I have my own system of stocking our pantry and its really all in my head. The things we use most I tend to pick up extras so I don't run out and then I just keep a sticky list on the fridge for everyone to write on. If we are low on something I expect it to be written on the list (as I don't eat some things the rest of the family do) so that we can keep a decent stock.
In spite of what I consider a good system I STILL have moments when I run out of staple items. Today it was cocoa and butter. (Seriously...BUTTER! I buy butter nearly every trip to the grocery store simply because we eat so much popcorn for snacks in the evening and I bake a LOT.) The cocoa was actually the bigger issue as I only had about 2/3 of what I needed for my cake today. (I faked it so heres hoping it works out alright.) I was grumping along to myself about running out of cocoa "who didn't put it on the list" and that sort of thing when I realized it IS on the list...and in MY handwriting. Oops.
Sometimes I end up having 3 or 4 "extras" of things like lemon juice or parmesan cheese and then there are those moments when I run out of something completely out of the blue. Like flour. Come on now! I buy the stuff in the 20kg size! How do you run out of THAT??? But I somehow manage.
OK so that long rambling story was my preamble to asking how folks keep track of whats in their pantry and asking if someone has a really good method of keeping the pantry stocked with essentials. I'd love to hear it.
In spite of what I consider a good system I STILL have moments when I run out of staple items. Today it was cocoa and butter. (Seriously...BUTTER! I buy butter nearly every trip to the grocery store simply because we eat so much popcorn for snacks in the evening and I bake a LOT.) The cocoa was actually the bigger issue as I only had about 2/3 of what I needed for my cake today. (I faked it so heres hoping it works out alright.) I was grumping along to myself about running out of cocoa "who didn't put it on the list" and that sort of thing when I realized it IS on the list...and in MY handwriting. Oops.
Sometimes I end up having 3 or 4 "extras" of things like lemon juice or parmesan cheese and then there are those moments when I run out of something completely out of the blue. Like flour. Come on now! I buy the stuff in the 20kg size! How do you run out of THAT??? But I somehow manage.
OK so that long rambling story was my preamble to asking how folks keep track of whats in their pantry and asking if someone has a really good method of keeping the pantry stocked with essentials. I'd love to hear it.