The Perfect Pantry

Other People's Pantries #93

From Julia (Cook.Grow.Eat.) in Cambridge, Massachusetts:

This is the post that will make you really grateful for the kitchen and pantry you have!

Despite my hardest efforts, I am not independently wealthy. So when I bought this house, I had to make compromises -- I opted for the driveway, garden and separate dining room in a great neighborhood as opposed to the large, functional kitchen. I know, I know, I used to be a professional chef, and the kitchen still didn't rank.

Other People's Pantries #92

From Kalyn (Kalyn's Kitchen), in Salt Lake City, Utah:

It's probably been three years now, but I can still remember my feeling of delight when I first discovered Lydia's blog. Finally, here was a fellow blogger who might be as infatuated with pantry ingredients as I was! Of course Lydia and I are now real-life friends (and still wildly enthusiastic about pantry ingredients.) When I finished my recent house renovations I was lucky enough to gain four new pantries, so how could I pass up a chance to share them with readers of The Perfect Pantry?

Other People's Pantries #91

From Bob and Pam in Columbia Falls, Montana:

We recently moved into a 3 bedroom home, and needed only 2 for bedrooms. We had an extra bedroom close to the kitchen. So we made a pantry ... and love it!

Other People's Pantries #90

From Poochie (The Daily Coop), in the Piedmont area of North Carolina:

We live in a 110-year-old farmhouse.

One of our favorite house modifications -- we had the old ironing board cabinet converted to hold spices. 

Other People's Pantries #89

From Carol, in Lynn, Massachusetts:

By all standards this doesn't really count as a pantry! My kitchen is extremely small and cozy and so I have three kitchen cabinets dedicated to pantry, spice and dry food items.

Other People's Pantries #88

From Lurdes (belitaarainhadoscouratos) in Portugal:

Here are two pictures of my pantry (despensa, in Portuguese), one inside the pantry, another one from the kitchen.

Other People's Pantries #87

From Perla, in Houston, Texas:

I have been watching your pantries for a few months now and finally got the courage to send my pics in. I do believe that my pantry is special! The pantry is a large 8x10 room. 

Other People's Pantries #86

From Tania, in South Texas:

Hello, this is my first blog post!

I am 26 years old and bought my first house last year because I got tired of paying rent. My house was built in the early 30's and I love it. I am (and will always be) slowly working on my house, and the first thing I did was the kitchen.

Other People's Pantries #85

From Kelley (The Polished Pebble), in Corona del Mar, California:

I converted this hall closet, that I used to use for coats and shoes, into a pantry. Not a big challenge but it proved to be important to me as a cook. Let's peek inside, shall we?

Other People's Pantries #84

From Melynda (Mom's Sunday Cafe), in Vancouver, Washington:

I have so enjoyed this series, and commented that I would hate to see it end; that is when the challenge came about, and Lydia suggested that I send in my own pantry. At the time I did not have a pantry, only little "cubbies" around the house that held the various kitchen things that even if I had not used in a while, I didn't want to part with. Our little home is just that, little!