A clean organized spice drawer

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).

I was getting ready to grind a new spice mix this am and realized that many of my herbs and spices were stale or outdated.  I usually go through them prior to the Holidays but since we weren't entertaining this year I didn't think about it. Now it's all cleaned up, old stale spices thrown out, new added in and I am ready to start grinding my Turkish, Persian, tex-mex and Tuscan mixes. 

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).

2nd spice drawer finished and got rid of the junk drawer altogether!?‍♂️

I guess I better start cooking something. The boys DH and DS are hungry for swwets so maybe brownie bark.

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I freq post on the blue side. I've been sick for a while so cooking is really an effort for me. They know  that I've been trying to clear out my pantry for a some time.  Today, I'm tossing 2 cannisters of outdated panko bread crumbs (2017/18) and a box mac & cheese. These were items I bought when I WAS feeling better and had some better endurance & stamina to do some cooking. Too much effort now.

But I still keep on finding stuff. I'm fearful to even BEGIN my spices. I've had some since I moved in, like 30 years!! Can't remember when I last used some.

Have a lot outdated baking goods. It's sad that I can't even donate them due to the expiration. What a waste of money. I'd be comfortable using some of  items, but I certainly don't need to bake and the EAT stuff. I need to lose weight - not an option. I am struggling along.

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).
58 minutes ago, amoLucia said:

But I still keep on finding stuff. I'm fearful to even BEGIN my spices. I've had some since I moved in, like 30 years!! Can't remember when I last used some.

If you can't remember when you last used them toss them out. Then when you feel like cooking again just buy what you need.

Hppy

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But it HURTS to throw out something and then need something new for only a smidge!!

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).

So I get most of my spices at ethnic markets or on-line and can often get small quantities. If they are old they have proably lost potency and are not much good anyway

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