Feelin' Spicy

 Pre-Vegan I rarely used spices. I was intimidated....REALLY intimidated. I was worried that too much would ruin the dish...or that the wrong one would would set the whole thing off. So, I just avoided them altogether.

Once vegan, I found that the key ingredients in almost all vegan dishes, were the spices. So, like any brave kid, I jumped in the deep end of the pool. I've had some mishaps along the way, but I'm a work in progress. Aren't we all?

Point being, with my new found use of spices I started amassing quite the collection. Then, living in San Diego where real estate square footage is at a premium...I was lacking cupboard space to contain them.

Thus, almost every cooking experiance went something like this:


1) Look for Coriander
2) Find cumin, cayenne, cinnamon, and anything but coriander
3) curse cupboard
4) finally spot coriander but in the process of reaching for it, cause an avalanche of spices out of the cupboard onto the floor...rolling under the stove and fridge.
5) Curse again and  REPEAT PROCESS

SO, in my effort to keep whatever sanity I have left, and to keep my cursing to a minimum (you're welcome, mom) I have invested in these uber cute containers I found at Cost Plus World Market

They were only $1.99 each and come in these cute colors. They are magnetic on the back so they stick to the fridge, yay!

I started with 6 and put my most used spices in them to start. 

AND, of course I had to bust out the awesome label maker I got on super sale at Staples and hadn't yet found a reason to use.

Confession:  I went on a label making frenzy after this.