Kitchen Declutter - part 6

Day 6

empty and clean root vegetable drawer

declutter vegetables

return retained vegetables

empty and clean kitchen linens drawer

declutter kitchen linens

return retained linens

empty and clean foil and wraps drawer

declutter contents

return retained items

Kitchen Declutter - part 5

Day 5

empty teas and coffees drawers

clean drawers

declutter teas and coffees

replace retained teas and coffees

empty cutlery drawer

clean drawer

wash cutlery

replace cutlery

Kitchen Declutter - part 4

Day 4
Metal utensils drawer and wooden utensils drawer emptied
Drawers cleaned
Utensils decluttered
Remaining utensils replaced
Clear and clear worktops
Clean stove top

Kitchen Declutter - part 3

Day 3

emptied baking cupboard

cleaned cupboard

decluttered baking ingredients

replaced retained ingredients

Kitchen Declutter - part 2

Day 2

emptied under sink cupboard

cleaned cupboard twice

tidied away saucepans

found space for baking tins

Decluttering in 2026

We're back in the kitchen at the start of another year. It's a very fine place to start.

wash dishes

dry dishes

wash sink

clear worktop around sink

clean worktop around sink

clean window sill and attend to herbs

clear out baking tins cupboard

clean the cupboard

declutter unused plastic food containers

put away air fryer into cupboard (its new home)

put away mandoline, grater, kitchen scales and weights

Menus, and Eating from the Freezer

Last week's menu did not factor in a certain little bear falling ill. The noble, and brave Beloved stepped in and provided meals during this time.

It's standard for us to have sausages, scampi, pizza, and homemade ready meals in the freezer for just such an eventuality. It was also useful as the freezer needs to be given a hard reset. There's goodness know what in there, apart from a huge build up of frost. 

This week, I'm trying to eat as much as we can from the freezer. The goal is to have a pretty empty freezer by the first of November. This will enable it to be switched off, defrosted and cleaned. Then I can get back to the joy of filling it back up again.

The first items to be added will be soups, most likely tomato and lentil, and also French-ish onion soup. On the Monday, (our usual day for going food shopping, the convenience foods will be added, pizza, scampi, sausage, hash browns etc - all so useful for the days when cooking is not an option. There will also be the basics, like chicken, fish and mash. There will be ice cream.  

I'm thinking about designating a shelf of the freezer for the Offspring's use. They can put anything they want in the freezer, as long as it remains within that shelf.