Another $20/$20 Challenge submission that I love. Angela says she has the coolest spice rack, and I have to agree. But she shares a lot more than her spice rack. Here’s her story:
Hello, Mavis! My name is Angela and my husband and I raise three children on five rural acres in central Wisconsin. I am enjoying your food pantry challenge, especially the peek into other families’ kitchens!
The corner lazy susan was here when we purchased our home and we hate it! The top shelf is OK, but the bottom shelf becomes a dark hole that makes it hard to search unless I sit on the floor!
Moving out to the country 2 1/2 years ago was a big step for us. Our house is smaller than what we’d like, but we have 5 acres of land we can plant. I’m hoping to garden more, not only to save money, but to feed my family some yummy fruits and veggies! What we are purchasing at area grocery stores is usually a poor quality: tasteless, expensive, spoils quickly. Last year my garden failed horribly, but I’m gaining knowledge and inspiration from your blog! We also currently have 6 chickens, but that’s not enough to keep us stocked with eggs, especially when I’m baking. Thanks for all of your entertaining posts!
Ashley says
I live in Central Wisconsin, too, and they are building a Woodman’s very close to my house. I was hoping to hear the produce was good, we’re definitely lacking decent veggies/fruit at the closet grocery store. I have to drive an extra 10 minutes to go to a different store that at least monitors their quality (instead of just letting it get yucky on the shelves). Oh well, I’m glad to hear they’ve got a nice selection of dry good.
We have the same lazy susan- hate it! Plus I have a habit of knocking stuff off it and having it get stuck in the back corner.
Mary Ann says
We have the same lazy susan, too. I hate it, so I use it for my pots and pans. Most of the stuff on the bottom shelf are pans I don’t use often (except for frying pans, but those are stacked and I can easily grab what I need.
I LOVE the spice racks! Very cute and convenient.
Thanks for sharing!
Krista says
I too have a lazy susan in my lower corner cabinet. I store all my teas in there as they are lightweight enough that it doesn’t impede the spinning of the shelves.
Gwenn says
Oh I love Woodman’s, I miss it so. We moved from Green Bay to SE Michigan a year ago and there is nothing like it here. Woodman’s in GB had the largest Natural/Organic as well as gluten & lactose free section and the variety of everything was great. You are right about their produce and meat, you do need to be a bit picky about both. I would go to Festival even though it’s more expensive for produce because it was of a much nicer quality.
Leigh says
Try using smaller lazy Susan trays on the bottom rounder to make everything more accessible. I use them in many of my upper cabinets since I’m short and can’t reach the back without a stool.
ann in E. oregon says
I love the spice rack!! 🙂