What To Keep Stocked Around the Kitchen

Pantry:

• Whole Wheat Flour
• Bread Flour
• White Flour
• Cornmeal
• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Sea Salt
• Kosher Salt
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Organic Sugar
• Garlic
• Crystallized Ginger
• Confectioner's Sugar
• Rubs
• Vegetable Stock
• Balsamic Vinegar
• White Wine Vinegar
  

Canned:

• Tomato sauce
• Whole Tomatoes
• Various Beans
• Coconut Milk
  

Dry Spices:

• Onion Powder
• Italian Seasoning
• Cayenne Pepper
• Cream of Tartar
• Cumin
• Whole Peppercorn
  

Fridge:

• Eggs
• Yogurt
• Berries
• Unsalted Butter
• Skim or Reduced Fat Milk
• Ricotta
  

Freezer:

• Phyllo Dough
• Ginger Root*
• Nuts (Sliced Almonds, Pine nuts, walnuts)
• Pureed Squash
• Chopped Spinach
  

* Buy a nice size Ginger root - use a spoon and scrape off the skin - then put the whole thing in a freezer bag and toss in the freezer. It's great to slice when its a bit frozen and will last a super long time.

I also pick up cheap white and red wines that are on sale at my local grocery store that I use only for cooking.