cookyourcupboard:

Peanuts were a souvenir from my parents’ trip, lentils were purchased for a slow cooker chili I never made, and I don’t even remember why or when I bought the chilies (but they are not yet beyond their use-by date!).

— Amanda

With a little help, your strange and surplus food could be dinner. NPR’s Morning Edition wants to help you Cook Your Cupboard.

Confounded in the kitchen? With a little help, your strange and surplus food could be dinner!

Submit a photo of what’s stumping you — or leave comments to help someone else out.

We’ll ask chefs about our favorites on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Round 1 ends Sunday, April 14! Submit away!

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“I’ve been watching her deteriorate since 2009. … Back then we could still play chess and talk,” says Yolanda Hunter who cares for her grandmother Ida Christian, “It’s the regression that is the hardest part.” (Kainaz Amaria/NPR)

The Hunter-Christian family is one of three families being profiled in NPR’s eight-week series, Family Matters: The Money Squeeze, which airs each Tuesday on Morning Edition. Each family is struggling with how to afford care for an older generation.

Do you live in a multigenerational household? Share your candid photos and stories with us on Tumblr or on Twitter and Instagram with the tag #nprfamilymatters.

Morning Edition is in the midst of a special series called “Family Matters: The Money Squeeze.” It profiles three families struggling with the complexities of living in multigenerational households and we asked if you could share your experiences. 

We’ve gotten a wave of responses like this photograph of Nathan, 11 months, and his grandmother Patricia, 64, who has M.S. and dementia, sent in from Michelle Peltier, 40. Michelle writes:

In January, I went back to work fulltime and it was necessary to move her into a nearby assisted living facility. There are never enough hours in the day for me to feel like I’m present enough for her, the baby and my husband. I know many, many families are dealing with the needs of the generations on either side of them, but I wonder if there’s ever any way to do it without compromising on everybody’s needs.”

Do you live in a multigenerational household? Share your candid photos and stories with us on Tumblr or on Twitter and Instagram with the tag #nprfamilymatters.

One Home, Multiple Generations, Your Photos