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laken1 · Hermes

RE: What Are Your Kitchen Staples...

laken1 · Hermes

bex wrote:

kitchen staples? whats a kitchen????
oh, right... thats the place i go to get my wine/vodka/water and my breakfast bars...

That was so me when I was single....

luckyclover · Dooney & Bourke

Appliance:

coffee pot

Unusual Appliance:

I have this toaster with a thing on the side that makes eggs so you can have homade egg mcmuffins

Appliance That Was a Waste of $$:

I have a food processor with all kinds of attachments including a blender. I don't really use any of it except the blender part. Gotta love those margaritas

Cooking Item:

My non-stick flat skillet and my favorite spatula

Baking Item:

The mixing bowls that came with the food processor and my rimmed baking sheets. I really want to get a baking stone but haven't yet.

Spice:

We have and use pretty much every spice but what we can't live without is Julio's seasoning, Mrs Dash and this mixture that DH concocted...we don't really have a name for it though. We've been using it for a couple of years I guess we should give it a name lol.

Condiment:

Coffeemate creamer, Ranch, and some form of hot sauce. I have also recently fallen in love with country crock's honey butter.

Beverage To Have On Hand:

Water for me, Sweet tea for DH, and Dr Pepper/Coke/Beer for company

Freezer Item:

Frozen yogurt, Popcorn chicken/shrimp, soybeans for snacking

Pantry Item:

Coffee, Peanut butter, chiles for salsa making, lemon tea packets and honey, soup, hamburger helper, cereal

Food Item You HAVE to Have in the Kitchen:

Peanut butter, jalapenos, Hershey syrup for chocolate milk

-- Edited by luckyclover at 12:22, 2006-03-25

Ally S · Kate Spade

Appliance: Coffee Pot, Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer, Small Hand Mixer/Blender

Unusual Appliance: Zojurishi Bread Machine

Appliance That Was a Waste of $$: Espresso Maker

Cooking Item: Calaphon Cookware

Baking Item: Calaphon Bakeware set, portable marble counter slab for rolling out dough

Spice: I use practically everything from A-Z. Allspice to Za'atar spice!!! My spice cabinet is jam packed and I use them all. depending on the dish of course. The more exotic, the better!

Condiment: Marsala wine, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Chutneys, various hot sauces, Worcestershire Sauce, Thai Fish Sauce, various vinegars

Beverage To Have On Hand: Water, Ice Tea, Red and White wines, an assortment of light and dark beers

Freezer Item: Chicken breasts

Pantry Item: various rices and pasta/asian noodles

Food Item You HAVE to Have in the Kitchen: fresh fruit and vegetables, cheese, pita pockets, whole grain bread, hummus

Luv2Shop · Kate Spade

Appliance: The DISHWASHER!!!!!! I adore it! The one in our old apartment royaly SUCKED and I always had to do all the dishes by hand. Now I jam everything I can in ours and it rocks!

Unusual Appliance: My DH and I have become obsessed with our mini grater. It's like a thing you put chunks of cheese into and it has a handle and a twist lever and it freshly grates cheese and stuff. I love it and can't have any kind of pasta without it.

Appliance That Was a Waste of $$: Cappachino/coffee/espresso machine. We don't drink coffee or espresso. We got it for our wedding. We make cappachinos maybe once every 3 months because it's such a messy hassle and Starbucks is faster.

Cooking Item: Grill (does that count?) My DH loves to cook on his grill and anytime he makes dinner is a plus in my book!

Baking Item: Muffin pan. Whenever we go to my grandparents house they make blueberry muffins and they are soooo good!

Spice: Season Salt. This is something that goes on steaks and burgers and when I smell it I drool!

Condiment: Katchup. I am pretty obsessed with it. Whenever we go out to eat and I have fries I need a ton of it. You know when they give you those 1" by 1" little white cups to put katchup in, I need about 8 of those for a meal.

Beverage To Have On Hand: Whatever pop I have a jones for that week. The past couple have been Grape pop. Now it's Coke Zero.

Freezer Item: Ice cream. If DH and I are without Ice Cream we will go out in our jammies to get some.

Pantry Item: President's Choice Oatmeal Rasin cookies. They are really crunchy and I love them.

Food Item You HAVE to Have in the Kitchen: cheese

sweater girl · BCBG

Appliance: Toaster Oven, Electric Fry Pan and Kitchen Aid Mixer

Unusual Appliance: N/A

Appliance That Was a Waste of $$: I guess I'd have to say Foreman Grill...not a total waste but I'd say it's the item that takes up the most space and used the least.

Cooking Item: Quality set of knives, and my favorite set of mixing/prep bowls.

Baking Item: Kitchen Aid Mixer, sheet pans, and my favorite spatula.

Spice: Pepper and sea salt

Condiment: EVOO, whole grain mustard, various vinegars and asian sauces.

Beverage To Have On Hand: Bottled Water, Cranberry or POM Juice, Beer and Wine

Freezer Item: Raspberry Sorbet, Organic Frozen Raspberries and Straberries for frozen drinks and smoothies

Pantry Item: Pasta, rice, natural peanut butter, salsa and cereal.

Food Item You HAVE to Have in the Kitchen: Fresh produce, cheese and dark chocolate

Modern appliances I don't currently own: Dishwasher (can't stand not having one...HATE doing dishes) and Microwave (don't miss it)

Irene · Dooney & Bourke

Appliance: Slow Cooker

Unusual Appliance: fondue pot

Appliance That Was a Waste of $$: none, I use them all

Cooking Item: nonstick Calphalon set

Baking Item: glass 9x12 pan

Spice: cumin, fresh basil, garlic

Condiment: hot sauce

Beverage To Have On Hand: ice tea

Freezer Item: frozen vegetables and various meats

Pantry Item: fat free - low sodium broths (chicken, beef, & vegetable)

Food Item You HAVE to Have in the Kitchen: Mott's Natural Apple Sauce