The Pantry Book

a notebook of homekeeping, crafts, and professional motherhood

Spice cabinet

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I reorganized my spice cabinet! I just squeal with excitement when I open the cabinet and see the matching jars lined up. I put my most frequently used spices in larger jars (chili powder, curry powder, 21 Seasoning Salute, oregano, thyme, bay leaves, and cumin) in the front. Then I put all my sweet spices to the left and a few of those are big too (cinnamon sticks, pumpkin pie spice, allspice, mulling spices).
In general, I buy spices whole and grind them as needed. But I go through pumpkin pie spice, chili powder, and 21 seasoning salute fast enough that I just buy those already ground.
I also took the bottles I don’t use very often (like pickling spice and dill) and put those in a plastic tub on the top shelf – it’s still easy to grab if I need it, but it doesn’t obscure my view of the regular use jars.
Other than keeping the sweet spices together (which I use for chai) , I also like to keep hot spices together (chili powder, cayenne, ancho, chili pepper flakes, etc.) and herbs together (rosemary, marjoram, basil, cilantro, chives, and parsley).

Yay!

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Author: thepantrybook

Hi! I'm Nicole and this "pantry book" is my notebook of homekeeping, crafts, and professional motherhood. Stay awhile to join me and my family on our journey of eucharisteo (radical gratitude) in the midst of life and loving our amazing Everett, our almost two-year-old son who lost over half of his brain in a stroke.

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