| STOCKING
THE PANTRY
You
can prepare quick meals or make an easy snack
or dessert without planning ahead if you keep
the essential ingredients on hand in your kitchen.
Check the following lists for the foods you like
to serve, and add them to your cupboard, refrigerator
or freezer. Then keep a running shopping list,
and add items as your supply runs low.
See
also Pantry Perfect,
for the ultimate list of everything you need to
be ready for almost any meal.
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CUPBOARD
| · |
Breads
(buns, loaves, pitas, tortillas) |
| · |
Canned
Beans (black,
kidney, navy)
Broth (beef,
chicken, vegetable)
Meats (chicken,
salmon, tuna)
Tomatoes
(diced or peeled whole) |
| · |
Cereals |
| · |
Coffee
and tea |
| · |
Cookies
and crackers |
| · |
Herbs
and spices |
| · |
Jams and jellies |
| · |
Ketchup |
| · |
Main-dish
mixes |
| · |
Mayonnaise |
| · |
Mustard |
| · |
Olives |
| · |
Pasta (fettuccine, macaroni, spaghetti)
|
| · |
Pasta
sauces (Alfredo, pesto, spaghetti) |
| · |
Peanut
butter |
| · |
Pickles |
| · |
Rice
and rice mixtures |
| · |
Salsa |
| · |
Salt
and pepper |
| · |
Soft
drinks |
| · |
Soups
(canned or dried) |
| · |
Soy
sauce and marinating sauces |
| · |
Syrups
(butterscotch, chocolate, maple) |
| · |
Tomato
sauce and tomato paste |
| · |
Vegetable oil |
| · |
Vinegar |
REFRIGERATOR
| · |
Cheeses
(Cheddar, cottage, Parmesan) |
| · |
Eggs |
| · |
Fruit
juice |
| · |
Margarine or butter |
| · |
Milk |
| · |
Packaged
salad greens |
| · |
Sour
cream |
| · |
Yogurt |
FREEZER
| · |
Chicken
(skinless, boneless breasts) |
| · |
Fruit
juice concentrate |
| · |
Ground
beef or turkey |
| · |
Ice
cream or frozen yogurt |
| · |
Vegetables
(packaged) |
BAKING
| · |
Baking
cocoa |
| · |
Bisquick |
| · |
Baking
powder and baking soda |
| · |
Brownie
mix |
| · |
Cake
mix and canned frosting |
| · |
Flour |
| · |
Sugars
(brown, granulated, powdered) |
| · |
Vanilla
and almond extracts |
NONFOOD
SUPPLIES
| · |
All-purpose
spray cleanser |
| · |
Aluminum
foil |
| · |
Dishwasher
detergent and liquid detergent |
| · |
Food-storage
bags |
| · |
Napkins
and paper towels |
| · |
Nonabrasive
scrubbing pads |
| · |
Plastic
wrap |
| · |
Sponges |
| · |
Storage
containers |
| · |
Toothpicks |
| · |
Waxed
paper |
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