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I keep all my baking supplies in one cabinet – extra flour and sugar, marshmellows, choc. chips, plus the loaf pans and other baking necessities – makes it so much easier when I go to bake. I also use plastic bins in the bottom cabinets. I pull one plastic bin out and have all the little baking stuff in it at once. Easy!

For those with a small kitchen, I converted the little broom closet – about 14 inches wide and 5 ft high into shelf space by buying some metal shelf strips and cutting boards to fit. Now instead of dead space, I have 5 nice shelves that can be rearrange with the metal clips to fit the can sizes. The broom and dustpan fit easily between it and the frig, so there is a space for them also.

Those occasionally used appliances, but ones I need, are in a cupboard in my laundry room – out of the way until needed. These are the dehydrator, huge crockpot, food processor, blender, etc. Sure has cleared up space on my countertops :)

Also on the front of the frig is one of those dry erase boards. I use it to list leftovers that I might not be eating the next day, so I remember they are in there. A separate space on the top shelf for leftovers also helps – in the way, they are more likely to get used right up!

For the freezer I find the best is to try and freeze things in portion size if possible. At CostCo I picked up some plastic wrap which I use to portion everything I can. I then put like things in a larger plastic bag. I might stock up on three types of vegetables, blanch them all, freeze them all in portion size, and put all the vegetables in a large plastic bag. That way they are together and I don’t have to chase a little portion around the freezer. We now have our choice of vegetable and can grab a portion or use it in stews or soups. I do the same with meats but they are a little tougher to make this happen. Two weeks ago I bought three whole chicken and cooked them all at once and divided them in portions and froze them. There was chicken everywhere. It makes dinner cheap, easy and fast.

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