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My uncle showed me his 'soup jar' system at his place in Boise
He had a whole shelf of old pasta sauce jars filled with dried beans, lentils, and rice, each labeled with a piece of tape. He told me, 'If you keep these four things, you're never more than an hour from a meal.' He walked me through making a red lentil soup with just an onion, a carrot, and some spices from his cupboard. The whole pot cost him maybe two dollars. It made me rethink how I shop. What other cheap pantry staples are good for a system like that?
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reeseperez1mo ago
Oh that's so smart. I mean, does he have a rule for what spices to keep on hand? That always trips me up.
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emmawood1mo ago
Remember my friend Sarah tried that. She ended up with like twelve kinds of paprika and no cumin. Total mess.
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grantmartinez1mo ago
My kitchen has three identical jars of oregano right now.
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