This is a Public Service Announcement
GO CLEAN YOUR PANTRY.
Working on a 28 on/28 day off schedule, things sometimes get pushed to the side as low priority jobs. This was one of them. If I need something I will go buy it, sometimes before checking on whether there is some of the item at home. To add to that, there is my shopping problem. When I am in a grocery store, as I stroll the aisles, I have thoughts (ooh, I can use that to make this or, I have never used that, I should try it). The Bulk Barn is even worse. This leads to an overstocked panty with not enough people to cook for.
I just inventoried my pantry shelf at home. I have a shelf where all the dry items go. Apparently it was overdue for a cleanout. This is what I found
Pasta
1.Spaghetti, 2.penne rigate, 3. farfelle, 4.jumbo shells, 5. macaroni, 6.fusilli, 7. rice flour penne rigate
Asian noodles
- rice vermicelli, 2. medium wide rice stick, 3. wide ramen noodles, 4,instant fried noodles, 5.steam fried noodles
Rice
Long grain white rice, 2. long grain brown rice, 3. arborio rice, 4. basmati rice, 5. jasmine rice, 6. wild rice
Dry beans
Pea beans (white navy), 2. black turtle beans, 3. red kidney beans, 4. pinto beans, 5. garbanzo beans (chickpeas), 6.red lentils, 7. green lentils, 8. yellow split peas
Grains
Bulgar. 2 quinoa, 3. red quinoa, 4. black quinoa, 5. kamut (faro), 6. barley, 7. amaranth, 8. couscous 9.corn couscous
Various
Yellow cornmeal, 2. white corn grits, 3. chickpea flour (also called gram flour or besan), 4. almond flour, 5. milled flax seed, 6. buckwheat flour, 7. bulgar, 8. bran, 9. red river cereal, 10. oatmeal, 11. steel cut oats
All this on one small shelf. It is time to use up some of this or purge whatever is not getting used soon.
