Kitchen

[Sooner]

What are the things you have to have?  I'll list my top ones, and look forward to hearing from others!

1.  Canned tomatoes!  I buy the organic ones mostly (lots when on sale) and use them in everything.  I love the Hunts stewed ones just out of the can or with cottage cheese! 

2. Flour--whole wheat and white.  We have two bread machines and make almost all our bread, rolls and buns.

3. Dried beans.

4. Cornbread mix.

5. Onions and garlic.

6. Oats.

7. Rice

8. Canned vegs: Corn, green peas, green beans, mixed vegs. canned soups (Pacific tomato and pepper is a favoriet!).  Canned beans of all sorts

9.  Canned tuna, salmon, sardines, chicken breast.

10. And for us southerners: Canned Dixie Chow Chow!  

[lolakimono]

@Sooner 

peanut butter

lentils

beans

rice

gluten free pasta

(used to be broth, but now I made my own in the Instant Pot)

quinoa

olive oil

Penzey's lemon pepper

oats

canned pumpkin

[Sooner]

@lolakimono Which reminds me:  I have a few cans of canned pumpkin that I intend to make soup out of.  I am not fond of pumpkin breads and such.

Do you use it for soup?  I need to get busy and do that!  

[lolakimono]

@Sooner 

Mostly we use it to add to our kitties' wet food, but occasionally BF will bake me some treats with it.

He would not survive long without chocolate chips in the pantry.

I also like to have polenta and cornmeal in the pantry.

[QVCkitty1]

Lower sodium chicken broth

canned tomatoes

canned chicken peas

onions and garlic

brown rice

pasta

[sunshine45]

spices and herbs......salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, saffron, paprika, turmeric, italian blend, chili powder, cumin are probably my most used.

canned tomato products......crushed, paste, and petite diced

maruchen noodle soups.....so bad for you but so good and comforting

pastas.....all shapes

basmati rice

mac n cheese.....individual sizes for the microwave

lentils, dark red kidney beans, barley, chick peas, white cannellini beans

cereals......we have at least five different kinds usually

chicken broth, beef broth, and many flavors of better than bouillon

crackers.....multiple kinds

italian tuna

lots of packets of mccormick seasoning blends/gravies/skillet meals

[Goldengate8361]

uh...catfood. Does that count?

[Sooner]

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@lolakimono wrote:

@Sooner 

Mostly we use it to add to our kitties' wet food, but occasionally BF will bake me some treats with it.

He would not survive long without chocolate chips in the pantry.

I also like to have polenta and cornmeal in the pantry.

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@lolakimono Thanks!  My mom kept choc chips but mostly sneaked them and ate them out of the package!  LOL!!

[Sooner]

@sunshine45 LOVE those noodles too and I cut up zucchini and yellow squash and maybe throw in a few peanuts and tell myself it is healthy!  

And YES on the Italian tuna!  It is so good!  And there is USA caught and canned on Amazon that is good too.

[godi]

Beans

Low Sodium Broth

Tomatoes

Pasta

Sauce 

Pesto

Rice

Cereal

Wine

Wine

Wine