Kitchen Pantry
These are my recommendations for a well-stocked pantry, fruit bowl and refrigerator.
**I buy organic when it makes the most sense!
Spices
- Salt
- Salt and Pepper
- Cumin
- Curry Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Chili Powder
- Celery Salt
- Pepper Mill Melange
- Celtic Sea Salt
- Cinnamon
- Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Nutmeg
- Mace
- Allspice
Baking
- Flour
- Sugar
- Baking Soda
- Corn Starch
- Yeast
- Pancake Mix: We love Klodic Mix or making them from scratch.
- Chocolate Chips
- Melting Chocolate
- Muffin Mix, Cake Mix, Scone Mix: for those days when you want to be creative and make something without the fuss.
Beans
- Canned: Black Beans, Chili Beans, Pinto Beans, Northern Beans—Ok, just buy every dang bean you see and use it!
- Lentils (dried)
- Split Peas (dried)
Rice
- Jasmine
- Basmati
- Brown rice
- Ok, just like beans buy every rice you can find, try it and see what makes your heart sing!
Pasta
- I always have the classic elbow and lots of other kinds. Kids love pasta so I often let them pick what kind they would like to try—hopefully it will be a teaching moment.
Peanut Butter
We love PB!
- Creamy
- Crunchy
- White chocolate
Mustards
We all have our favorites — we use them on sandwiches and in salad dressings.
- Honey mustard
- Horseradish
- Spicy brown
Vinegars
- Basalmic
- Apple cider
- Pear infused
- Fig infused
Fruit Bowl
I keep a fruit bowl on the counter for snacking. The tricky thing about fruit is that it is readily available at the grocery store yet where I live only apples are local. I make every effort to eat as much in-season fruit as we can and we now have our own strawberry patch!
- Apples
- Banana
- Pineapple
- Oranges
Vegetables
- Greens (kale, spinach, romaine, iceberg, Swiss Chard)
- Peppers
- Celery
- Broccoli
- Onions
- Mushrooms
- Carrots
- Seasonal from our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)
Grains and Nuts
- Oatmeal: I love Bob’s Red Mill Oatmeal
- Rice Cereal: again Bob’s Red Mill has a large variety
- Polenta: I prefer the fine grain
- Wheatberries
- Quinoa (I cook this in the rice cooker.)
- Walnuts
- Almonds
- Pine Nuts
- Pistachios
- Dates
- Figs
Breads
- We have a wide variety of breads, homemade jams and peanut butter.
Extras
- Cooking Stock
- Vegetable Stock
- Tortillas
- Taco Shells
- Red Sauce for Pasta
- Pizza Sauce
- Almond Milk
- Coconut Milk
- Olive Oil
- Taco Sauce: We often buy boring and add our own frozen organic mango or pineapple, beans or corn.
Freezer
- Garlic Bread
- Variety of Frozen Vegetables
- Ravioli (we try lots of different flavors)
- Pizza dough
- Frozen juice concentrate (emergency purposes)
- CSA Vegetables: I save some of our CSA veggies and freeze them down for out of season enjoyment! I have lots of spinach, squash, peppers and carrots ready for soups and stews.
- Homemade Bread crumbs