What Are 5 Things in Your Kitchen You’d Never Be Caught Without?

– Quality olive oil, bought straight from the farmer – but does this one count? – Fresh tomatoes (big ones and cherry) and at least one seasonal fruit – As many pickled things as possible (kimchi, dill pickles, silver onions) – At least 3 types of loose leaf tea – Long grain rice and split yellow mung beans

Potatoes, greek yogurt, eggs, dark chocolate, frozen broccoli

Samal oelek chili paste, greek yogurt, canned tuna, cabbage, and soy milk.

Eggs, butter, parm, broccoli, goldfish. So many goldfish.

maldon, balsamic, apples, coffee, dijon (runners up include almond butter and truffles)

I love these lists! -hard cheese -whole wheat bread -leafy greens -dijon mustard -dark chocolate

– pasture raised eggs – avocados – bananas – oat milk – organic coffee

Pet peeve: cut open an avocado to find brown mush inside

Cheeses Olives and pickles Fresh fruit and vegetables for snacking Luzianne tea bags Chocolate Chicken thighs Seriously, this is what I eat pretty much every day.

Pumpkin seeds, tahini, cider vinegar, dried lentils, olives

Food: Sliced Bread, Cheddar Cheese, Greek Yogurt, Smoked Turkey & Dark Roast Coffee. Essentials: Cutco Scissors, Paring Knife, Cutting Board, Dish Towel, Napkins.

Apart from the staples (pasta, rice, evoo, coffee etc) I tend to always have lemons, almonds, good quality olives, parmesan cheese and tinned beans of many kinds.

Kicking Horse coffee Irish tea Bakery-made grain and seed bread Hot sauce I make myself Local honey

Miso (white Miso Master or any Shared Cultures), kosher salt, butter/olive oil, peas, oat/almond milk

Olive oil, eggs, parmigiano reggiano, onions, chickpeas

Olive oil, avocado, eggs, chick peas, sugar snap peas. (I don’t think salt and pepper should count!)

Carrots, celery, onions, canned tomatoes, sour cream

Garlic, onions, yogurt, chiles, cheese

Would love to know Eric Kim’s list! He’s such a good writer and I’ve loved the recipes he’s published.

Olive oil and maldon sea salt are such basic essentials in my kitchen I feel like I should get those two for free. I always also have garlic, lemons, canned chickpeas, tomatoes and parmesan.

Galena Garlic espresso balsamic, butter or olive oil, Aldi Specially Selected Maryland Crabcakes, Aldi Season’s Choice frozen broccoli, Himalayan Pink Salt

There are definitely a whole bunch of kitchen staples like good olive oil and salt that I struggle to do without. And then there those things that just make a kitchen feel like home. You know, the things that you miss when you’re staying at an Airbnb or another house, even when all of the staples are there. For me, those 5 things are: – Cultured butter – Eggs – Coffee beans – Rice – Cheese. Any cheese.

Dark chocolate Butter Pasta Olive oil Milk

1.) Rancho Gordo beans of any variety 2.) Diamond Kosher salt 3.) Real olive oil (Start reading the labels. Shocking!) 4.)Fresh cilantro 5.) Fresh limes

Greek Yogurt Coffee Half and Half Frozen Fruit (smoothies!) Olive Oil and (bonus: Whole wheat bread)

Creamy PB Bread Eggs Beer Chocolate I often think I have the fridge of a 22 yr old boy and not a vegetarian 40 something

Coffee/Oatly barista blend oatmilk/local honey Blocks of parm and sharp cheddar Olive oil and butter Whole milk plain Greek yogurt Garlic and yellow onions

Parmesan Pasta Lemons Garlic Yogurt and many more!

Chili and garlic oil, coffee, soy milk, bread and cheese.

Olive oil, garlic, lemon (classic Lebanese trio) Eggs Sea salt and fresh cracked peppe Sourdough and/or Rye bread with salted butter

me, the baker in the house: fresh oatmeal bread homemade strawberry jam salted butter earl grey and, uh, chocolate chip cookies? my partner, the cook in the house: olive oil green veggies salt chili crisp penzey’s bavarian spice mix

olive oil greek yogurt eggs grated cheese tomatoes lentils

Dark chocolate Honey crisp apples Power greens (for smoothies) Almond butter Good olive oil

ingredients: – evoo and butter (team both) – maple syrup (obligatory!) – salad greens – eggs – garlic work horse tools: – salad spinner – mortar and pestle – sharp knives – rasp – tongs

Dark chocolate Peanut butter Sourdough bread Eggs Coffee

My wee shoulder angel says olive oil, tomatoes, Parmesan, sourdough bread, and avocados. The stroppy little devil in my other shoulder says dark chocolate, good potato chips, Diet Coke, red wine, and shortbread ❤️

Tofu, nonfat plain Greek yogurt, bananas, chickpeas, almond milk.

Moroccan Tea Tagine Couscous Bastille Tandis Zaalouk

Dish Soap Liquid Garlic Dish Soap Decent brand of Soy and Sesame Oil (which can transform even plain ol’ Sashimi with creativity Olive Oil assuming you have any ingredients to cook) Black Pepper and Curry Powder (totally different powder for fish and meats) Fresh Garlic and Fresh Thai Red Chilli Peppers (which can even ooomph up any insipid Pasta) Curry Powder (and it’s different for Meat and Fish Curries, in where I was raised)

My cooking and grocery lists change with the seasons, but weekly staples are whole milk, Greek whole-milk yoghurt, tinned beans (chickpeas, cannellini, kidney), deli sandwich fixings for my boys, and 00 and bread flour. I’m so excited to be moving into cool-weather cooking, my absolute favourite!

Coffee, chocolate chips, bananas, milk, almond butter

Black pepper (put in nearly everything) Chicken stock Eggs Butter Rice Garlic Sesame oil Soy sauce

Oooh, fun! For ingredients: Diamond Crystal kosher salt (I literally cannot function in a kitchen without it), organic salted butter, my husband’s homemade sourdough, apples (Honeycrisp or Ambrosia), eggs For kitchen tools: My 8” chefs knife, microplane rasp, a good stainless steel pan, my dutch oven, and the digital scale.

Apples, lactose free half and half, salmon, romaine lettuce, coffee

PG Tips Milk Sugar Bananas Avocados

Rice, eggs, shoyu, cabbage, oil.

Wait, can I go again??! Because I also cannot function without: Coffee Eggs Pasta Bread ALL OF THE PRODUCE

Cottage cheese, fresh Parmesan, pasta, salmon (canned or frozen), and some kind of crunchy snack.

Olive oil, onions, celery, batches of dreamy cooked beans in the freezer, parmesan!

As a non-cook my 5 tings – yogurt, tahini, blueberries, my homemade sour dough, avocados My husband – the cook – onions, garlic, salt, butter olive oil. the list doesn’t include the proteins and veggies we live on.

Olive oil, butter, sliced bread…either sourdough or Daves Killer 21 grain , canned beans, half and half and coffee beans!

Bread, butter, jam, tea, cheese. And biscuits.

What is so fun is I really thought this was going to be a list of 5 kitchen TOOLS you couldn’t live without. My answer would be: my ravioli shaped spoon rest that delights me every single day, my bench scraper, my salt/pepper cellar, a seasonally appropriate mug, and a Stanley waterbottle. :) But if I have to pick foods: butter, vanilla bean yogurt, Trader Joe’s sweet potato gnocchi, avocado oil, and garlic salt!

salt/shoyu pepper oil/butter/olive oil sugar garlic

Black pepper Coffee Cheese (any kind, thank you, changes weekly) Pasta Butter

Irish breakfast tea, sourdough bread and butter, french fries, heirloom tomatoes, peaches. And soup — always soup!

I almost forgot maple syrup! Canadians, of course

olive oil, peanut butter, eggs, gluten-free crackers, cheddar, blueberries, honeycrisp apple, plain greek yogurt, Stoked Oats granola, coffee, cream, gf pasta, Rao’s marinara, parmesan, vidalia onion, lemons, Rooibos tea. I f we are out of one of these it might as well be toilet paper :)

Love the essential list from Samin – this is a gift to anyone who has ever loved house and has had to restock a kitchen! Coffee, cream, eggs, flour, broccoli. If we are out of these, I’m going to the store.

Worked this into dinner conversation last night and shared with my husband and son that my list is “coffee, bacon, butter, flour, and sugar.” My kid said “but what about pancakes?!” And my husband was like “oh don’t worry, she got that covered…” Close enough!

Jason Kottke linked to this post and it started its own response thread…small compared to CoJ but large for Kottke.org !

So many things, but if I had to pick one, it would be lemon oil! It adds flavour and depth to baking, salad dressings, and marinades. My secret weapon! My other four would be: coffee, grass-fed butter, eggs and prawns (not all in the same dish!)

Olive oil fresh baguette onions Everything bagel spice avocados

Black pepper, olive oil, cumin, garlic and chili powder

Coffee, olive oil, eggs, lemons, black pepper. You can always have breakfast.

Olive oil greek yoghurt coffee parmesan cheese chicken thighs

Penzey’s Fox Point seasoning (dips, soups, sauces, this makes everything savory better) Hummus Tomatoes (fresh and canned) Tumeric (a sprinkle will give anything a golden buttery color) Himalayan pink salt

Coffee Eggs Nonfat Greek yogurt Rice Popcorn I love fruit but we buy a variety so I didn’t include it here. The stuff above I am fairly uncompromising about!

Beechers cheese Grainy bread Coffee Good tomatoes Dark chocolate

I recently discovered the Salsa Soleada from Siete and now need to keep several jars in my pantry at all times so I never run out – https://sietefoods.com/shop/seasonings-sauces-and-beans/salsa/salsa-soleada-4-jars/?srsltid=AfmBOoqdlPCIjmIIWBsglm8FuqjthtzeEpIPCtNjldy5eLzKEkOVza5p&size=10.5oz. It is great on its own and I mix it with a scoop of sour cream to make a dressing for my turkey taco salads – a regular meal in our house.