Stocking the Kitchen
There are some dishes that I think about making but never have some ingredients. It’s made me realize that there are some items that I need to have on hand at all times. After Hurricane Katrina, I really saw the benefits of having a well stocked kitchen with stores closed for a few days and supplies limited even after they reopened.
So now I like to keep a few things on hand. I should probably keep more but there just isn’t room right now. I always keep can goods on hand like corn, favorite beans, tomato soup, and pasta. Basically I keep on hand what we eat fairly often.
To start stocking up on food, I just buy an extra can each week. Or sometimes I will buy more if there happens to be a sale. Sometimes I go through our cabinets to take an inventory of what we have since it is easy for items to get pushed around. I hate it when I buy something I already have just because it was pushed out of sight.
In my dream kitchen, I will have a pantry that is basically a closet for food. But until then, I will just have to make due with having a smaller stocked kitchen that includes basically food we eat practically every week.
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