Boxed food inventory (cart)

o Noodle soup
o Hamburger helpers:
o 7 beef stroganoff
o 2 lasagna
o 8 cheeseburger macaroni
o 2 beef pasta
o 2 hard/soft taco kits
o 1 mexican pizza kit

Can Pantry Inventory

Can Pantry:
Top:
o House seasoning
o Shortening
o Oil
o Salt
o Pepper
o Baking spray
o Cooking spray

1-
o 2 turnip greens
o 4 green beans
o 2 green peas
o 2 mixed vegs
o 2 blackeye peas

2-
o 4 lg. cream of mushroom soup
o 3 cream of celery soup
o 1 tomato soup
o 2 beefy mushroom soup

3-
o 2 spaghetti sauce
o 2 lg. refried beans
o Alfredo sauce

4-
o 2 salt
o 1 lg. petite diced tomatoes
o Seasoned salt
o Sea salt
o Steak seasoning
o Cinnamon sprinkles
o Caramel sprinkles

Left Door:
1-
o Bay leaves
o Celery salt
o Chili powder
o Ground cumin

2-
o Dill weed
o Lemon pepper
o Ground mustard
o Old bay


3-
o Chopped onion
o Paprika
o Parsley flakes
o Crushed rosemary
o Rubbed sage

4-
o 2 tuna
o Hot dog chili
o Mushroom pieces

5-
o 2 triple succotash
o 1 beef broth

6-
o 3 beef broth

Right Door:
1-
o Ground cinnamon
o Ground cloves
o Whole cloves
o Coconut extract
o Cream of tartar

2-
o Ground ginger
o 2 ground nutmeg
o Pumpkin spice
o Vanilla extract

3-
o Red sugar crystals
o Sprinkles
o Red food coloring
o Coconut milk
o Condensed milk

4-
o 2 Italian diced tomatoes
o Chicken broth

5-
o

6-
o

Pantry inventory

I redid this, but it was pretty much done from last time, just a few things moved around and a few things I forgot to mark off:


Top
Canisters:
Coffee pot & filters
Splenda pitcher
Rice, sugar, kool aide, hot chocolate packets, instant oatmeal packets
Decaf tea, spaghetti noodles, brown sugar, cocoa, Italian bread crumbs
Flour, quick oats, baking soda, Bisquick, powdered sugar
Bread flour, baking powder, seasoned flour, cornstarch, self rising flour, packets (2 ranch dressing mix, 1 onion soup mix)

Top left drawer:
Snacks/Beverages:
Microwave popcorn & kernels
2 Caramel syrups
2 pks. Ice cream cones
Croutons
Raisins
Lime jell-o
Orange jell-o
Pistachio pudding mix
Vanilla pudding mix
4 chocolate pudding mixes Extras for Canisters:

Top Middle drawer:
1½ all-purpose flour
Quick-cooking oats
Cheddar French fried onions
2 baking soda

Top right drawer:
Mixes:
1 chicken pasta
1 beef rice
2 pks. stuffing cubes
oriental rice
Spanish rice
Teriyaki rice
Yellow rice
3 beef lo mein
Cornbread stuffing

Middle left drawer:
Jars:
EVOO; sunflower seeds; 2 parmesan cheese; teriyaki sauce
Soy sauce; pumpkin butter; honey; light corn syrup
Rice vinegar; red wine vinegar; 2 apple cider vinegar
Molasses; syrup; 2 sugar-free syrup Misc:

Middle drawer:
2rolls paper towels

Middle right drawer:
Baking #1:
2 active yeast packets
2 semi-sweet chocolate chips
white chocolate (swirled) chips
1½ pks. Milk chocolate chips
Cake mixes: coconut and orange supreme
Red hots
1# mini marshmallows
4 env. Dream whip
1# dark brown sugar
Unsweet baking chocolate

Bottom left drawer:
Pasta/Dried Beans:
7 lasagna noodles
2½ bags egg noodles
wacky mac
2# pinto beans
1# navy beans
1# baby lima beans
1# lentils
1# great northern beans

Bottom middle drawer:
Baby:
2 cans concentrated Enfamil lipil
7 Enfamil powder packets (single servings)
Bottles

Bottom right drawer:
Baking #2:
1#whole almonds
½# chopped pecans
Box pancake mix
Pack pancake mix
Corn muffin mix
1½# chopped walnuts
2 oz. slivered almonds
Muffin mixes: 2 banana, 4 blueberry
Brownie mix
Sunflower seeds
10 oz. pecan chips
Frosting: 2 cream cheese, 1 butter cream

Pantry staples

These are some of the things that need to be added to my grocery list, that I like to keep at all times:
dried thyme
dried basil
poultry seasoning
Italian seasoning
canned fruit
marashino cherries

These are some of the things currently in my pantry that I keep at all times:
Splenda
Rice
sugar
kool aide
Decaf tea
spaghetti noodles
brown sugar
cocoa
Italian bread crumbs
Flour
quick oats
baking soda
Bisquick
powdered sugar
Bread flour
baking powder
seasoned flour
cornstarch
self rising flour
onion soup mix
pudding and jell-o mixes
popcorn
EVOO
parmesan cheese
honey
light corn syrup
red wine vinegar
Molasses
active yeast packets
semi-sweet chocolate chips
Milk chocolate chips
egg noodles
dried beans
chopped pecans
chopped walnuts
2 oz. slivered almonds
House seasoning
Shortening
Oil
Salt
Pepper
Baking spray
Cooking spray
cream of mushroom soup
cream of celery soup
canned vegs
spaghetti sauce
Seasoned salt
Sea salt
Steak seasoning
Bay leaves
Dill weed
Lemon pepper
Old bay
Paprika
Crushed rosemary
Mushroom pieces
beef broth
Ground cinnamon
Ground cloves
Ground ginger
ground nutmeg
Vanilla extract
Chicken broth




Monday:
Today we are working on the list that gets us through the week (or however long between shopping trips): The must-haves for your pantry. Ideas can be found in a multitude of sources from cookbooks to online websites. Perhaps you have a list that has been assembled from these sources, or just years of trial and error. What are YOUR pantry must-haves that keep you ready for any meal, any dish and any occasion? Don't have any? Read along and see what the rest of our members have to say!!! Remember to make your pantry fit your family's tastes and the things you make everyday.
Some Basics to consider: flour, sugar, oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder, asst dried herbs, spices and extracts, cinnamon, rice, asst pasta, jarred pasta sauce, canned vegetables and beans, canned tomatoes, canned soups and broths, canned/jarred fruit, oatmeal, baking mix (such as Bisquick), chocolate chips, asst nuts, hot sauce (such as Tabasco), salsa.
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Pantry Dilemma/Organization

I didn't have a pantry or any cabinet space in my kitchen, so I bought one of those 9 cube organizers that have the fabric drawers you can buy.

Each drawer has a theme, larger groups may have more than one drawer......ex: baking drawer, pasta drawer, etc.

On top of the pantry are all my staples (flour, splenda, sugar, etc) in labelled clear lock & lock containers.

If you do have a pantry, you could still use the drawer system by getting clear plastic bins to use as drawers & sort by category. For my refrigerator and large upright freezer, I use this clear bin system.

For my small (over the fridge freezer), I only keep one weeks worth of OAMC meals, ice cream and ice.

I also keep an inventory of my pantry, small freezr, large freezer, fridge, spices, cleaners and bath products. I mark off things as I use them.

I use a master grocery list to mark things I need, and I can use my inventories to make sure I don't buy duplicates. Also, with this system, I am not running back and forth to the kitchen to see what I already have.

I update my inventories as I put the groceries away.

Pantry Final

Well, today, I inventoried my pantry & made a list of all the things I need to buy. I also printed a copy and put it on the side of the fridge (facing the pantry).


Inventory:

(Top)
Canisters:
Sugar pitcher
Butter cooking spray; cooking spray; baking spray; sugar
rice; koolaide; instant oatmeal pkts.
bread flour; all-purpose flour; seasoned flour; Italian bread crumbs
brown sugar; powdered sugar; splenda
self-rising flour; quick-cooking oats; baking cocoa; baking soda; decaf tea

(top row; left)
Snacks/Beverages:
Microwave popcorn & kernels
Applesauce
Hot chocolate mix
Jello & pudding mixes

(top row; middle)
Extras for Canisters:
2 Splenda
2 all-purpose flour
Quick-cooking oats

(top row; right)
Mixes, Boxes, Packets:
3 pks. onion soup
3 meatloaf season pkts.
1 taco season pkt.
1 chicken pasta
4 Ramen noodles
1 beef rice
2 pkts. Shake & Bake Italian
3 pkts. Ranch dressing mix
1 cheddar French fried onions
2 pks. stuffing cubes

(middle row; left)
Jars:
Molasses; 2 teriyaki marinade; sugar-free syrup
Light corn syrup; honey; pumpkin butter; sunflower seeds; syrup
2 cider vinegar; red wine vinegar; rice vinegar
White cooking wine, horseradish; parmesan cheese; soy sauce; EVOO

(middle row; middle)
Extras for Canisters + shortening, bisquick & cornstarch:
Splenda
Bisquick (need canister)
Cornstarch (need canister)
Shortening
2 baking soda
Baking powder (need canister)

(middle row; right)
Baking:
2 semisweet chocolate chips; 2 milk chocolate chips; white chocolate (swirled) chips
Whole almonds; pecan chips; chopped pecans
Unsweet baking chocolate
Cake mixes: yellow, carrot, orange supreme
Cream cheese frosting
5 envelopes dream whip
Miniature marshmallows
Dark brown sugar
2 pkts. Yeast

(bottom row; left)
Pasta/Dried Beans:
Elbow macaroni; lasagna noodles; 3½ bags egg noodles; wacky mac
2# pinto beans; 1# navy beans; 1# baby lima beans; 1# lentils Baby: Baby:

(bottom row; middle & right)
Baby:
nothing in those bins yet

Pantry Update

Have tossed 3 bags full of stuff, so far (opened or expired). I have organized the cubes and the top. I actually have 2 baskets free for the baby's stuff to go in that I've bought so far (diapers & bottles) until I get the bedroom ready for her.

I will set aside things for donation, as I do the inventory:)

It looks really good....now I just have to figure out what to do with the stuff that was in the bin on the floor.

I had several character/decorative cake pans (wilton's) that I think I will wash off & hang on the wall. I will need to find a place for my food processor & blender:)

Decluttering the Pantry

I'd worked on it Thursday night, but just gave it a quick once over. Today is a deep clean:)

My pantry is a 9-cube organizer with the cloth drawers (Target).

With dh's help, I took everything off the pantry, & took out the baskets. I even took off our small microwave (we also have a full-sized one). I wiped down the top & all the shelves. I even took out everything in between the pantry & the fridge that was keeping me from opening most of the drawers.

So far, I have tossed a trash bag of expired foods. I have also put aside the microwave to send to dh's work. They already have 2, but with 15 or so men all trying to heat their meals at the same time, and only an hour lunch break (they all break at the same time), it gets backlogged. So, maybe one more will help them out a bit....just need to clean it up a bit.

I am going back in there to write down my categories of what I have (the shelves were labeled, but everything has gotten a bit jumbled up in there since labeling. So, I've already typed up a diagram to fill in the blanks, to make it easy on me to see what can go where. (I just did a 3X3 table & enlarged the squares).

I will probably be tossing more food as I go. There's lots of opened stuff that I don't know how long it's been in there:) I have already reserved the top for my "canisters" not really canisters, they are those leak-proof containers that have 4little "pop" tops to open (when I think of the name, I'll give you the website). They are great....they are square or rectangular, so they fit nicely together, rather than the round ones, that don't get close to one another.

I can't tell you how many duplicates I have of things, so the extras, plus any food we will not use will go to our local food pantry. All damaged, expired and opened foods will go to the trash.

I will also inventory what we have:)

I will report back later to let you know how I did:)