Horizons Math Grade 4 and K,The Reading Lesson, Sequential Spelling, Lifepac Language Arts 4, Apologia Astronomy, Veritas Press New Testament/Greeks/Romans
Prima Latina, Contenders for the Faith and various Winters Promise books, Live Mocha Spanish, Plants Grown Up
Since Miranda has oh so impatiently been waiting for a response to her question about my pantry (I'm just teasing, I appreciate the reminders!)
Here they are. These change daily of course with new food coming and, and some food coming out..
You will see a bit more packaged food than previous peeks, we're feeling the financial crunch as well, so I've been using coupons more and I can't pass up when the items ends up free, or even better I end up getting paid the difference.. I'm also trying to keep more cans/shelf stable food on hand for emergencies. I dont drive in the snow, and we have a tendency to loose power in the winter...those types of things.
So I have 6 shelves in my pantry:
Shelf 1-top-This is my baking and treats shelf. It keeps goodies (like my organic dark chocolate) out of sight to help us avoid temptation, and has recently been filled with goodies for Christmas cookies! I have marshmallows, white flour and dip mixes up there as well.
Shelf 2 has canned goods, and cereals etc. I have a 1/2 gallon jar of homemade granola, another of rolled oats, another of steel cut oats, some soft white wheat (I normally use hard red), some cornmeal...
Also my balsamic vinegar, grapeseed oil, olive oil, coconut oil, olive oil sprayer, and canned goods. (The tuna creations were free, but have been lots of fun, since as you can see behind it we use LOTS of tuna!) all the cans you cant see are actually veggies!
(you can see that my aprons hang on hooks on the side of the fridge, and I squeeze my broom in the crack there too)
Shelf 3 has: honey, agave nectar, sugars, baking cocoa, nuts and vitamins. (and I see the coconut oil was put on the wrong shelf!
Shelf 4 has my tomato products (paste, diced, sauce etc) my peanut butter, applesauce and then packs of homemade fruit rolls ups, onions (I buy in bulk the rest hang in the garage) and tortillas go here too. CInnamon sticks get used in my house like you wouldn't believe (the boys use them like straws, or them and my husband like to just chew on them too!) and we tried some organic sorghum as a cheaper healthy alternative to pure maple syrup. The boys like it, I didn't but then again I hardly like maple syrup.
Shelf 5 has pastas, beans, rice, potatoes (those are sweet potatoes next to the bowl). That jar of popcorn gets moved wherever we have extra room. It is kind of homeless.
Shelf 6 is overflow: extra condiments, my chocolate chips currently dont fit on my baking shelf, there is barley (I add it to my wheat occasionally to boost the nutritional value of my bread), extra cans, homemade jams, apple butter, roasted pumpkin seeds and pistachios.
As you can tell I like jars! They are just so much prettier, and they line up so nicely!
And then last my spices above the stove. I have been told this is the WORST place for them, but it is handy to just grab them as I'm cooking and it works for me!
I'm hoping to blog about mail for Jolene next (And I know I always butcher the spelling of your name, sorry!) and I have one about my love of baskets coming up too!
OK well I think you know how I am spending the afternoon. I'll take a picture when I am done. I like how your cupboards are darker wood. I have white and it marks up pretty easy with cans sliding.
(I'm just teasing, I appreciate the reminders!)
