Here we go… I am being brave and showing you the "before" version of my pantry, complete with overloaded shelves, 2 brooms (and a swiffer?!) and a half-full trash can.

My Pantry – Before
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And … AFTER! 

My Pantry – After
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Improvements include:

-Getting rid of some old stuff that was never going to be eaten (canned chicken from 2003, anyone?)

-New trash can that the dog cannot get into (hooray!)

-Moving all but one broom to the garage

-Two sets of sliding wire drawers on the top shelf, for dry goods like rice, bean, and pasta.  (I recently discovered that I can take these containers to the health food store, have them weighed, and refill them out of the bulk bins.  Nifty, eh?)

-Found a bunch of weird ingredients that I am determined to either use up, donate, or toss.  

Random stuff I found in the pantry
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Tomorrow night, I'm thinking stir fry with the rice noodles and maybe some veggie sushi.  (See the wasabi paste and the seaweed sheets?) 

Any ideas about the truffle?