Pantry Staples - The Basics

How many of you have gotten home, opened up the refrigerator and asked yourself, "Ok, now what do I make for dinner?" I'm sure we've all done it a time or two.

The cool part about having your pantry packed with staples is that it makes it easier to throw something together without a firm plan. You can avoid last minute grocery runs and save yourself some time in the process

So here's some items you should always have on hand:

Basics:
Vegetable and olive oil
Nonstick cooking spray
Flour
Sugar and Brown Sugar
Cornstarch
Dried bread crumbs
Crackers
Cornmeal
Herbs, spices, seasonings
Sandwich bread
French or Italian bread
Flour and corn tortillas
Prebaked thin pizza crust
Nuts
Raisins

While these things aren't items you might normally eat by themselves, they can be invaluable ingredients for many recipes that are out there. Next post, I'll talk about some freezer tips.