Pantry Staples

Pantry Basics : Staples (standard kitchen supplies)

• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Beans, canned: black beans, red kidney, white
• Beans, dried: red kidney, great northern, lima, lentils, split pea, black, pinto
• Bread crumbs
• Broth, dried and canned: beef, vegetable, chicken
• Cereal
• Chocolate: unsweetened squares, semisweet chips, cocoa powder
• Coffee: beans, ground, instant
• Cooking spray
• Cornmeal
• Cornstarch
• Crackers
• Dried fruits: raisins, apricots
• Extracts: vanilla, lemon, almond, orange
• Flour: All-purpose, whole wheat, cake, bread
• Fruit preserves, jam, jelly
• Garlic, fresh
• Gelatin: powdered, unflavored
• Lemons, fresh
• Limes, fresh
• Milk: boxed, powdered, evaporated milk
• Nuts: almonds, peanuts, walnuts, pecans, pine nuts
• Onions: red and yellow
• Pasta, dried: spaghetti, linguini, angel hair, fettuccine, penne, noodles
• Peanut butter
• Potatoes, fresh
• Rice: long-grain, wild, basmati, Arborio
• Soup: canned and dry bouillon
• Sugar: granulated, confectioner's, light and dark brown
• Tea
• Tomatoes: canned whole, crushed, chopped, puree, sauce, fresh
• Tuna, canned
• Yeast, dry active

Pantry Basics : Condiments

• Barbecue sauce
• Capers
• Chili paste and sauce
• Chutneys
• Hoisin sauce
• Honey
• Horseradish
• Hot pepper sauce
• Ketchup
• Maple syrup
• Marmalades
• Molasses: dark
• Mushrooms: dried or canned
• Mustards
• Oils: olive, canola, sesame, peanut
• Olives, black and green
• Pickles, sweet and dill
• Soy sauce
• Teriyaki sauce
• Tomatoes, sundried
• Vinegars: balsamic, cider, red wine, white wine, rice
• Worcestershire sauce

 

Pantry Basics : Herbs and Spices

• Allspice, ground and whole
• Arrowroot starch
• Basil
• Bay leaves
• Chili powder
• Cinnamon, ground and sticks
• Cloves, ground and whole
• Coriander, ground
• Cream of tartar
• Cumin, ground
• Curry powder
• Dill weed
• Fennel seeds
• Five-spice powder
• Garlic powder
• Ginger, ground
• Marjoram, dried
• Mint, dried
• Mustard, dried ground
• Nutmeg
• Onion powder
• Oregano, dried
• Paprika, Hungarian sweet
• Pepper, cayenne, dried red flakes
• Peppercorns, dried black
• Poppy seeds
• Rosemary, dried
• Sage, dried and rubbed
• Salt, table and Kosher
• Sesame seeds
• Tarragon, dried
• Thyme, ground and dried
• Turmeric
• Vanilla extract

 

Pantry Basics : Refrigerator and Freezer Foods

• Butter, margarine
• Cheese: Parmesan, cheddar, Romano
• Eggs
• Fruits
• Mayonnaise
• Milk and/or heavy cream
• Orange juice: fresh or concentrated
• Salad dressing
• Sour cream
• Vegetables: various frozen
• Wine: red and white
• Yogurt, plain