Ed Nuxters wrote:
> Well,.. I'm finally living all alone. I'm making some simple chicken
> for now, but eventually I want to make something better. What should
> I get to have in my cabinets? Spices and stuff like that. Just a
> general cooking ingredients type deal.


Off the top of my head:

beans, if you like them, like lentils or black beans
curry powder
flour
honey
hot sauce or something cayenne
Italian herb mix with basil, oregano, etc.
pepper
rice
salt
sugar
tea bags.


But honestly, that's not the way I would go about it. Instead, I'd get
Joy of Cooking or look up a recipe on the web that I wanted to try, then
buy the ingredients for that recipe. Continue in that manner. In time,
you'll find that you already have on hand many of the ingredients you
need because you bought them for the previous recipe. In more time,
you'll have a sense for what you like to make and like to eat and what
you run out of often and what's been sitting in your cupboard unused for
a year.


--Lia

Julia Altshuler > wrote in
news:7SPtd.630941$mD.525953@attbi_s02:

> Ed Nuxters wrote:
> > Well,.. I'm finally living all alone. I'm making some simple
> > chicken for now, but eventually I want to make something better.
> > What should I get to have in my cabinets? Spices and stuff like
> > that. Just a general cooking ingredients type deal.
>
>
> Off the top of my head:
>
> beans, if you like them, like lentils or black beans
> curry powder
> flour
> honey
> hot sauce or something cayenne
> Italian herb mix with basil, oregano, etc.
> pepper
> rice
> salt
> sugar
> tea bags.
>
>
> But honestly, that's not the way I would go about it. Instead, I'd
> get Joy of Cooking or look up a recipe on the web that I wanted to
> try, then buy the ingredients for that recipe. Continue in that
> manner. In time, you'll find that you already have on hand many of
> the ingredients you need because you bought them for the previous
> recipe. In more time, you'll have a sense for what you like to make
> and like to eat and what you run out of often and what's been
> sitting in your cupboard unused for a year.
>
>
> --Lia
>
>

re the curry powder...all curry powders are not equal, curry can vary by
10 or 15 ingredients per manufacturer. So try 3 or 4 brands before
choosing one. And indian curry is different from thai etc...

--
Starchless in Manitoba.
Type 2 Diabetic

In article >,
Hahabogus > wrote:

> Julia Altshuler > wrote in
> news:7SPtd.630941$mD.525953@attbi_s02:
>
> > Ed Nuxters wrote:
> > > Well,.. I'm finally living all alone. I'm making some simple
> > > chicken for now, but eventually I want to make something better.
> > > What should I get to have in my cabinets? Spices and stuff like
> > > that. Just a general cooking ingredients type deal.
> >
> >
> > Off the top of my head:
> >
> > beans, if you like them, like lentils or black beans
> > curry powder
> > flour
> > honey
> > hot sauce or something cayenne
> > Italian herb mix with basil, oregano, etc.
> > pepper
> > rice
> > salt
> > sugar
> > tea bags.
> >
> >
> > But honestly, that's not the way I would go about it. Instead, I'd
> > get Joy of Cooking or look up a recipe on the web that I wanted to
> > try, then buy the ingredients for that recipe. Continue in that
> > manner. In time, you'll find that you already have on hand many of
> > the ingredients you need because you bought them for the previous
> > recipe. In more time, you'll have a sense for what you like to make
> > and like to eat and what you run out of often and what's been
> > sitting in your cupboard unused for a year.
> >
> >
> > --Lia
> >
> >
>
> re the curry powder...all curry powders are not equal, curry can vary by
> 10 or 15 ingredients per manufacturer. So try 3 or 4 brands before
> choosing one. And indian curry is different from thai etc...

My favorite is the fresh one I have in the herb garden. ;-)

It's a plant resembling rosemary, but it smells and tastes just like a
mild curry! And the nursery was selling it as "curry plant".

I'm aware that curry is officially a mix of herbs and spices, but this
little plant is awesome... I was lucky to have found another one this
past spring as the old one had died.

This one is doing well!

http://www.nhg.com/db/2424.htm
http://www.sunnyboygardens.com/cgi-b...nt.mv+Screen=P
ROD&Store_Code=001&Product_Code=000358

--
K.

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"Hahabogus" > wrote in message
...
> Julia Altshuler > wrote in
> news:7SPtd.630941$mD.525953@attbi_s02:
>

>
> re the curry powder...all curry powders are not equal, curry can vary by
> 10 or 15 ingredients per manufacturer. So try 3 or 4 brands before
> choosing one. And indian curry is different from thai etc...
>
> --
> Starchless in Manitoba.
> Type 2 Diabetic


I like this one:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._25741,00.html

--Rich

Basic items every cook should have in their kitchen:

-A can of diced tomatoes
-A can of cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soup
-Worchestershire sauce
-Soy Sauce
-A can of tomato sauce and tomato paste
-Parmesan Cheese
-rice and macaroni
-boneless skinless chicken breasts (freezer)

I'm sure others can add to the list

Michael O'Connor - Modern Renaissance Man

"The likelihood of one individual being right increases in a direct proportion
to the intensity with which others try to prove him wrong."