Cooks Ingredients These are just basics for the kitchen once you have these on hand you are ready to rock and roll! Lettuce, spinach (frozen or fresh), celery, tomatoes, peppers (green & red), onions (red, white, spanish), garlic, shallots (scallions), carrots, potatos, corn (fresh, frozen or tinned), peas (fresh or frozen), chick peas (tinned or fresh), mushrooms Fresh - basil, coriander, mint, parsley, dill Dried - bay leaves, oregano, rosemary Sesame seeds, cayenne pepper, peppercorns (black, red, green), garlic powder, paprika ( mild & Hungarian), saffron, ginger, chili (powder & flakes), vanilla (bean & liquid) Stock bouillon (cubes or powder), salt Dijon, grain, Chinese (very spicy), any mustard combined with herbs, wines etc. Olive oil regular and extra virginl, corn oil, peanut oil, sesame oil Wine vinegar, rice wine vinegar (Chinese), balsamic vinegar, flavored vinegars Peaches, cherries, pears, plums, berries (can be frozen or fresh), oranges, grapefruit, lemons, limes, apples, melons, pineapple (in season), bananas Shelled walnuts, shelled pecans, cashews, almonds (shelled, slivered or ground), pine nuts All purpose flour, long grain rice, wild rice, basmati rice, burgul, couscous Angel hair (thinnest), spaghetti or spaghettini (thin), tagliatelle or fettuccini (wide), lasagne (widest) Assorted shapes ie: fusilli, pennini, farfalle, tubetti; Assorted stuffed (frozen) ie: tortellini, ravioli cappeletti; Assorted pastas to be stuffed ie: cannelloni, manicotti Eggs, yeast, baking soda, baking powder, cream of tartar, cornstarch, gelatin, almond paste Granulated sugar, icing sugar, maple syrup, corn syrup, honey Milk, buttermilk, cream, whipping cream (35%), yogurt, butter (salted & unsalted), sour cream Cream cheese, cottage cheese, mozzarella (can be frozen) Emmental (can be frozen), cheddar (can be frozen) Jarlsberg (can be frozen), provolone (can be frozen) Parmesan (Reggiano is the best) |