What is on your staples shopping list?

whatatwit

Hi Lil, I hadn't realised you were a distance from each other.

It's good that she is skilled and adventurous in the kitchen, that way, you know your ingredients will be used.

Have you added some pasta and some rice, at least then she only has to add the meat or veg, which she may be able to pick up reduced if she starts shopping later on in the day.

rach

my staples are:

tinned toms
frozen veg
baked beans
tinned kidney beans
rice
pasta
frozen chicken
lazy garlic, chilli & ginger (for curries etc)
red lentils
tinned tuna
UHT skimmed milk (for porridge and making yoghurt)
porridge oats

noonesperfect

UHT skimmed milk makes excellent rice pudding in the slow cooker!

churchmouse_3

How about good old porridge oats for toppings , home made biccys etc dirt cheap as well..
I start putting stuff away now for a winter store cupboard as i often get snowed in!!!! Dried milk powder
cans or jars of :
fruit
beetroot
red cabbage
sauerkraut
bratwurst
tomatoes and puree
lentils and dried peas
pasta and rice
dried onions
cocoa powder
custard powder
golden syrup and malt extract
theres always plenty of flour etc herbs and spices to create meals.

englishmac

Rice - can use for sweet or savoury with very few other ingredients at a push
Sugar
Pasta
Porridge
Weetabix (or even better Asda's own version - same taste, half the price)
Stock cubes (or frozen stock from roast chicken - really useful and tastes much better)
Dried garlic
Dried herbs - know what they mean about not using them but if you can get in the habit, you can have a really tasty meal using next to nothing
Tomato ketchup - more versatile than puree
Tinned tomatoes
Baked beans
Dry broth mixture
Cornflour
Plain flour
Eggs
Cheese
Peanut butter
Butter

Horace

My staples list:

Rice
Tinned tomatoes
Pearl Barley (good for dumping in stews and soup)
Stock cubes (also fresh stock if I have made some)
Milk
Pasta
Dried Herbs
Flour
Butter
Cheese
Tinned Spam
Baked Beans
Olive oil
Frozen peas

EagerLearner

We always have these as staple items:

Kidney beans
Chick peas
Butter beans
Baked beans (Heinz - tried others but not the same!)
Little tins of sweetcorn (come in packs of 3)
Tins of tuna
Baking powder
Bicarb of soda
Oats (for breakfast)
Packs of longlife semo-skimmed milk
Dried apricots (for Moroccan curries)
Raisins (for Moroccan curries)
Flaked almonds (which we lightly toast - great topping for Morroccan curries and as a yummy topping to baked trout)
Tinned tomatoes
Plain flour
Worcestershire sauce
Bisto

Hope this helps!

npsmama

Wow, I too wish I had a sister like you!

I have a spreadsheet of staples. It's very comprehensive and has some prices as well as quantities we use per month (I designed it to see how much it would cost if I bought staples once every 3 months).

Anyway, if anyone can explain how to post a spreadsheet on here, I'd be very happy to share it.