Setting Myself up for Success . . .
Kind of a wild story, all this kidney stone stuff, huh? Many thanks for your messages of support :-) They mean a lot!
I spent a good part of my weekend working on my cupboards, fridge, and freezer.
I had a 29-year supply of tea - a lot of which was past its "best by" date. I decided to pretty much let it all go. There's no point to keeping it in the house when I know I won't be drinking it.
There were a lot of things that have a LOT of salt in them. I also had a lot of other stuff that was also past its prime. Often by five or six years . . . three trash bags went out, and the bags in this photo will go to my cleaning lady if she wants them. If she doesn't, I will take them to the local food pantry on Monday.
The cupboards are cleaned out, and cleaned up.
There are a few things that once they're gone I won't get again. There's a lot of room in there now, because most of the stuff that you would keep in cabinets usually has a lot of salt in it.
That's my pantry cupboard. The brown bags on the bottom are Irish whole wheat flour from King Arthur. I got them to make Wheaten Bread, which is common in Northern Ireland and which is the best bread ever. Although whole grains are higher in oxalate, I figure since I'm baking it myself, I should be able to have it once in awhile (particularly if I drink a glass of milk with it). Besides which, that stuff was spendy :-D in the front is my 100% Whole Wheat pasta that I really like - believe it or not, I think I get to go back to regular pasta )although I can tell you that it doesn't taste nearly as good without salt . . .) again because the whole grain is higher in oxalate.
Here's my fridge. Yes, I really do have an entire freezer shelf devoted to icing devices for multiple part of my body :-D I am, however, going to move them down to the bottom shelf!
I think this was a good way for me to really start getting things in order in my kitchen. It's now imperative that I cook more.
It certainly didn't hurt to clean all this stuff out and wipe down all the shelves. Kind of like a mini-spring cleaning :-) I think I'm ready! If you have any low-sodium recipes that actually taste good, please share :-D
Feeling the need for some true singers and amazing harmonies today . . .
I spent a good part of my weekend working on my cupboards, fridge, and freezer.
I had a 29-year supply of tea - a lot of which was past its "best by" date. I decided to pretty much let it all go. There's no point to keeping it in the house when I know I won't be drinking it.
There were a lot of things that have a LOT of salt in them. I also had a lot of other stuff that was also past its prime. Often by five or six years . . . three trash bags went out, and the bags in this photo will go to my cleaning lady if she wants them. If she doesn't, I will take them to the local food pantry on Monday.
The cupboards are cleaned out, and cleaned up.
There are a few things that once they're gone I won't get again. There's a lot of room in there now, because most of the stuff that you would keep in cabinets usually has a lot of salt in it.
That's my pantry cupboard. The brown bags on the bottom are Irish whole wheat flour from King Arthur. I got them to make Wheaten Bread, which is common in Northern Ireland and which is the best bread ever. Although whole grains are higher in oxalate, I figure since I'm baking it myself, I should be able to have it once in awhile (particularly if I drink a glass of milk with it). Besides which, that stuff was spendy :-D in the front is my 100% Whole Wheat pasta that I really like - believe it or not, I think I get to go back to regular pasta )although I can tell you that it doesn't taste nearly as good without salt . . .) again because the whole grain is higher in oxalate.
Here's my fridge. Yes, I really do have an entire freezer shelf devoted to icing devices for multiple part of my body :-D I am, however, going to move them down to the bottom shelf!
I think this was a good way for me to really start getting things in order in my kitchen. It's now imperative that I cook more.
It certainly didn't hurt to clean all this stuff out and wipe down all the shelves. Kind of like a mini-spring cleaning :-) I think I'm ready! If you have any low-sodium recipes that actually taste good, please share :-D
Feeling the need for some true singers and amazing harmonies today . . .
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