I'm working the 31 Days To Build a Better Blog, and today's task was to write a "list post." The first thing I thought of was....my pantry. What else?
Seriously, what follow is a list of the shelf stable foods I store. This is what I base my meal planning from. We do have some items in the freezer, but this is really where I look when I think about planning my meals. I chose to exclude flavorings such and herbs, spices, and condiments. I did leave in garlic and onion, as we seem to use an awful lot of those items.
- Almond meal
- Almonds
- Amaranth (this one is new on me, but I have a goal of adding it to my cooking repertoire)
- Apple juice
- Apples (Freeze-dried)
- Apricots (dried)
- Arrowroot
- Asparagus (Freeze-dried)
- Baking cocoa
- Bananas (Freeze-dried)
- Barley
- Blackberries (Freeze-dried)
- Blueberries (Freeze-dried)
- Bouillon powder
- Broccoli (Freeze-dried)
- Brownie mix
- Buckwheat
- Bulgur
- Butternut squash (home canned)
- Cane sugar
- Carrots (commerically dehydrated)
- Carrots (home canned)
- Celery (Freeze-dried)
- Chicken (canned)
- Chicken (Freeze-dried)
- Coconut milk (commercially canned)
- Coconut oil
- Coconut water
- Cookie mix
- Corn (Freeze-dried)
- Cornmeal
- Crackers
- Cranberries (dried)
- Dates (dried)
- Dry beans (black and pinto)
- Eggplant (home dehydrated)
- Figs (home dehydrated)
- Garlic powder
- Gluten
- Grapes (Freeze-dried)
- Green beans (Freeze-dried)
- Ground beef (Freeze-dried)
- Honey
- Lemon juice
- Mango (Freeze-dried)
- Molasses
- Mushrooms (Freeze-dried)
- Olive oil
- Onion powder
- Onions (Freeze-dried and dehydrated)
- Oranges (home canned)
- Palm shortening
- Pasta
- Peanut butter
- Pears (home canned)
- Pears (Freeze-dried)
- Peas (Freeze-dried)
- Pecans
- Pineapple juice
- plums (dried)
- Potatoes (home canned and home dehydrated)
- Powdered egg
- Quinoa
- Raisins
- Raspberries (Freeze-dried)
- Raw sugar
- Rice
- Rolled oats
- Sausage (Freeze-dried)
- Semolina
- Sour cherries (dried)
- Strawberries (Freeze-dried)
- Sweet Cherries (Freeze-dried)
- Sweet potatoes (home grown in buckets)
- Tangerines (home canned)
- Tomato powder
- Tomatoes (home dehydrated, some powdered)
- Wheat berries (hard red, hard white, and soft white)
- Zucchini (home dehydrated)
Hello Sandra! That's a lot of items to use and prepare from your pantry! Maybe you can give some recipes as to how you use these items. Thanks for sharing! Blessings from Bama!
ReplyDeleteHappy to! Actually, most of the recipes I post are made from stored foods. But, I'm thinking that it might help to show some recipes where I use ingredients that maybe people don't commonly use (like the freeze-dried mango -- I went to make breakfast today and I was out -- eek!), or perhaps, to explain why and how I use (and therefore, store) certain foods rather than their more mainstream equivalent. What do you think?
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