my kitchen cupboards, part two of three
| January 16, 2013 | Posted by Mama under homestead |
There wasn’t a whole lot of reaction to the first post I shared about my kitchen cupboards, but I decided to keep talking about them anyway. There are a lot of people interested in organizing small living spaces, so perhaps it will still be useful to some of you? Alright, moving along to the left of the “food cupboards”, we have an additional 5 square foot set of two cupboards that have the following contents:
- assorted reusable food storage containers
- two tins of tea
- ground coffee
- instant coffee
- powdered coffee creamer
- sugar
- coffee stirrers (a.k.a popcycle sticks)
- vegetable oil
- olive oil
- coconut oil
- lemonade mix
- frosting decorator tubes and tips
- pie plate
- rubber funnel
- 12 regular sized muffin tin
- cookie rack
- two small cutting boards
- one large flexible cutting board
- two cookie sheets, medium and small
- 9×13 glass casserole dish
- 8×8 glass casserole dish
- two glass bread pans
- a glass liquid measuring cup
- the covers for the casserole dishes
- a electric blender (for use when the generator is on)
There is also a cupboard above the stove with two shelves, a total of 4 or 5 square feet of space. This cupboard was originally a microwave cupboard, but Papa covered the inside with thin plywood and installed a second shelf so we could use the space more efficiently (a microwave is a waste of solar power!). In this cupboard I store:
- assorted mixing bowls
- a manual food processor
- a large pot (which holds a steamer and the camp toaster)
- a large cast iron pan (which holds the large pot)
- a small stainless steel fry pan
- a medium and a small sauce pan, which sit in the small fry pan
- the tea kettle
- the coffee perculator
- a butter dish
- two pot holders
- assorted covers for the pots and pans
- a rolling pin
- a flat strainer (got it from Pampered Chef – love it!)
There are a few additional pieces of cooking equipment I can’t fit inside, but don’t use on a regular basis. These are stored on a shelf in the porch and include:
- an air pot for coffee
- two glass mixing bowls
- four cake pans, rectangle and circle
- the cover to my muffin tin
- cookie cutters
- a nonstick liner for my sheet pans (rarely used)
- a wheat grinder
- a second cookie rack
And, there are yet more pots and pans in the storage camper, but considering we have lived just fine without them for a year and a half, I may very well find a new home for them eventually. We’ll see.
I did not clean up my cupboards for you – these pictures show you what they look like in real life – an organized mess as my great aunt would call it :::smile:::
The next and final post will include what we have in the cupboard space below the sink, the drawers alongside them, and the cupboard space above the table. If you have any comments or questions, please share!
Anyone curious about what I can fit in our teeny fridge? Hint: plenty to feed a family of six for a week! Okay, well, a family of two parents and four young children. I hear it gets a bit tricky when the littles stop eating like birds.
Have I seen a stash of Dark Chocolate Bits anywhere? Moms and Grammies HAVE to run on chocolate!!
Amen to that! But my stash doesn’t last very long. We do however, have klondike bars in the freezer right now, and I fully intend on helping myself this evening
You did inspire me to clean my food cupboards, which have been a bit messy! Thanks, Grammy.
My pleasure
I enjoy the series but haven’t commented. I have many shelves and a nice pantry. We stocked 3-4 mos. worth of food for Y2K so put shelves in the extra bedroom for this purpose. It was unused and un heated so good for that. hubby wanted to take them out as we are down to 2 of us now, but decided to keep them for storing my dried herbs, soap making supplies and all my herbal remedies and supplies. Use the tops for canners, squeezo, big stock pots, etc. Wouldn’t like to have less space as I am stocked up and the room is perfect for storage. Our basement can’t be used for home canned or dried foods as it’s way too damp. I would think it very interesting to visit your home and see in person how you manage all in your small home with 4 children. Love all your posts.
Thank you, Deb. I know you visit regularly, so it doesn’t surprise me that you are quietly enjoying this series of posts
Repurposing your extra bedroom as food storage is an excellent idea. If everyone used the extra space they had wisely like you are they would be in much better shape for a number of unhappy scenarios!
You are an inspiration. I loved your book so much and it gave me back hope for the vision God has given me.
Thanks
I am so proud of you
So glad you have enjoyed the book and that it encouraged you. I really appreciate your support!
It does change when your kids “stop eating like birds.” And how! My son, 6’5.5″ can eat an entire crock pot of beef stew, by himself, in one sitting, which most people could use to feed a family of six. And he’s skinny!
I have a large kitchen, with stocked cabinets up to the ceiling, a huge refrigerator, and a basement storage area that I try to keep stocked up. But, it’s not easy. One thing that’s positive, as I struggle to keep basics like eggs and milk in the house – we never have leftovers!
Today, he ate half of a 2 1/2 pound meat loaf with a heaping pile of mashed potatoes with gravy – and was still hungry for dessert. Sigh – I should pray for his future wife.
Oh my! How old is your son? I know teens tend to eat at least as much as adults, and often more, but it sounds your son either has very efficient metabolism or he is still growing!
He’s 20, but a late bloomer like everyone else in my family. Very efficient metabolism, and still growing (gaining muscle) – although I hope not taller!
I should note, we do keep a pantry of sorts as well, which is basically more of everything we keep in the camper, but if we didn’t have it we would be far more likely to run out of food. One of the benefits of staying in one place and not traveling around with our camper.
I’m so glad to hear you have another place to store-up. With the way things are going, it’s very smart to have plenty on hand.