Comments on: Simplify Real Food With a Capsule Pantry

By: Kristin Marr

Kristin Marr — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:41:50 +0000

In reply to Jan Cassie. So glad it's helpful, Jan.

By: Jan Cassie

Jan Cassie — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:02:05 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing Kristin! Your blogs are always so amazing and inspirational. One of the other reasons I’ve found a capsule pantry system to be beneficial is that it helps to keep the food fresher for longer and pests aways in air tight containers.

By: Kristin Marr

Kristin Marr — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 23:04:27 +0000

In reply to Shannon. Hey Shannon, I'm so sorry that happened. There definitely shouldn't be music playing in this post. I'll email our ad network and let them know, as I assume it was an ad that was playing, which is against the terms of the ad display. Thank you for letting me know and I apologize for the poor experience.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 00:37:00 +0000

I found the pantry and fridge videos very informative, but almost jad to gove up due to the frantic pace of the background music. O felt like I was gonna have an anxiety attack

By: Dot

Dot — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 23:53:31 +0000

Hi, Kristin,
Good to discover your blog, in the spare time I now have since my severely disabled husband had to enter a nursing home (in our home city in the UK). As I couldn’t stay in our old home either, I am now living in a small bungalow in the grounds of the nursing home, so am able to compare the care my husband receives now from the various staff members with what I delivered on my own for 30 years.
It was a great relief to me, once looking after myself again after hospitalisation (for knee surgery), to be able to eat the sort of food I preferred, instead of ‘institutional’ catering, which my husband still receives.
As our children were unable immediately to completely equip my new, galley-style tiny kitchen, I found myself operating Alaskan bush style: “ if you haven’t got what you need, you look at what you’ve got and make that work”. To start with, having no sharp knife, I bought bags of prepared stir-fry vegetables and a bag of pasta spirals. Chicken drumsticks could be cooked in a frying pan (sorry, skillet?), and the bones later simmered several times to make BROTH! The basis of soups, of course. My preferred bread, sourdough with rye, could be sliced at the instore bakery – still giving a much better result than by hand, now that my ‘batterie de cuisine’ has acquired some suitable knives. Various stone and soft fruits, and vegetables (such as red cabbage, which can have a leaf or two removed at a time without the rest spoiling too quickly) have improved my diet. Also, I am now supplementing my husband’s ‘in-house’ meals, (more suitable for the mostly much. older residents with little interest in a varied diet, nor indeed ability to chew very well) with the variety of high-fibre prepared salads which I used to serve at home (it seems impractical to expect the kitchen, though willing enough, to supply these, as their food storage regulations dictate that about half the food has to be thrown away even before reaching its ‘use by’ date).
I hope to broaden my own diet as time goes on (already delighted to be using pastured butter – from Ireland – again, and coconut oil as before), and your capsule pantry plan will prompt me to organise more, as we settle Into our new living arrangements.
I hope this comment hasn’t been too boring, and it may not be appropriate to post publicly, but I wanted you to know that you have encouraged someone else coping with food caring at the other end of life’s adventure.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 14:14:42 +0000

In reply to Christy. Hi. Just so you know. Storing veggies in water causes some of the nutrients to seep out into the water. When you change the water, store it and use it in sauces, soups, etc. it will add nutrients to a new dish.

By: Kristin Marr

Kristin Marr — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 12:46:58 +0000

In reply to Melody. Hey Melody, The asterisks are next to foods traditionally considered pantry (dry good) foods, but I keep mine in the fridge so they don't go rancid.

By: Melody

Melody — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:01:22 +0000

What are the asterisks for next to certain items on your shopping guide?

By: Kristin Marr

Kristin Marr — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:30:28 +0000

In reply to Brandi Cunningham. Hey Brandi, I also love Vitacost--an alternative to Amazon and many times cheaper. I love Jovial brand brown rice pasta or einkorn pasta. That's my go-to brand. I don't make homemade pasta either ;).

By: Brandi Cunningham

Brandi Cunningham — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:04:02 +0000

My family loves pasta. I’m currently working on current pantry items for healthier/cleaner versions or homemade. I’m not in a place to make my own pasta just yet. Do you have suggestions? I live in rural Nebraska, so stores like Whole Foods, Trader Joe, etc are hours away. I do use Amazon.
Thanks

By: Kristin Marr

Kristin Marr — Tue, 22 May 2018 20:08:32 +0000

In reply to Yolanda. Hey Yolanda, Thank you! My containers are from IKEA (the metal tops) and Target (the latch containers and jars).

By: Yolanda

Yolanda — Tue, 22 May 2018 16:41:31 +0000

Mrs. Kristin,

Where did you get your Jars and container from? I am looking to organize now that I am dealing with healthier and more authentic foods, when I am cooking I see now that I hate dealing with boxes and packages – I looooooove your pantry look.