Keeping Kitchen Food Staples Stocked

RE: Keeping Kitchen Food Staples Stocked Post By lafindujour (Guest Post) (03/03/2008) There are certain items that I always seem to find in recipes. Its important to keep items stocked so you're not running to the store every time you need to cook something. Buying two or three of the items when they go on sale is always a plus. Also, keep a white-board on your fridge. As soon as you run out of something or notice you are low, put it on there so you can pick it up the next time you head to the store. Most importantly, know your cooking style. Certain types of cooking require different staples than others. If you have particular staples that you can't live without, please add them to this list. I'm always looking to be more efficient in my cooking! My kitchen staples: Whole Wheat Flour Self Rising Flour Rolled Oats Corn Meal Sugar - brown & white Brown Rice Barley Lentils Kidney Beans Split peas TVP - textured vegetable protein (longer shelf life than ground beef, and more versatile) Canola Oil Soy Sauce Worcestershire Sauce Butter - salted and unsalted half & half - can be used in place of heavy cream & milk White Wine - Chateau Cardboard works for basic stuff, use what you're drinking for wine-heavy sauces Red/White/Balsamic vinegar Benefiber - I'm 25, but I still add it to just about everything I cook. It's tasteless and won't change your cooking, but it really does pay to be 'regular' Indispensable Spices: Sea Salt Black Pepper White Pepper Chili Pepper Cayenne Pepper Paprika Oregano Basil Bay Leaves Thyme Dill Cumin Marjoram Turmeric Ginger All spice Nutmeg Cinnamon Sage Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Kitchen Food Staples Stocked Post by Alph (212) | (09/07/2004) Contact This is a great idea, and can also be a big money-saver. My Mom used to catch certain things on special and load up on them. When a local store had a really good deal on her brand of coffee, chicken broth, mayonaise, bathroom tissue, etc. she'd usually buy their limit. If they were already out of stock she'd get a rain check and load up when they restocked. I picked up the habit and it saves money and keeps me from running out of the essential stuff. It's extra nice when you win twice! Report Spam or Abuse