When you live in a city for 30 years, you tend to amass certain things. You also tend to take them for granted. I used to fume because the cabinets were full of pots and pans that were rarely used as well as a number of shelves full of spices and cooking ingredients. I viewed it all as clutter but it sure came in handy when I got a whim to make something different - whether it be baking or cooking. Why did I complain when it would take forever to sift through all the stuff until I found that bottle of lemon extract? At least I had it.I moved to Clarksville with just clothes and electronics. Every time I think about baking something, I run into a wall when I discover I don't have a certain ingredient. In Austin, baking powder and baking soda were on my shelves forever. There were pie tins a'plenty; all sorts of flour, dark chocolate, white chocolate, semisweet chocolate, sea salt, nutmeg, cloves, brown sugar, turbinado sugar, confectioners sugar, blah blah blah. I'm in month number 3 in C'ville and the pantry is still growing. Some day.....
