A picture is worth- oh a 100 words or so...

How about a little photo blogging?
The other day I got a bug to clean out the pantry cabinet. I was watching that "Mission Organization" show on HGTV and I was sucked in. They were rearranging a kitchen and it made me feel that my pantry was inadequate, schlumpy and clearly in need of an organizational overhaul. I wanted baskets and containers and pull out shelves. I wanted beautifully sectioned off areas. I wanted my canned goods to look like a store display. I wanted lables. I wanted the "crate & barrel treatment" dammit! (Betty, the organizing expert, actually used that phrase. She also said that staying organized is just a matter of changing one's habits, like it was as easy as changing one's shoes. Duh Betty, tell us something we don't know, like how I can get my spices to arrange themselves in alphabetical order.) Anyway, while I pulled everything out of the cabinet I discovered that I might have a problem. Seriously, I might need an intervention.

Yes, that is 16, sixteen, packets of Jell-O. To be fair, not all of them are Jell-O, about half of them are Jell-O Pudding. Also, two of them were gifts. Yes gifts. What? You don't you get Jell-O as a present? There are 2 packages there of "Magical Jell-O" that the box says is "A clear jiggle of fruity fun, dancing on your tongue. Mystical stars, enchanted moons, magic on a spoon."

Magic on a spoon people!

The magic is either the star & moon mix-ins, 0r the fact that it is clear Jell-O but it tastes like strawberry. Tah-dah! I think my mother in law gave it to me. I think I made one box long ago, but I have 2 left. I am saving them for a special occasion.

I also still have one box left of the "Sparkling Wild Berry" flavor. I may have bought this box before I was married. The box proclaims that this flavor is "The Champagne of Jell-O" and I am pretty sure it is no longer available. I think the only reason it is "Sparkling" though is that you are supposed to make it with club soda- which you could do with any flavor. But still- the Champagne of Jell-O! Also being saved for a special occasion. What that would be, I can't know.

In the interest of full disclosure I should confess that the same week I cleaned out my cupboard, we used 3 boxes of Jell-O (2 Pina Coladas and 1 Margarita flavor- both are also limited editions, and very delicious.) I am not sure what my obsession is with Jell-O and pudding, I just know I don't want to be caught without any on hand. You know, in case there is some sort of Jell-O emergency.

Apparently, I also feel the same way about marshmallows. Though I think the problem with the marshmallows is that I need them about once a year for rice crispy bars or something and I think I don't have any, so I buy some, not realizing that I have some in the cupboard. See? The organizing is working. Except now, I have no marshmallows since these were all stale.

This is a picture of my homemade Mac & Cheese I made last week. I took the photo to accompany my blog post about it, so you could see it's cheesy goodness, but then I never downloaded the pic, so here it is now. Yummy huh? By the way, Big Daddy did try the potato recipe that Pusher posted, and he said it was really really good. He didn't send me a picture though.

While I was busy cleaning out the cupboard, Attila wanted to watch a movie. She's discovered that she can reach them now (or at least the VHS shelf). She particularly likes the Star Trek movies and anything with Harrison Ford. Here I think she is reaching for Patriot Games.
Then she changed her mind, cast Patriot Games aside, and is pulling out Blade Runner.


Poor thing is doomed to geekhood.