Kitchen Staples?

I do find it helps to prepare things ahead of time. Everybody else gave excellent ideas on what to buy. When I get home from the grocery store or farmer's market, I dump all my produce in a sink full of water, wash it and dry it. I chop up things like celery, carrots and onions that I use the most. I chop up whatever vegetables (except the lettuce) I plan to put in my salads that week. If I think I'll snack on vegetables, I'll get those cut up, too. Then, when it's time to make a salad or stir fry or casserole or soup, or even throw a handful of veggies in my scrambled eggs, I just have to reach in the fridge and everything's ready to go.

I often cook meat in my crockpot then portion it out into ziploc baggies and keep in in the freezer, ready to thaw quickly and throw on a salad or in a quick main dish or soup. I also keep serving sized portions of raw fish or meat in ziploc bags in the freezer so I don't need to take the time to thaw a big package of something when I'm in a hurry.

I like canned fish. Canned wild caught salmon is cheap and healthy, and you can make salmon patties easily for a quick dinner. Tuna is always in my cupboard because tuna casserole is quick and easy to make when I'm tired and hungry (or tuna salad or tuna sandwiches or just to throw a little extra protein on a salad. I even keep sardines and oysters on hand for variety.

If you have staples on hand, you can always throw together dinner. Put some proportioned (cooked or not) meat in a pan, add some frozen or fresh vegetables, throw in some rice, beans, pasta, potatoes. Add a splash of chicken or vegetable broth and some seasonings and you have dinner in a few minutes. Choose basil & oregano for an Italian dish, cumin and chili powder for a spicy dinner, curry powder for Indian flavor, etc.

Probably my favorite treat is eating an avocado, but I'm weird.

abetterluke wrote: »

Tried30UserNames wrote: »

I like canned fish. Canned wild caught salmon is cheap and healthy, and you can make salmon patties easily for a quick dinner. Tuna is always in my cupboard because tuna casserole is quick and easy to make when I'm tired and hungry (or tuna salad or tuna sandwiches or just to throw a little extra protein on a salad. I even keep sardines and oysters on hand for variety.

I'm not a big sardine fan but I am very curious about the canned salmon. I've never tried it. I eat tuna pretty regularly. I guess for some reason I've always assumed canned salmon would be terrible...but it really isn't any crazier of an idea than canned tuna...

Love canned salmon for croquettes. Make sure to buy high quality add celery, onion, some Lawry's Season Salt or Old Bay if you like it, add a little Panko. Pan fry and it's awesome. I know so people like to add a little mayo but I find the canned salmon has enough fat for me.

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