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Happy New Year! Following the holiday season take time to sort out my pantry, setting aside the items that didn’t get used and the ones with just a bit left in the package, and plan to use them up in January menus or donate to the local food bank before reaching the use by date. Rice-Chex, Stove-Top Turkey stuffing, Iced Tea Mix, Jiffy Mix, a duplicate jar of yeast and a small tin of salmon are off to the food bank.

Those who follow Welcome to My Kitchen on Facebook have already seen the assortment of opened packages. To date, two partial bags of cereal and marshmallows are already made into C...