Many people have some great lists out there and I found them very inspiring. Lots of good ideas for what to have on hand in a pinch (and avoid excessive grocery shopping, blagh- Amazon anyone?). Alot of this stuff I already have on hand, and some I'm still trying to stock up on. Someday I dream of buying everything in bulk and eliminating my constant trips to the grocery store.. ahh someday..
Anyways, I wanted to make up a list of items I want/need on hand to work towards that goal, so here goes!
- Dried beans (kept in small amounts, I don't tolerate legumes so well... Go to bulk bins at East End Food Co.)
- Cannellini
- Kidney
- Black Bean
- Black Eyed Peas
- Lentils
- Rice
- Brown Rice mostly (Costco or Whole Foods)
- Basmati or Jasmine (Whole Foods)
- Arborio (for risotto) (Whole Foods)
- Grains
- Popcorn Kernels
- Nuts/Seeds
- Peanuts (Costco)
- Almonds (Costco)
- Walnuts (Costco)
- Sunflower Seeds
- Chia
- Dried Fruit
- Bananas (homemade)
- Pears/Apples (homemade)
- Craisins (Guilty pleasure..Costco has huge bags)
- Prunes
- Unsweeted coconut
- Canned products - I'm trying to switch over to only home-canned items, so far I have:
- Apple Pie Filling
- Blackberry Jam
- Strawberry Jam
- Salsa
- Corn Relish
- Canned pears
- Canned apples
- Hot Mustard (Mom canned this- yum!)
- Hot Pepper Rings (Mom again, double yum!)
- Apple Butter
- Jalapeno Apple Jelly (Holy delicious heaven)
- Garlic Pepper Jelly
- Someday plan to also can marinara, tomato sauce, tomatoes, lots and lots of tomato things..oh and PICKLES. Pickled EVERYTHING!!!
- Wheat Berries/etc
- Soft White Wheat
- Hard White Wheat
- Hard Red Wheat
- Dried Corn (for grinding to make cornmeal)
- Fats
- Olive oil (Costco)
- Coconut oil (Costco has a big jar for $15.00 also- good, good deal)
- Almond oil
- Baking supplies
- Cornstarch/Arrowroot powder
- Baking Soda (Costco sells ginormous bags)
- Baking Powder
- Dry Active Yeast (Costco)
- Cheese Making supplies
- Sweeteners
- Rapadura
- Raw, Organic Honey <-- This honey is amazing
- Maple Syrup (Costco: $13.00 for 1 quart)
- Vinegars
- Distilled White (Costco)
- Cider (Whole Foods)
- Balsamic (Whole Foods)
- Spices
- Kosher salt (Costco)
- Smoked salt (Pgh Public Market)
- Peppercorns (Costco)
- Garlic (Costco)
- Cinnamon, Nutmeg, etc. I'm trying to build up this department (Costco)
- Coffee Beans (Costco)
- Tea lots of tea
I also plan on having: Kefir grains, Kombucha SCOBY mushroom, and vinegar "mothers" so that I can make my own Kefir, Kombucha and vinegars- but those are all works in progress.
The rest of my food is basically meats, fruits, vegetables, and dairy that I buy as needed.
Anything I missed?
Anything I missed?
