Easy Pickled Jalapenos

I have a big sweet tooth, but my real weakness is salty pickled anything. I love pickles, pickled eggs, pickled cauliflower, pickled carrots - you name it. Now I am making my own pickled jalapenos - because why not pickle everything. Well, really because I love them as they are, in salads, on tacos - they are simply delicious!

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Produce Label Towels

I have a serious love affair with kitchen towels. I find it one of the easiest ways to show some personality in my kitchen. I have quite a large collection of California themed towels, and a ton of towels I have made, like the sweet vintage mason jar towel. Well, it is time to make some more towels...I thought about fruit...then vintage labels...then how much we loved going apple picking in the Fall...then POOF - it hit me, how about some produce label towels (and, I totally know that when you pick apple off the tree they do not come with labels...ok?). My kids thought I was being weird and then realized this was pretty appropriate because, while I do wash the fruit for their lunches...its early...I am NOT a morning person, and I always leave that produce sticker on.

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Simple Solutions: Easy Storage For Your Kitchen Necessities

I admit that I am not the most organized person in the world,

but I do have a few tricks up my sleeve...

granted most of them have been passed down from relatives and long time friends...

but they are good! And now I am going to share one of them with you!

And, if you are like me...ways to maximize space and

create efficient storage solutions in the kitchen in a top priority.

For the longest time I was frustrated with how to store my cutting boards,

baking racks, baking sheets and even pot lids.

Then I remembered this trick I learned from a family friend!

So you know those metal file holders/sorters...

they are AMAZING in the kitchen.

The keep you cabinets tidy and your necessities sorted and ready to go! 

And better yet...this is one of the easiest DIY's EVER!

I pick up my metal file holders at thrift stores - they are super cheap ($2.00-4.00)

I clean them up and place them in my cabinets.

Then I sort out my items.

Things like cutting boards, baking racks, etc. store great when "filed" like this!

In this cabinet I used the metal file sorter for my most used items,

but I also use a metal file sorter in other ways.

I store my pot lids this way and I store my baking pans -

like mini donut pan, mini muffin pans, muffin tins this way as well.

See super easy!

This post is written and created at 504 Main by Holly Lefevre

 

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