Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Favorite Things # 16 - My Pantry

When we first moved into our house I was upset by the lack of pantry space. There were some cabinets in the laundry room but I didn't want to store food in the same place the hot dryer would be running. So we went to Ikea and I found the perfect cabinet that is now my pantry.

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Up top I keep all of my spices, oils, vinegars, sauces, canned goods, etc

Pantry cupboard, bottom drawer
Down below are more spices, stocks, rice...and velveeta, you never know when you might need some plastic cheese!

Pantry Cupboard, top drawer
Finally in the middle drawer is my pasta stash, I LOVE pasta!

So while this is not huge or necessarily ideal, I still love it.
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12 comments:

  1. Veronica MillerApril 11, 2012 at 9:21 PM

    I loved this little sneak peak into your kitchen! "Plastic cheese" cracked me up b/c that's what I call it too. Makes the best queso, though! :) You are way more organized than me--you even have all your pasta together in one drawer. It might give you nightmares to look into my cabinets. ha!

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    1. Dining AloneApril 12, 2012 at 11:05 AM

      I still have other random (and scary) cupboards in my kitchen stuffed with food.

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  2. Maureen @ Orgasmic ChefApril 12, 2012 at 5:28 AM

    I love peeking in other people's pantries. I have only a small stash of pasta because I love making it but I've got more crap in my pantry of things I needed a pinch of. I need to do better. :)

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    1. Dining AloneApril 12, 2012 at 11:04 AM

      I am lucky that one of the markets near me sell spices in bulk, so I can just buy a couple of tablespoons instead of a whole jar that I will never finish.

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  3. SuzieApril 12, 2012 at 9:16 AM

    Yep, my pantry is next to the washer and dryer. It's a large storage space though so I'll keep it :) I'm a pasta lover too. And I have plastic cheese too. It's still my favorite way to make mac 'n cheese...shhh ;)

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    1. Dining AloneApril 12, 2012 at 11:04 AM

      There is always a place for velveeta in my pantry :)

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  4. Bianca @ Confessions of a ChocoholicApril 12, 2012 at 10:54 AM

    I love seeing other people's pantries. Isn't it great how Ikea how so many simple and affordable solutions?

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    1. Dining AloneApril 12, 2012 at 11:03 AM

      Half of the furniture in my house is from there :)

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  5. BizApril 12, 2012 at 12:13 PM

    We didn't have much pantry room either. Off of our kitchen there used to be a wood burning stove. That first fall we decided to light a fire - only to have it smoke up the house - it wasn't venting probably and we expected that maybe a nest was in the chimney?

    Um, turns out, when they replaced the roof before we bought the house, they never put a chimney up! So my husband tore it down and built me a pantry - I'll have to take a picture of it sometime - I love it, although I don't keep it as neat as my daughter wishes!

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  6. PamApril 12, 2012 at 5:26 PM

    I have never had a pantry until we moved into this new house... I love, love, love having room for all of my kitchen stuff.

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  7. JoanneApril 13, 2012 at 5:56 AM

    Compared to my pantry...uh yeah. This is huge. And awesome!

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  8. AsmitaApril 14, 2012 at 4:00 AM

    It looks so organized and neat!

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