tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post377605786248150790..comments2024-03-23T21:38:31.368-04:00Comments on Coffee Tea Books and Me: Pantry Talk - Thoughts on how I stock up Part 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-88515593225561508452009-08-02T12:46:53.807-04:002009-08-02T12:46:53.807-04:00Thanks so much for all your tips! We're feeli...Thanks so much for all your tips! We're feeling the tight finances lately, and worried because fall and winter will mean higher expenses and my teacher husband will certainly not be getting a raise this year from the school district. (Being a music teacher, we feel fortunate he still has a job at all!) I've been stocking up for a couple of years now but any new ideas are appreciated. I think I'll use your idea for a cold and flu pantry section--some chicken stock, crackers, ginger ale and tissues would be great to have around.<br /><br />Lisa<br />www.lisazahnwrites.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-10950630717733975422009-08-01T16:52:33.343-04:002009-08-01T16:52:33.343-04:00Dee from Tennessee
Wonderful comments...thanks to...Dee from Tennessee<br /><br />Wonderful comments...thanks to everyone.<br /><br />I didn't know to drain the zuke....only frozen it one time and had a TON of ice crystals in it....will know to drain next time. thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-88684120619952216742009-08-01T16:28:07.609-04:002009-08-01T16:28:07.609-04:00Do you have advice as to where to find good coupon...Do you have advice as to where to find good coupons? I have ordered a few newspapers from time to time and sometimes they have good ones, but mostly it seems they offer many cleaning products, makeup, etc. You can only use so many of those!! Staple food item coupons seem few and far between. Perhaps you can post something about this in the near future. I am interested anyway!! Thanks.<br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-29269086552087577632009-08-01T09:01:33.449-04:002009-08-01T09:01:33.449-04:00I thought of you yesterday when I was at the groce...I thought of you yesterday when I was at the grocery store. We live near a fancy neighborhood and the check out clerks asked me if I was shopping for a month. I was only shopping for a week, but I guess they get used to the yoga class-takers rushing in every day for a dinner from the deli! Our kids like to bring their families over to our house often so we are buying a freezer and growing the pantry. I am enjoying your posts!Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-85307274115946345432009-07-31T23:53:26.922-04:002009-07-31T23:53:26.922-04:00I found that the plastic under the bed boxes can h...I found that the plastic under the bed boxes can hold a lot of canned goods and still slide out very easily without any pulling even full. Ours are high enough for all the regular size cans..if we had tall ones they would have to lie down. I got the ones without the wheels and they work perfectly and since they have a lid everything stays clean. I know it sounds weird having food under a bed but that is about the only place we have for extras and it works for us. We keep certain things in each box so it is easy to find and mark the top of each can with the expiration date and or date bought. We have the folding clothes drying rack up in the shower instead! :) Clothes can dry in there but be out of site. If we have clothes drying on hangers{and don't mind being able to see the rack in there :)} we can also hang the hangers on the shower rod or throw things over the rod to day. We can use another dryer rack out in the bedroom cause one is off the floor in the shower!! Our house is tiny. We too only use one bathroom so this works for us too. Manuela is so creative isen't she!! :) JodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-78353586229004992972009-07-31T21:09:01.234-04:002009-07-31T21:09:01.234-04:00I do make my own vanilla and swear by it. It's...I do make my own vanilla and swear by it. It's so much more economical in the long wrong and one can get two distillings from the vanilla beans. That's a lot of vanilla extract. My current bottle of vodka has lasted over a year, but I am now thinking that it's time to get another bottle. I so agree that imitation vanilla is the pits.<br /><br />We also agree on King Arthur flour. I have to have that stuff. I am writing a big list and praying that the pantry gets restocked this week. Pancakes for supper? Gheesh.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-35318403121037705792009-07-31T18:22:36.914-04:002009-07-31T18:22:36.914-04:00I think many people these days are in a similar po...I think many people these days are in a similar position and find it more challenging to stock a pantry. It's a good reminder that even a little bit at a time makes a real difference.<br /><br />I use the same philosophy as that's how we can afford to stock up. I look for brands that are frugal, not usually high-end, but somewhere in between. I love Trader Joe's for example, because I can get very good quality without the brand name prices.<br /><br />LynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-44996453652204244882009-07-31T18:00:38.019-04:002009-07-31T18:00:38.019-04:00I like the pantry talk too....I decided to pick se...I like the pantry talk too....I decided to pick several meals, and start deepening my pantry with those items. In my case, what I need for chili, soups, a couple favorite casseroles, and baking items. It seemed a little overwhelming thinking about deepening every item already in my pantry...and I have begun keeping several months of cleaning supplies on hand too. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32960314.post-9722765961229994312009-07-31T13:37:19.731-04:002009-07-31T13:37:19.731-04:00Love the Pantry talk, Thank You.
Here's a grea...Love the Pantry talk, Thank You.<br />Here's a great link if you want to make your own vanilla.<br />http://www.kitchenproject.com/vanilla/4FoldVanillaExtract.htm<br /><br /> Amber in KentuckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com