Pantry & Refrigerator Staples

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I made a TJ’s run yesterday and picked up a few staples

Fruits and veggies

I see other bloggers sharing what they have in their cupboards, refrigerators, and what they keep on hand.  So I figured it was mu turn to share.

Things I always have on hand:

1. Sugars/Sweeteners (white, brown, agave, maple syrup, honey, stevia)

White stevia powder

2. Chocolate (chips, barks, bars, cocoa powder, white, milk, dark)

chocolate chips

3. Nuts (almonds, cashews) & Seeds (chia, hemp)

With nuts and chocolate you can make

Raw Vegan Dark Chocolate Fudge Balls

Raw Vegan Dark Chocolate Fudge Balls

4. Dried Fruits (raisins, dates, coconut flakes)

Dried Fruits (raisins, dates, coconut flakes)
I always have a bag or two of these on hand
Dried Fruits (raisins, dates, coconut flakes)

Check out my Recipes Using Raisins Post, too

5. Flours (almond, coconut, peanut)

6. Oats (entire post showing my Oat Recipes Here)

No Bake Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

 

No Bake Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Or, use oats to make a

Microwave Chocolate Peanut Butter and Oat Snack Bar

Microwave Chocolate Peanut Butter and Oat Snack Bar

7. Rice, potatoes, lentils, canned beans

For recipes like Spicy Vegetable, Corn, & Bean Soup

Spicy Vegetable, Corn, & Bean Soup

8. Coffee & Tea (see my recent Coffee Review Post)

Such as….Smores Coffee!

Delish.
Smores Coffee

9. Condiments (ketchup, mustards – yellow, sweet, hot, dijon, etc. Salsa, Vegenaise)

I use Veganaise to make Vegan Slaw Dressing which I pour over most all veggies.

Vegan Slaw Dressing

salad

10. Vinegars & Oils/Butters (olive, hemp, coconut)

Vinegars & Oils

Nutritional yeast

I use Coconut Oil for No Bake Mint Chocolate Chip Snowballs

No Bake Mint Chocolate Chip Snowballs

 

No Bake Mint Chocolate Chip Snowballs

11. Spices & Seasonings + Nooch. For a list of 15 Nooch Recipes, check out This Post

Spices & Seasonings

12. Milks (almond, coconut)

I use coconut milk for Caribbean Coconut Rice with Garbanzos & Veggies

Caribbean Coconut Rice with Garbanzos & Veggies

Or use coconut milk in

Vegan Fudge – 10 Min No-Bake (Gluten/Soy/Tree-Nut Free)

Vegan Fudge
Vegan Fudge

13. Cereals

Rice Krispies cereal is key in my Vegan Gluten Free Rice Krispie Treats with Vegan Chocolate Frosting

Vegan Gluten Free Rice Krispie Treats with Vegan Chocolate Frosting

14. Nut Butters (mostly PB but I have others, too)

PB + Cereal in Special K Bars

Special K Bars

15. Fresh Fruits & Veggies of all kinds. And a more limited supply of frozen and canned.

mini carrots

99 cents for this kale bunch

kale

I eat at least one tomato per day.  It’s a pricey little habit because I really only purchase vine-ripe, but I don’t skimp on my tomato addiction.  There are worse things.

tomatoes

veggies and salad blend

With that list, I can pretty much make anything and everything I make!

Of course off the top of my head, I’m sure I am forgetting things, but really, nothing on that list is too fancy.  Some of the items are not things I use every day, but they are in the back of my cupboards for a rainy day.

From my last post about Challenge: 10 Facts, I am glad you liked mine and it was great to read yours!  Thanks for playing along.

Questions

1. What are your pantry, refrigerator, or cupboard staples?

I also have a list of things I use for baking/unbaking at the bottom of my Chocolate Recipes post.  Cupboard and pantry items and ingredients that I keep on hand to whip up goodies at a moment’s notice.

2. What has made you laugh today?

Skylar told me she was hibernating.   And explained that means when you sleep for a long time.  And since when is a barely 4 year old sleeping only 7.5 hours considered “a long time”?  I guess it must be all that Birthday excitement!

Many thanks to those of you who have continued to comment and wish her well on her birthday!  She’s my big 4 year old now.

Young girl giving huge smile for camera

P.S. Somewhat Related to this post are these two other posts:
Favorite Kitchen Things & Appliances (What to Buy, What to Skip)

Tips for Saving Money on your Grocery Budget

Enjoy your day, gang, and fill me in on what’s in your cupboards and fridge!

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  1. What made me laugh today? I work in a portable building at my school. The weather is stormy so I was told I had to come to the library during the storm along with the four other classes that are in the portables as well….very funny! Oh wait that doesn’t make me laugh it makes me cry, but them I will just cry until I laugh….lol!!

  2. That is quite the list of things you keep on hand. Got me thinking that it may be time to restock some of my “essentials”. Will be checking the stocks in the pantry tonight.
    Still haven’t found any peanut flour in town, but I’m looking forward to trying it when I do.

    I have a feeling we are running low on the follow staples: local unpasturized honey, raisins, shredded coconut, beans, cocoa powder, salad greens, baby spinach, apples, frozen berries, and sweet potatoes.
    Bought some chia seeds in bulk & on sale. So we are set for quite a while on that front.
    Last week we found bigger jars of Almond Butter, huge boxes of tea (green and regular) at Costco and stocked up on those too.

    Today’s smile: hubby & cats burrowing deeper under the covers as I was leaving for work.

    1. well it’s not like i am 22 living in a dorm room so i have a decent amount of stuff but i do end up using it all…eventually :) lol

  3. Love this post! It’s really interesting seeing inside someone’s cupboards…or maybe that’s just me being nosy! :P

    My staples include fruit and veg, nut butters and dark choccie! :D

  4. I wish we had a TJ’s soooo bad here in Austin! I think Whole Foods would throw a massive fit if they did though lol

  5. Oh my gosh – there are only a few staples! I go through phases where I am obsessed with a particular food or meal, then I get bored with it and it changes. Last week it was goat cheese, right now it’s salads (I know, very very random!).

    If I had to pick staples that are constantly in my cupboards or fridge, I would have to say Macintosh Apples, Cold-Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil, fresh White Fish, Organic Seaweed, Sushi Rice, Wild Salmon, Almond Milk, and Cheese String!

    So far I haven’t laughed today, but I have made the effort to smile!

  6. I always have brown rice, veggie broth, tomato paste, oats, canned beans, Almond Breeze, and peanut butter. I could survive on these things alone if I had to! :)

  7. Vine ripened tomatoes are the way to go!

    Always in our house: almond milk, protein powder, oatmeal, bananas, bread, peanut butter, salad mix. Always. And we could pretty much live off all of those ingredients as well!

    I’m glad Skylar had a great birthday!

  8. My selections are very similar to yours, but with some notably non-vegan exceptions. I always have canned tuna, lots of eggs, Aidell’s frozen Chicken-Teriyaki Meatballs, ground beef, and I frequently pick up a rotisserie chicken.

    Things you buy that I never or rarely buy: Cereal, tomatoes, stevia, and flavored coffee. I like to have plain coffee flavored-up with either vanilla creamer or Bailey’s Irish Creme! (I’m still working on that jumbo bottle I bought on New Year’s eve; almost done with it, though!)

    1. meant to reply to you the other day re eating out and it diminishing (the modest) yield you are making at your job..YES! So true!

      If you need help w/ the bailey’s, just LMK :)

      I used to buy more flavored coffee but lately have been flavoring w/ vanilla coffee creamer or with stevia.

  9. My 8 yr old turns to her friend and says: It’s my mom’s LAST day of eating raw.
    Friend: What’s that mean?
    Iz: She doesn’t have to eat living food all.the.time.
    Friend: Living food? You mean like animals? Like a raw cow?
    Iz: No…like plants silly.
    Friend: Hmmm…I don’t get it. At least she’s pretty.

    (I was like…guys….I’m standing RIGHT HERE!) lol….kids are so funny!

  10. Your pantry and refrigerator look very similar to mine! You keep a few things that I don’t let myself keep around, because I have a bad habit of eating anything and everything if I have it (chocolate, sugars (other than maple/agave/stevia), cereals, and peanut butter). Most of these things I buy in very small quantities, or only when I need them for something specific. Additionally, I always have flax seeds and almond butter. Other than that…everything’s about the same! Fresh fruits and veggies the most; usually whatever I can get at the farmers’ market, plus the staples I can’t get there I grab at the grocery.

    P.S. I loooooove tomatoes, too! We get beautiful and delicious tomatoes here in Indiana in the summer. Right now, everything’s pretty much crappy…but I get the best ones I can find. I have to have my tomatoes!

  11. I’m so glad you mentioned those recipes using coconut milk…I have a can in the pantry that I’ve been dying to put to use!

    And you can be SURE I’ll be on the lookout for S’mores coffee…!

  12. wow, that kale looks so fresh and vibrant! i cant wait to have it in the garden again, winter is draaaagging onnn

  13. Okay, I’m on a mission to find that Smores coffee (and the DD strawberry shortcake!). I loved seeing all of your pantry staples–mine are very similar! :)

  14. I really need to make another trip to TJ’s. I haven’t been in a long time. I always love seeing what other people buy at the grocery store. Thanks for sharing! :-)

  15. i made the microwave chocolate peanut butter oat bar last night…and YUMMY! thanks so much for the recipe! i also used your recipes for the one bite blueberry streusel muffin and banana bread and came up with something somewhat different…because i didn’t have all of the same ingredients!!! again, thank you for the inspiration!!!!

    <3