It’s cold outside today, so the title of this post may not produce the content you were expecting (although my ego appreciates that you started reading under that pretence. even if you didn’t).
Instead we’re talking about cupboards - much more exciting, I’m sure you will agree. This month for Random Recipes Dom has set the challenge of showing the world what is in our cupboards; daring us to bare all and show the world what’s behind those doors. I’m insatiably nosy, so I’m keen for some cyber-snooping this month (I’m expecting the NSA or GCHQ to be heading hunting me any day now), so it is the perfect challenge for me. Who doesn’t like to a little snooping now and again?
The few that I’ve seen so far have scared me a little though. Karen at Lavender and Lovage appears to have the tidiest cupboards in history, and Victoria from A Kick at the Pantry Door is seemingly more organised than I thought it possible to be. If you are expecting thousands of perfectly organised cupboards from me I would leave now, before you are disappointed. I have the world’s tiniest kitchen which has massively limited storage space (my baking stuff all lives in the hall cupboard) and I’m more disorganised with my shopping [read: life] at the moment than I think I ever been, so there isn’t much left at the moment and the fridge is even worse. After reading some of this month’s entries I did toy with the idea of having a bit of a tidy up, but my honesty decided that this wasn’t really in the spirit of the challenge. That, and also that I’ve spent so little time at home of late. Either way, here is my kitchen cupboard:
There are also a selection of boxes and packages lining the tops of the kitchen cupboards, but since they are an even bigger and more disorganised mess I think we can agree that they are just a figment of my imagination.
It wouldn’t be a true look at my cupboards though if I didn’t include the picture below. My Alcohol cabinet - I’m yet to find a suitable globe store for them, but I live in hope - is a regular feature on The Usual Saucepans, so it seems only fair that it gets an mention. It’s growing arms and legs at the moment though (the case of wine I accidentally-on-purpose the other day doesn’t fit and some bottles are too tall), but I cannot see any reason why this is anything but a good thing. As previously mentioned, I’m feeling quite nosy so I’d encourage everyone to take part in this challenge!
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Edinburgh-dwelling, baking and food-obsessed, twenty-something adventure enthusiast. Runs on liberal amounts of coffee, cheese, cake and gin; bribable with same.
December 18, 2013
No camera at present, thankfully for my dignity. My cupboards have several inexplicable bags of out-of-date flour in them since I can’t figure out what to do with it other than, I don’t know, plastering the inside of a mud hut or something. How the cupboards, which are at head height, stay on the wall with all that heavy stuff inside I don’t know.
My alcohol collection looks a lot like yours. I am also lacking a drinks cabinet. My problem seems to be that I want it to be small enough to not clutter the place up but big enough that it’ll take more than about 3 big bottles. Maybe I should go tall with it, seeing as I’ve got a typical Edinburgh useless high ceiling. Carpentry may have to happen.
December 19, 2013
I seem to have accumulated a lot of flour lately, not really sure how. Well, you never know when you’ll need to plaster the inside of a mud hut - best be prepared!
It’s an issue in a lot of Edinburgh houses - only problem is that then you won’t be able to reach the top bottles. Let me know how you get on - definitely need to do something with my collection.
December 18, 2013
I’m quite a tidy person so I did quake a little bit at how untidy your cupboard is, but I do sympathise with not having a lot of space. I’m liking the look of your alcohol store, and the wine case sounds like a good addition! I might join in with random recipes this month…
December 19, 2013
You ‘quaked’? Oh dear, I didn’t think they were that bad! Maybe a little tidy up is required this evening. Definitely join RR - one of my favourite challenges (and I’ll be back to BWS soon - just don’t like eggnog or whisky!)
December 19, 2013
Quaked may have been a bit dramatic, they aren’t really that bad! Don’t worry about BWS, I’m not expecting you to buy/eat things you’re not a fan of. Have a good Christmas!
December 19, 2013
Phew! Merry Christmas!
December 21, 2013
so we’re not going to get a picture of those infamous legs then?… LOVE your cupboards, quite messy in a good way of course… don’t you just LOVE being nosy?… thanks so much for taking part Craig! x
December 22, 2013
Ha ha, no, not just now (don’t think the world is quite ready for that!) I do love being a little nosy - and I suspect you are too, which might have had a slight bearing on the challenge’s theme? Well, I say that there’s nothing wrong with that what-so-ever. A bit of a mess, yes, but I prefer ‘organised chaos’. Merry Christmas!
December 21, 2013
Yes, where is the photo of those legs please! And, I think your cupboards are VERY tidy actually - in a tidy but chaotic way that is good! Karen
December 22, 2013
Ha ha! It’s a little too cold for that today, sorry
Thank you! Organised chaos is definitely the way forward! Merry Christmas.
December 23, 2013
If it makes you feel better, your cupboards are rather tidier than mine… (Reorganising the pantry is on my To Do list for these holidays. So we’ll see if that actually happens.)
December 23, 2013
I just enjoy how everyone has a totally different definition of ‘tidy cupboards’. Oh, a reorganisation of the chaos is on my to do list too, can be a race between us to see who doesn’t do it first!
December 27, 2013
I love being nosy too so I am enjoying this challenge immensely. I was a bit nervous about exposing my messy cupboards though! Like you, I toyed with the idea of tidying up but decided not to (pure laziness!) Thanks for letting us have a sneak peek
December 28, 2013
I think messy cupboards make it more interesting. Well, that’s how I justified my laziness. Thanks for stopping by.