On To The Pantry__Yikes!

Oh the horrors! The horrors!

My pantry is not a big pantry, in fact it is just a little narrow closet at the end of the kitchen hallway. It has 4 fixed shelves (standard wire rack shelving) and 2 free standing shelves underneath the last fixed shelf.  And yes, I would love to have wooden shelves instead of the wire ones, but it is not in the time budget at the moment.

I am almost horrified at the amount of food I have in there.  I am also extremely curious as to how several things got in there.  I do the majority of the shopping but I have mentioned TheHub's recreational Publix visits on his way home from work. Today I caught a glimpse of some of his handiwork.

This is a complete list of every single item in there and before you go deeper into this understand it is a terrible example of an out of control food inventory.

And yes this is a bad photo of my personal pantry. How the blazes I have so much stuff stored in this small space is beyond me.






3 cake mixes
1 brownie mix (TheHub)
3 boxes cereal
3 containers bread crumbs
1 box steel cut oats
2 boxes instant brown rice
1 lb white rice
1 box Hungry Jack mashed potatoes
9 boxes pasta (assorted)
1 bag spatzle
2 lb oatmeal
2 lb grits
3/4  lb whole fat instant milk
6 qt packs instant fat free milk
1/2 box bisquick
1 box pancake mix
4 ganola bars (TheHub)
i box assorted crackers
1/2 box oyster crackers
1/2 bag powdered stevia
1/2 bag splenda
1 carton mulling spices
8 containers crystal light (TheHub)
3 cans mandarin oranges
1 can spiced peaches (TheHub)
1 can pineapple chunks
1 can fruit cocktail (TheHub)
1 jar spiced apples
2 cans evaporated milk
4 cans coconut milk
1 can coconut cream
3 cans sweetened condensed milk
6 cans tuna
3 cans salmon
1 can manwich
3 jars red salas
2 jars green salsa
2 jars artichoke hearts
1 can hearts of palm
2 cans black olives
1 jar bean sprouts
2 jars bamboo shoots
4 cans water chestnuts
4 cans chipotle in adobo
3 cans chilis
1 jar parmesan cheese
1 qt dehydrated onion
1 qt dehydrated mushrooms
1 jar red cabbage
1 jar pimento
2 cans hot dog chili (TheHub)
2 cans green beans
1 can mushrooms
1 can black eyed peas
1 can northern beans
2 cans garbanzo beans
1 can chili beans
1 can tomato sauce
1 can tomato paste
2 can petite chopped tomatoes
1 can baby corn on the cob
1 can niblet corn
1 jar roasted red and yellow peppers
4 jars spaghetti sauce
1 jar alfredo sauce
2 jars nacho cheese
2 jars kosher dills
1 jar blue cheese stuffed olives (?)
1 bottle liquid smoke
1 bottle mirin
1 bottle slaw dressing
1 bottle hot sauce
1 bottle peppered vinegar
2 bottles steak sauce
1 bottle wasabi sandwich sauce
1 bottle ketchup
1 jar whole grain mustard
8 jars assorted jams and jellies (cousin who cans)
1 jar ghee
3 jars jalapeno relish (cousin who cans)
1 bottle braggs aminos
1 bottle wing sauce
2 bottles bbq sauce
1 bottle Worcestershire sauce
1 bottle orange blossom water
1 bottle elderberry syrup
1 bottle table syrup
2 bottles maple syrup
5 bottles flavored honey
honey cream syrup
honey butter
coconut syrup
molasses
1 jar hazelnut cream (?)
1 bottle lime juice
6 assorted vinegars
3 packs rice crackers (TheHub)
1 bag veggie chips
2 bags tortilla chips (TheHub)
11 cans assorted soup (tomato, cream ofs, clam chowder) (mainly TheHub)
6 types bouillon (chicken, beef, veggie, ham, tomato and anchiote)
5 pouches cornbread mixes
1 qt chicken broth
12 individual cups apple sauce (TheHub)
7 jello pudding mixes (all cook and serve chocolate or vanilla)
6 boxes jello (assorted flavors)
9 types dried beans (pinto, butterbeans, kidney, great northern, black, red beans, lentils, navy, black eyed peas)
4 boxes sure gel
1 box unflavored gelatin
1 pouch veggie soup mix
1 box family size tea bags
5 packs microwave popcorn (TheHub)
5 packs yellow rice (TheHub)
4 pouches flavored mashed potatoes
2 pouches of pasta side dishes (TheHub)
1 jar cookie butter
1 1/2 jar peanut butter
1 pack tum yum soup mix
1 pack risotto porcini
1 jar cacao spread
1 jar cocoa nibs
2 lbs couscous
1/2 lb quinoa
1 lb barley
7 packs dried fruits (apple, mango, dates, cherries, blueberries, bananas)
2 packs raisins (regular and golden)
2 bottles juice
1/2 gallon white vinegar
2 bottles apple cider vinegar
1/2 gigantic can cocktail peanuts
4 packs seaweed chips

This is the list that never ends and it is teeming with ridiculousness.  Next up the spice cabinet and oils.