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Welcome to the first deep-dive episode. This is an opportunity to go all-in on a particular topic. I’ll highlight a specific aspect of the KonMari Method or something to do with style. And I’m open to suggestions. If there’s something you’d particularly like to learn more about, drop me a line.
Today, we’re focusing on the kitchen. With Thanksgiving just a couple days away and Christmas not so far behind, we are officially entering holiday season.
If you KonMari your kitchen before you have a solid sense of what brings you joy, you’re in for a rough ride. The beauty of proceeding category by category in the recommended order is that you gradually hone your sensitivity to joy.
Can you find the smoked paprika in less than 10 seconds? Sure, you might have a “spice drawer” but your spices are frankly out of control.
You don’t mean to waste food but that’s what happens. Food gets lost. Sometimes you can’t find ingredients (or leftovers) until they’ve gone off and are inedible.
Do you have a surplus of kitchen tools you don’t want or need?
You buy an ingredient and then discover you have another pack of it stuffed at the back of some cupboard.
You have a junk drawer full of all sorts of random stuff.
Your kitchen surfaces are rarely clear. There doesn’t seem to be enough storage space for all your kitchen items.
You stuff things in drawers higgledy-piggledy because you don’t have proper homes for these items.
If you decant flour and other things into containers, you struggle to know what to do with that leftover flour and those leftover other things that don’t fit in your containers.
Store similar food items in the same area so you always know where to find them.
Don't worry about "proper" storage solutions until the process is complete, until you have fully KonMari'd your kitchen. Small boxes or containers you find around the house make great temporary storage for food.
Only when you’ve fully KonMari’d your kitchen are you ready for more permanent storage solutions. Consider something like clear containers. You can make fancy labels if you like.
However you organise your kitchen cupboards, make sure you can see what you have in a glance.
Whenever possible, consider your impact on the environment. Source sustainable storage containers. Are your containers made from recycled materials? Can your storage containers be recycled or repurposed when you are finished with them?
Backstock is any extras or multiples you have of a particular item (rice, pasta, flour, etc).
If you only have one place to store backstock, then you always know where to go when it comes time to refill containers or replenish your supply.
Make sure everyone living with you understands why your food is organised the way it is.
Make sure everyone has space for the food items they need – any special dietary requirements? – and the food items they love.
Unless you live alone, it’s a collaborative effort to keep the joy levels high in your kitchen and in your home.
That’s right… You don’t need to be American. Thanksgiving is a holiday for everyone. All you need to do is enjoy food and good company.
Unless you’re very confident you won’t end up with a giant, dry, rather unappealing beast of a bird, I’d go so far as to say… please don’t have turkey.
Or maybe there’s just one rule: pumpkin pie is a must.
I can’t really imagine Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie. And the beauty of pumpkin pie is that you can do it last-minute… especially if you live outside of the United States. As it’s not an official holiday anywhere else (except for Canadian Thanksgiving in October), you’re likely to get all the ingredients you need if you decide to make a last-minute pumpkin pie. Check out my recipe below and, if you try it, let me know what you think!
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