Spice Market

Thank You Mr. Wonderful

In our American Homestead, we cook ~ a lot.

And when we cook we like to spice it up.  When 

we travel we find dishes we like and then buy

spices in the local markets so we can recreate

the dishes at home.  All of this is great, except

where do you put everything?  We had a "spice

cabinet" that had a few lazy susans but it would

take so long to find everything it was not efficient.

I made a little sketch of a simple spice rack

that would fit perfectly on an unused wall 

of my kitchen and my Wonderful built it for

me.  Then it sat empty for over a year while 

I searched for the right containers.  I could

have gone with tins but didn't like the look 

of them, jars needed to have a large enough

opening to fit a tablespoon measure inside.

Finally I found just what I wanted and then

the label problem came up.  I wanted to be 

able to make my own and they had to be

coated so they could be wiped off...

I'm happy to report that problem was solved

and I have been filling up spice jars in the 

evenings as I watch tv.  And now it is done!

The jars are in alphabetical order, I can easily

see when I'm out of something.  If you look 

above, I need to get some chili powder.

There is another thing to scratch off the "to

do" list ~ yeah! Looking at it makes me happy.

Now to cook...