Other People's Pantries #5

From Ximena (Lobstersquad), in Madrid, Spain:

Here are four photos. Two are rather blurry. My kitchen faces south, but has a big wall right in front of it, so I can only get good light around noon.

Still, I think you can see the bookshelf with all (some) of the condiments, bowls, liquor bottles and cookbooks (alas, also some). I almost tidied the cupboard, but in the end decided to go with the whole truth. You can spot dried mushrooms, rice, tomatoes, black beans, cocoa, chocolate and maybe a bit of curry paste at the back. There's also a whole load of other stuff, all piled up somehow. The pic of the whole dresser isn't very good, and technically it's more of a sideboard place, but there's stuff there too. And the spice rack has just the essentials, what I use almost every day.

Thanks so much, I've always wanted to show my kitchen, which I happen to think is too charming for words, but can't, because of the no-photos rule on my blog, so it's a great opportunity.

Every Saturday we peek into Other People's Pantries.

Come on -- show us yours.

Here's how.

Comments

[Kathy]

I really enjoyed looking at the photos of this pantry and seeing the brand names used in a kitchen in Spain!

[Alanna]

Much to my surprise, I just love this pantry series!

My mother was a scrapbooking nut and she turned me onto it, too. We had very different cropping styles: I'd crop down to the quick, highlighting only the essence of a shot. She left in lots of 'extras'. I asked why: "I want to remember those curtains I made trimmed with that fabric Nana brought back from Hawaii. I think it's my only picture of those curtains."

And so ... similarly, I find myself peaking into the corners of these photographs from across the world, looking for 'special curtains'.

[mae]

I'd love to know what foods you cook in this kitchen, Ximena! Seeing people's pantries makes me want to know more and more about the rest of their things: what pots, pans, crockery... I like the view with the hanging utensils.

[veron]

Now I have glimpse into Ximena's kitchen. Wonderful! Look at all those spices. I could just imagine all the delicious dishes you whip up!

[Julie]

I'm amused. The first thing I noticed in the picture of the shelves, right there in a kitchen in Madrid, was the tin of Old Bay, a spice mix from Baltimore. It's a small world.

It looks like a very charming kitchen, and also most obviously the kitchen of someone who really cooks.

[Paz]

My favorite photo is of the one with the books surrounding the spices. I love that everything is together. Thanks for sharing your pantry with us.

Paz

[Dr. Biggles]

Aw man, I'd play but am embarrassed.

Now, if I could show you a picture of my record collection? Now that's impressive! But not very spicy ...

[Maninas]

Hi Ximena and Lydia!

This was fun to see/read! Ximena, you have a lovely kitchen - I love it! I love the shelf with books and spices intermingled! It has a lot of personality.

I may even send pics of mine in....

[Christy]

@veron: That's the first thing I noticed, too!

[Christy]

Sorry, it was actually Julie who was talking about the Old Bay. I was looking above instead of below the post to see the name of the poster.

[Ximena .]

Hi everyone, thanks for your sweet comments. Lydia has given me permission to answer, so here goes.
Kathy: that´s what I love about the Pantry series, too all the packaging from all over.
Alanna: no curtains here, sorry, but plenty of scraps, I hope.
Mae: well, there´s a bit of everything, you can check it out at Lobstersquad, although you won´t see much of the crockery or anything, as I dont´take pictures.
Veron: the truth is out, now you know how untidy it is. O well.
Julie: it´s impossible to find in Spain. But I asked a kind friend to bring me some from New York. It´s such a beautiful tin!
Paz: sometimes the books slide and there´s an avalanche of spices, but somehow we´ve always averted complete disaster. Except when the bottle of Angostura broke.
Dr. Biggles: Records would be cool too, but I bet your kitchen is interesting. We´re big snoops.
Maninas: yes please, send in pictures, this is such fun!
Christy: I´m very proud of my Old Bay tin, and even when it empties I´ll keep it, filled with pimentón or something. Too goodlooking to miss.

[Kelly-Jane]

Oh I love this feature of seeing into pantries, I noticed the cookbooks too, and the goya brand - which I've read about, but can't buy here! Thanks for sharing.

[Candelaria]

I don't have a pantry but I do have a glass-fronted cabinet and a cabinet door I'd be willing to open some time.
Would that qualify?

[Lydia]

Maninas, welcome to The Perfect Pantry. We'd love to see your pantry!

Candelaria, absolutely yes! Do let us peek.

[Sonya]

Huh. The first thing I noticed was that your drawers have the exact same handles as mine do. And I'm in Duluth, Minnesota, USA.

Small world, indeed.