have one of those smallish 3 drawer plastic things, my spices fit perfectly (lay them on side instead of standing up). My spices aren’t in any fancy jars – just the ones they come in at the store. Its nice to have them concealed.
I cleaned out the pantry this past weekend and purged the 13 cup rice cooker, the smores maker, 2 cake stands and a bunch of food that we don’t have any intention of eating (donations!). Feels so good to have a clean pantry.
Here’s a few links where you can check the shelf-life of your spices. They may need to be thrown out:
Durkee:
http://www.durkee.com/foodservice/spices.php
McCormick:
http://www.spicecheckchallenge.com/
Spice Islands:
http://www.spiceislands.com/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fProtected%2fRegisterSpice.aspx
I have two Lazy Susans that need organizing. Another Someday syndrome or Round to it! Have been wanting to move all my food storage containers/lids over to the one lazy susan so I can have more room for my kitchen towels, dish cloths,etc. Have been procrastinating because it is so hard to get down and get up. Might have to recruit one of the Granddaughters to do it for me. But the Dollar baskets you show gives me some new ideas. Thanks!
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