10 must have pantry items for the holidays
Basic Pantry
- Organic Chicken Stock
- Unsalted butter and a variety of oils (Olive Oil, Peanut, Vegetable & Grapeseed)
- Organic Large Eggs
- Organic Milk and Cream (for whipping and cooking)
- Variety of cheeses, for cooking and serving as appetizers or dessert
- Variety of potatoes, Russet for baked or mashed, Fingerlings or Yukon Gold for roasting
- Day old breads for breadcrumbs and stuffing or dressing. Freeze for later use. Crackers
- Celery, Carrots and Onions, Fresh Citrus
- Fresh Sage, Italian Parsley and other herbs
- Fresh and Dried Mushrooms
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Baking
Beyond the basics, flour, white, brown and powdered sugars, baking soda, baking powder and vanilla.
- Nuts
- Chocolate
- Cocoa Powder
- Cinnamon or Baking Spice, Allspice, Nutmeg
- Dried Fruits
- Variety of jam for easy to make desserts
- Peppermint and dried fruit candies
- Cream of tartar
- Parchment paper
- Caramels and Toffee
Make Ahead for the Freezer
- Pie Dough
- Cookie Dough
- Puff Pastry (buy an all butter pastry-read the label)
- Gravy
- Easy bake appetizers, Empanadas, Pot Stickers, Crab Cakes, Cheese Balls
- Meatballs, basic recipe use different sauces for quick appetizers
- Quickbreads
- Casseroles
- Breakfast Treats, Cinnamon Rolls, Scones,
- Frozen Seafood, Shrimp, Scallops, Lobster
