Save time and money by keeping a supply of these top ten items in your kitchen.
1. All-purpose flour
2. Dry or canned beans: Great Northern, baby lima, kidney, pinto, black
3. Canned beans: chili, cannelloni, garbanzo, refried (or make your own and freeze)
4. Rice: brown, jasmine, wild
5. Broth or stock: vegetable, beef, chicken
6. Pasta: spaghetti, penne, macaroni, fettuccini, egg noodles
7. Cans or jars of tomatoes: diced, sauce, salsa
8. Bread crumbs
9. Cans or jars of fruit: pineapple, mandarins, applesauce, peaches, pears; also packages of raisins
10. Canned or frozen vegetables: peas, corn, green beans, mushrooms.
Would you add any other Must Stock foods to this list? Share here if you would.
Deborah Tukua is the editor of 
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fresh whole pepper in grinder, onion /garlic chips or powder, basil and olive oil at least ( Can perk up many of the blandest of foods).
Sugar , flours, baking soda and powder, real vanilla, canola oil, cocoa are the basics for a lot of good things!
I always have my Peasant’ s Cocoa made up – 2 sugar to 1 cocoa powder. ! Place 1 heaping T in a large cup of water – micro 2 min or so- then stir . Might drink as is or add a drop of vanilla, sprinkle with mucho cinnamon, or for a splurge I’ll also add 1-2 T of coffee liquor.
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