Clean Out Your Condiments, It's the First Day of Spring!

I don't actually buy a lot of condiments, but my mother gives them to my husband in a Christmas basket every year. I make my own sauces, but I still end up with dribs and drabs of chutneys, hot sauces, and stuff that get pushed to the back or the refrigerator until they have a coating of something I don't want to think about. If you're not sure that your condiments are still OK to eat, check out this hilarious Table of Condiments that Periodically Go Bad for a bit of tongue in cheek advice.

Cleaning out my condiments (and the rest of my fridge) is the signal to begin spring cleaning for me. There is something cathartic about ridding myself of those bottles with 1/2 inch of stuff in the bottom and getting them into the recycling bin. In preparation for this day, I've been using up everything that is still good, which of course also means cleaning out all of the not quite finished bags of pasta and other stuff in my pantry. Leftovers are definitely the order of the day.

Using my green cleaning products, I'll have a sparkling clean refrigerator and then I can move onto the rest of my kitchen. Then I'll be ready for spring cooking. As we know, you are much more likely to cook at home if your kitchen is clean. Once I've handled the kitchen, I'm going to be ruthless with the rest of the house and get rid of all my clutter.

[Via ::The Kitchn]

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