Wednesday, May 13, 2009

WFMW

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Does your family eat lotsa pasta like we do here in the K house?

Well, you may have the same problem I did.

Boxes and bags of opened leftover pasta.

You know, the 1/4 box of farfalle or 1/2 bag of ditalini sitting in the back of the pantry just waiting to be added to some soup or tossed with some garlic & olive oil. But, always overlooked for a new unopened box/bag?

Yeah, I needed to solve that problem. Here's what I came up with...

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Put the pasta in wide mouth mason jars.

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They are lined up in the pantry and I know what leftover pasta I have and how much.

Works for me. =)


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Happy Wednesday!
-Jen

14 comments:

  1. LOVE your blog!! I use the mason jars, too!! I think I may try your granola bar recipe today... they look so yummy I think I hear them calling my name!! Thanks!!

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  2. What a wonderful idea! I think I am going to give that a try!

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  3. Yup - you described my pantry. I like the idea of using glass jars and it looks pretty too.

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  4. I love it! It's so simple but fulfills the purpose. I'll have to try this one.

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  5. This looks so adorable!! I LOVE LOVE this idea! Thank you for sharing.

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  6. love this idea... now i need to find some giant jars!

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  7. I too have this problem and hadn't come up with anything just yet, but this is great! Now what do you do with your boxes of opened spaghetti or lasagna noodles???

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  8. We have pasta in mason jars too! I agree it's a great idea :)

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  9. Fantastic idea!! I must do that. Thanks so much!!

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  10. What a great idea! You can see how much of what you have left and they look great in those jars!! We don't eat that much pasta, but I have a few boxes around..lol..Mason Jars here I come!! Hope you are having a great week!! ;-)

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  11. Great idea! I'm always amazed at how organized you are Jen!!

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  12. Hi. I was just surfing around some blogs, and I came across yours. It’s pretty nifty and I’m really enjoying my stay here. I’ve bookmarked your site for daily visits, and I hope you’ll visit me. I’d love to have you. :) Have a great day and I’ll see you around the blogosphere. :)

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  13. What a great idea - I will be using old spaghetti or salsa jars because I have no mason jars - won't look as pretty but will do! thanks!

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  14. Great blog...my first time here. I may have to do this myself.

    Great idea!

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