What to keep on hand

If you can, try to buy local and/or organic of the following ingredients.

Pantry Items

Rice: Jasmine and Brown
Quinoa
Canned beans-cannellini, black, and pinto
Dry roasted unsalted nuts
Dried unsweetened fruit
Dried pasta: Whole wheat pasta, Whole grain pasta, and/or Semolina pasta
Canned tomatoes
Tomato sauce (my husband and I make our own but your favorite jarred sauce will work)
Vinegar: red wine, balsamic, apple cider, white
Soy sauce
Evoo (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
Canola Oil
Broth/Stock: Chicken and Veggie
Mustard: Dijon, spicy brown
Nut butter or sunbutter(if you have nut butter allergies)
Hot sauce


Dried herbs and spices
Sea salt
Black pepper
Smoked sweet paprika
Red pepper flakes
Cayenne
Chili Powder
Paprika
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Cumin
Cinnamon
Basil
Oregano
Parsley
Thyme
Rosemary
Nutmeg


Baking Items
Baking powder
Baking soda
Unbleached white flour
Whole wheat flour
Natural sugar (sugar in the raw or evaporated cane juice) plain old sugar will work too but I use and prefer natural
Brown sugar (preferably natural)
Unsweetened cocoa
Peanut Butter or other nut butters
Powdered sugar
Applesauce (egg replacement: ¼ cup per egg)
Ground flaxseed (egg replacement: 1 tbsp in 3tbs of water per egg)
Rice milk or other non-dairy shelf stable milk
Non-hydrogenated shortening I love spectrum


Refrigerated items
Eggs
Cow’s milk
Non-dairy Milk (My favorite is coconut)
Butter
Non-hydrogenated spread, I love Earth Balance because they make a soy free spread
Your favorite grated cheese (parmesan, locatelli)
Cheddar or some other melting cheese


Fresh Items
Garlic
Onions
Lemon
Fresh fruits
Fresh veggies


Frozen
Frozen veggies, especially spinach, peas (trader joes organic peas are amazing) and stir fry mixes
Ginger: peel your fresh ginger and stick it in the freezer then use a microplane to grate it when you want to use it. It stays for a long time this way.