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Cooking Staples

Keep a supply on hand of the cooking ingredients you use most and replenish them when they get low. Develop your own list. Here's a list to get you started. I've kept it very generic intentionally because you can often substitute ingredients within a listed group.

flour
milk
eggs
butter
bread
fresh/frozen/canned vegetables
fresh/frozen meat
frozen/canned fish (buy fresh fish only to serve immediately)
cooking oil and spray
vinegar

rice
pasta
cheese
canned/dried beans
fruit juice
fresh/canned/dried fruit
fresh/dried herbs
baking powder/soda
herbs and spices
extracts (vanilla, lemon, etc)
sugar/honey/molasses
baking powder/soda
yeast (keep refrigerated)