scratch as in ...

how i met your father

 i was gordon's cook at university for a semester.  you ask how did this happen?  an old roommate of mine knew an apartment of boys who wanted a cook.  being a poor starving student i guess it sounded attractive.  especially when she said they were from "wealthy families" and were also cute.
 so i cooked for four "20 something year old guys".
 every evening the running joke was what is she going to make from
"scratch"?

thirty-six years, five children and fifteen grandchildren with one on the way brings you to the present.

my baking cupboard otherwise known as "scratch"

i think i hear angels singing every time i open the cupboard
ahhhhhh ahhhhhhhhh!

i bought the canisters at target.
i bought the spice racks from amazon.

 
my "scratch" cupboard is filled with
  spices

ground nutmeg

whole nutmeg

ground ginger

 cream of tartar

 allspice

ground cloves

 ground cinnamon 

cinnamon sticks

flour

unbleached all purpose 

self-rising 

unbleached whole white wheat 

 cake flour

semolina flour 

vital wheat gluten flour 

wheat grains to grind into whole wheat

sugar
white

 dark brown 

powdered

ultra fine 

  turbinado raw

cornmeal

old fashioned oats

cocoa

chocolate chips

coconut

molasses

 light corn syrup

 dark corn syrup

honey

caramel food coloring

baking powder

baking soda

cornstarch

shortening

pure vanilla extract

pure vanilla bean paste

vanilla beans

almond extract

powdered sugar shaker

cinnamon sugar shaker

i even have room to grow!