Here is a little tip for everyone out there. Something I'm really wishing I would have done recently.
Label what you put in your fridge. What is it? When does it go bad/when was it cooked? Or, what are you planning to use it for? (example - DO NOT EAT! I want this for making suchandsuch meal).
Recently my husband, who was trying to do me a favor, went through our fridge to trash some of the old stuff. He came across a full container of something he thought was old beans. It happened to be date paste I recently made for baking with. This stuff ain't cheap, people. Guess where it ended up? He had no idea what it was, it doesn't smell strong enough to be able to tell immediately upon opening the container (and if you are afraid of what smell might come out, you wouldn't be smelling it anyway) and while I've always labelled it before, I didn't bother this time because I was the only one who'd been clearing the fridge for a few months now, and I knew what it was.
Needless to say, I was very upset for awhile. I saw it on Tuesday afternoon, and I was baking on Wednesday... only to find that my go-to sweetener was gone. That is why I decided to tell all of you to label your food items. Not only will you be able to see what it is at a glance, you will be telling yourself and those in your house what is good, what you are saving things for (I put bones from chicken in the fridge to make into soup stock), and what needs to be trashed.
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