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Worth1 · July 22, 2015

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Originally Posted by TexasTycoon

This makes me think of what a pain it was trying to find places for everything to fit when we downsized earlier this year. We're lucky that our little apartment has a practically full sized kitchen, but it's got half the cabinet and pantry space I'm used to, so a lot of stuff had to go and we had to get creative in storing what was left. Lots of those little wire shelves were used. Worst part is the cabinet shelves themselves are flimsy as all get out so anything heavy needs to be placed lower or they start to buckle. It is a pretty kitchen, though, so I ain't complainin', but I also don't have any advice to offer!

Kelly I started out life as a cabinet maker.
I have a bunch of stuff I will never use my wife bought.
And more junk in closet.
Like piping stuff for decorating cakes.
Worth

Worth1 · July 22, 2015

Good lord I just found another full set of stainless steel mixing bowls I didn't know I had.

Worth

efisakov · July 22, 2015

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Kelly I started out life as a cabinet maker.
I have a bunch of stuff I will never use my wife bought.
And more junk in closet.
Like piping stuff for decorating cakes.
Worth

You never know!
You may even have grandkids.

Worth1 · July 22, 2015

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Originally Posted by efisakov

You never know!
You may even have grandkids.

I can guarantee to you I have never fathered a child out of choice.
So no I wont find any grandkids in the closet.

Worth

efisakov · July 22, 2015

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Originally Posted by Worth1

I can guarantee to you I have never fathered a child out of choice.
So no I wont find any grandkids in the closet.

Worth

Never say never, you may choose to have kids yet...
We have a friend that at 64 got married and have two kids now. He has 3 from his first marriage and has grandkids there.

Worth1 · July 22, 2015

I can assure you if I do it will be from a rich Baroness and she will have to support them.

Worth

efisakov · July 22, 2015

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Originally Posted by Worth1

I can assure you if I do it will be from a rich Baroness and she will have to support them.

Worth

so, there is a chance to see one day a little Worth2.

Was that invasive of me?
Sorry. I blame tomatoes. Had too many.

Worth1 · July 22, 2015

No it would be a Worth the 3rd.

No not at all.
Here I have the kitchen back in order without putting in overtime.
Nothing is where it was when I started.
I cant believe it.

Tomorrow the lower cabinets.
Worth
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efisakov · July 22, 2015

You have so many spices! You made me count mine. I only have about 15 or so.

Worth1 · July 22, 2015

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Originally Posted by efisakov

You have so many spices! You made me count mine. I only have about 15 or so.

Yes it is horrible, I use all of them.

When I was a little kid my mother would give me money to buy her a mothers day present.
I always came back with kitchen gadgets or a spice rack.

Worth

habitat_gardener · July 22, 2015

I love to reorganize kitchens! Every time I visited my mother, I used to clean out and reorganize at least one cabinet. I don't think I've ever had enough cabinet space...uh, I guess that means I've always had too much stuff! I tend to rotate stuff.

One thing I hate using is chipped dishes. I picked that up from my mother, who got it from her mother: she said her mother (who died in 1947, by the way) would get offered chipped dishes from people she worked for, and she did not take them. So my mother would get rid of dishes that got chipped. My partner has dishes inherited from his mother, and they are all chipped! So I use my handmade pottery (and wash it myself, to keep it unchipped), and he uses his dishes. Ha!

There's a Penzey's (herbs and spices) shop nearby, and it's fun to go and sniff all the spices. Open jars of everything are available so you can know what you're getting (these jars are only for testing, they are not the spices you're buying; all the jars and bags for sale are sealed). My technique is to shake the jar, open it, and sniff the lid -- not the powder coming from the spices themselves, which can be dangerous for hot spices! The two peppers that most appealed to me when I did this last year were Cascabel peppers and Ancho peppers. They have a good flavor and are fairly mild iirc.

TexasTycoon · July 22, 2015

What an improvement! Good job!

I've got too many spices too, but I also use them all! Even after downsizing I've got an entire cabinet full of them, and our cabinets are TALL. I've always loved spices and I tend to season things by smell before I taste anything, which is how fajita seasoning, Old Bay, and bay leaves made their way into my spaghetti sauce recipe!

TexasTycoon · July 22, 2015

My spice cabinet (there's more in the pantry), with a cameo appearance from my pie witch!

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Worth1 · July 22, 2015

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Originally Posted by TexasTycoon

My spice cabinet (there's more in the pantry), with a cameo appearance from my pie witch!

Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk

Nice.

Pie witch.

After all that work I still managed to make supper of fried chicken fries gravy, clean up the mess, wash dishes and carry out my neighbours and my trash.
Worth

RobinB · July 22, 2015

My mother-in-law always used a little ceramic blackbird pie thingee... what are they called? I love that yours is a witch! Hers always made me think of that children's rhyme:

Sing a song of sixpence,
a pocket full of rye.
Four and twenty blackbirds,
Baked in a pie.

July 22, 2015	#654
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	You have so many spices! You made me count mine. I only have about 15 or so. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

July 22, 2015	#657
TexasTycoon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Round Rock, TX, Zone 8b Posts: 1,157	What an improvement! Good job! I've got too many spices too, but I also use them all! Even after downsizing I've got an entire cabinet full of them, and our cabinets are TALL. I've always loved spices and I tend to season things by smell before I taste anything, which is how fajita seasoning, Old Bay, and bay leaves made their way into my spaghetti sauce recipe! __________________ -Kelly "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn Bloom where you are planted.

July 22, 2015	#658
TexasTycoon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: Round Rock, TX, Zone 8b Posts: 1,157	My spice cabinet (there's more in the pantry), with a cameo appearance from my pie witch! Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk __________________ -Kelly "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn Bloom where you are planted. Last edited by TexasTycoon; July 22, 2015 at 09:54 PM.

July 22, 2015	#647
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Good lord I just found another full set of stainless steel mixing bowls I didn't know I had. Worth

July 22, 2015	#651
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I can assure you if I do it will be from a rich Baroness and she will have to support them. Worth

July 22, 2015	#653
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	No it would be a Worth the 3rd. No not at all. Here I have the kitchen back in order without putting in overtime. Nothing is where it was when I started. I cant believe it. Tomorrow the lower cabinets. Worth IMG_20150722_23444.jpg IMG_20150722_47683.jpg IMG_20150722_36576.jpg

July 22, 2015	#656
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	I love to reorganize kitchens! Every time I visited my mother, I used to clean out and reorganize at least one cabinet. I don't think I've ever had enough cabinet space...uh, I guess that means I've always had too much stuff! I tend to rotate stuff. One thing I hate using is chipped dishes. I picked that up from my mother, who got it from her mother: she said her mother (who died in 1947, by the way) would get offered chipped dishes from people she worked for, and she did not take them. So my mother would get rid of dishes that got chipped. My partner has dishes inherited from his mother, and they are all chipped! So I use my handmade pottery (and wash it myself, to keep it unchipped), and he uses his dishes. Ha! There's a Penzey's (herbs and spices) shop nearby, and it's fun to go and sniff all the spices. Open jars of everything are available so you can know what you're getting (these jars are only for testing, they are not the spices you're buying; all the jars and bags for sale are sealed). My technique is to shake the jar, open it, and sniff the lid -- not the powder coming from the spices themselves, which can be dangerous for hot spices! The two peppers that most appealed to me when I did this last year were Cascabel peppers and Ancho peppers. They have a good flavor and are fairly mild iirc.

July 22, 2015	#660
RobinB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Near Reno, NV Posts: 1,621	My mother-in-law always used a little ceramic blackbird pie thingee... what are they called? I love that yours is a witch! Hers always made me think of that children's rhyme: Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye. Four and twenty blackbirds, Baked in a pie.