Countdown to Kitchen Rehab

February 1st our builder begins our Rehab. The cabinets are finished and will be delivered Feb. 9th. This weekend we packed all our cookbooks, except our Born to Grill and a few others. Then we worked on the pantry -- why do we buy so many food stuffs and don't use them? We have avoided cleaning all the copper and tin molds. Tonight I am cooking EatingWell's Pinto Bean & Andouille Sausage Stew for tomorrow night. It serves 8, so I will freeze several portions to eat over the next few weeks. This preparation reminds me of Other Blonde Girl's improvising skills. I had no andouille sausage, and my resident sausage maker said, "I'm not buying sausage, when we have chorizo in the freezer." I also used canned diced tomatoes instead of plum tomatoes. And I had no serrano peppers, but there are chile flakes or cayenne pepper. But it will be good. Tonight we enjoyed EatingWell's Curried Chicken with Mango Salad. If you have not tried this; it is a winner!!!