Pantry Basics
After reading on $5 Dinners what different readers had as their pantry basics I thought I would list mine. Pantry : flour (AP and bread) sugar (white and brown) sugar substitute shelf stable milk pasta canned tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce and Rotel type canned green chilies canned black olives cereal oatmeal rice some boxed cereal boxed chicken broth asst spices, must have chili powder though tvp tuna some canned veggies soy sauce chili sauce Worcester sauce ramen corn starch canning salt homecanned fruit homecanned apple and pear sauce tea bags peanut butter crackers popcorn some canned beans canned mushrooms I am sure that I am forgetting something but my mind has gone blank. I am sure you get the idea though. I home can all I can and try to buy basic foods. I do have a can or two of cream of whatever soups though I would rather make home made. Frozen items I try to have are: frozen veggies including stir fry or japanese veggies for the lo mein my family loves. ...