Storecupboard Essentials

Bitsy_Beans

Pasta, rice, stock cubes,lentils (green and red split), tinned toms, olive oil, eggs, oats and dried herbs tend to be my staple things. Plus plain & SR and bread flour.
I also tend to keep things like baked beans as these can be added to certain dishes (although never used them in SC).
HTH a bit.

lupyloo

Thanks Bitsy beans, have added these to my shopping list, anyone else got any ideas or is this what everyone would buy?

Gigervamp

I have various different types of tinned beans, cannellini, haricot, flageolet, kidney, bakedbeans, etc. Also, tinned tomatoes and passatta. Coconut milk for curries and soups. Rice and wholemeal pasta.
Thyme, garlic powder, onion granules, chilli powder and loads of other herbs and spices! Stock cubes.

maman

Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce for cooking plus the usual sauces to accompany meals.

lupyloo

OOOOHH fab will get the lot as we like all of the above. Took the plunge and ordered one wish it was here. Got the morphy richards 6.5 litre hoping to do some batch cooking lol

Penelope_Penguin

There's a whole thread of Storecupboard Essentials I'll merge this one later, to keep ideas together

Penny. x

craftynutters

dont forget soya mince to bulk out shepards pies chillie etc

Olliebeak

I keep a good supply of 'soup and broth mix', dried mixed/salad beans and lentils - need to remember to put to soak the night before though; SmartPrice Dried Mixed Herbs, coriander, celery salt, bay leaves - obviously fresh herbs are best of all but not always possible; a pack of cornflour (usually SP) and SP powdered mash - both for thickening if the meal cooked is a little 'watery'; suet (for making dumplings); a range of stockcubes. I also keep a supply of frozen chopped/sliced onions and frozen garlic cloves (I buy 3 garlic bulbs at a time, separate into individual cloves, peel and freeze in a small re-sealable bag). SmartPrice Passata is useful too.

Diced turkey thigh is so much cheaper than chicken breast and can be substituted for most things. Also consider using chicken drumsticks and thighs instead of the bigger portions.

Those Basics/SmartPrice Root Vegetable Packs are very useful. I buy them as a matter of routine and just prep the veggies and freeze anyway. I've always got a good supply of veg ready then. I would check out independent greengrocers/farmshops if you can. We don't have any close by here so I'm stuck with Mr.A's.

lupyloo

Well my cupboards are now well stocked and I made a lovely spanish chicken last night. Need to read some more recipes off for some inspiration x

julietiff

lupyloo wrote: »

OOOOHH fab will get the lot as we like all of the above. Took the plunge and ordered one wish it was here. Got the morphy richards 6.5 litre hoping to do some batch cooking lol

Mine arrived today:j
Other one broke(thanks to Dh) so really missed mine- A joint of beef
is going in it tomorrow