Dreamy Pantry - Step one
I’m sure I am not the only one who loves a well organised pantry, full with delicious home made goods.
Let’s start with the simple steps, what do you want in your pantry. Personally anything that doesn’t fit in the fridge goes in the pantry, especially in the winter when its pretty cool in there. This includes drinks, vegetables, pastas, rice, tins, sauces and spices. All my pantry needs to do is be functional and to look great, easy right!
5 simple BEGINNER steps to a dreamy pantry
Jars, jars and more jars. Glass looks better than loads of plastic hanging around. You can also see everything quickly when in the middle of cooking.
No Labels please! Lots of people invest in a labelling machine but honestly I think you know the difference between pasta and rice without a label. Anything that is a little more confusing self-raising flour Vs plain flour I put a label on the back. This helps keep it looking tidy.
Keep the ugly things together. Its inevitable that not everything in your pantry is going to look beautiful because well that’s life. I have a side of the pantry which looks all shinny that your eyes are instantly drawn to when you walk in and then I have a more hidden area with packets, tins and sauces.
Organise it! As I said before not only do I want my pantry to look nice but I need it to be functional. If you can reach everything with ease then you will likely keep the pantry tidier as you don’t have to constantly move things around to get to what you want.
Spices need height. On the functional thread spices need to be on steps so that you can see all your prices without having to constantly pull them out as that will slowly drive you mad. A lot of people have them lying on their side as a lot of spice jars have the content on their lids but not all of them so I wouldn’t suggest this. The spices you use regularly can be identified by sight so it helps to be able to see as much as the spice as possible.
Fill it up with homemade treats!
I have a few recipes that I have created myself based on attempting to recreate tasty treats I have found on my travels, this is one of my absolute favourites.
Hot Chillies
Choose your jar size fill it with a chilli of your choice, lemon flavoured ones are delicious. Especially if you like Thai food.
Chop the chillies into various sides and then dry them out. You can either cover in salt for a few days or put them near the boiler or somewhere warm.
Once dried out (dust off the salt in you’re using this method) and add the chillies back to the the original jar you picked.
Heat enough oil to cover the chillies in the jar and heat until hot but not boiling. If you pour the oil when its too hot it will cook the chillies.
Pour over the chillies, let it cool slightly before putting the lid on. Leave for a couple of weeks minimum before eating.
