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ejergens 16 years ago

Fish sauce (a must for thai food)
mick's pepper jelly (delicious dipping sauce)
Dave's Insanity Sauce (the hottest pepper sauce in the world)
Ken's Lite Rasberry Walnut salad dressing (GREAT MARINADE..I had this in my pantry forever and would never use on a salad but turned out to be a great pork roast marinade mixed with a little curry powder)
JIFFY cornbread mix (sweet)
FMV mixed frozen veggies (peas, diced carrots, green beens, corn, can use in stir fry, curry, casseroles, soups)
Dales Steak Seasoning (a southern thing....great in meatloaf)
Fresh and Easy Markets (if you have one in your neighborhood, go! It is now my favorite place to shop)
Ott's Original Salad Dressing (a family favorite we are all addicted to, comes from Missouri)

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invisiblechef 16 years ago said:

I have to have Imagine Broths and Soups.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Canned Tomatoes and Canned beans
Dry white wine along with Sweet Marsala
Honey
Oatmeal, quick cooking ( not instant)
Spelt flour
Chocolate chips, good quality
Nuts
Distilled water
Mushrooms
Dried fruit
Kombu

For a secret ingredient, spices lots of spices. My favorite is nutmeg.

I'm sure there is tons more, but right off these are the things I can't be without. Oh and garlic.

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ejergens 16 years ago said:

gotta have cashews and raisins around at all times for stir fry and curry dishes. I also agree with invisiblechef....nutmeg and garlic are a must have!

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cheryilyn 16 years ago said:

lots of garlic.....cloves, minced, powder, juice
onion...... fresh, dried, frozen, powder, mrs. grass onion soup mix
mushrooms......fresh, canned, dried, frozen, soup
jalapenos........ fresh, canned, dried, powdered
bell peppers....... fresh, dried, frozen
extra virgin olive oil
olives....... green, black, burgandy etc...
variety of hot sauces
pepper, white, black, red, etc...
organic broths...... chicken, mushroom

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cheryilyn 16 years ago said:

i forgot vinigars.... balsalmic, red wine, white wine, rice, apple cider, white

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berry 16 years ago said:

All these and

Hoisin Sauce
Garlic Honey
Honey
Mustard
Wine... Red and white

..... let me think.... I will come back.

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deedeec 16 years ago said:

I love Jiffy Cornbread Mix. Generally I'm a make it myself kinda gal. I have been is search of cornbread recipes forever! I try them and try them and they all come out dry, dry, dry.... BUT every time I use Jiffy Cornbread mix it comes out moist, sweet, delicious. I keep trying new recipes, but so far no homemades have beat Jiffy... :)

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deedeec 16 years ago said:

Reading through many of your secret ingredients lists, I feel I'm looking in my own pantry.
I particularly love fresh herbs. Often I buy fresh and only use some of them and they end up wilting or worse before I get to the rest of them. So I've started freezing them. Extra rosemary? Clean it, chop it up or keep a few tender sprigs, put them in a small ziploc take a sharpie and mark the bag and freeze it. I've got fresh rosemary for my next loaf of Olive Rosemary Bread. Same with fresh Bay Leaf. I bought a pack of fresh, so much better than dried. However, recipes usually only use 1 or 2. I've got 20 left. Clean em an freeze em...
Frozen herbs are great for adding to soups, sauces, etc...

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knoxcop 16 years ago said:

I agree, DeeDeeC with the Jiffy mix thing! That stuff works wonders!

I like to have good condiments around. You can always make a good sauce/soup or casserole if you've got a good sauce base to start with!

Bay leaf
Olive oil
Cake mixes--lots of different ones
Good black pepper/peppercorn mix
Kosher salt
Frozen biscuits

Hmmm....let me think on this. I'll come up with more!! lol

--Kn0x--

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ejergens 16 years ago said:

what is garlic honey???????? Sounds interesting!

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knoxcop 16 years ago said:

Ok! I've thought of a few more...

Lipton Onion Soup Mix--gotta have it for everything from meatloaf to pork.
Campbell's Mushroom Soup--gotta have it for everything else.
Sherry--I use it to flavor so many things. A splash in soup is divine and makes people wonder what you're using.
Bacon Pieces--those Hormel ones in the yellow package. Use 'em for lots of stuff wherever bacon is called for but when I don't feel like frying. Throw a few pieces in a can of beans and it tastes more like homemade.
Worcestershire
Soy Sauce
Cream cheese-for everything from mashed potatoes to soup and in between.

--Kn0x--

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mystic_river1 16 years ago said:

hi great group!

ok here we go:

lots of cheeses - blue cheese (ever had that on pizza?), mozzarela, pecorino romano
etc.
dijon mustard
hot powdered mustard
roasted garlic
chicken broth , beef broth, fish stock (in freezer)
bags of chopped onions, peppers in freezer makes it so easy I just use small freezer bags
both canned and frozen artichoke hearts
olives all kinds
different oil walnut, peanut sesame EVOO
large bag of crispy chinese noodles
all the makings for bread and pasta
my own breadcrumbs
panko
brown, yellow, arborio rices
Madiera wine for stews etc

bottle of red and white wine used for cooking but not cooking wine
Vermont maple syrup

I will look tomorrow it's late and this is from memory thanks for starting the site

Joymarie

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deedeec 16 years ago said:

Joymarie, I agree I don't like using cooking wine either I use the real stuff. Although I do keep Mirim (Japanese spiced cooking rice wine)
A few more things:
miso paste
ginger
Johnney's Seasoning Salt (from Seattle)
Garlic Pepper
dried red peppers
light soy sauce and Shoyu
brown and basmati rice
dried beans of all sorts (Kidney,chick pea, lentils, black beans, navy beans...)
cinnamon
chili powder

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linebb956 16 years ago said:

Real butter...
Olive oil, canola oil, peanut oil
Canned soups... for "fast foods"
Rice... all types
Pastas
Garlic, fresh, chopped in jar in frig... and Garlic salt..
Soy Sauce
Worcestershire
Mustards... all kinds
Pepper... all types...
I like fresh herbs... but do use dried also...

Do we count the frig?

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trigger 16 years ago said:

I like to have sun dried tomatoes dried mushrooms all types, dried seaweed different kinds,
dried mushroom powder, Tamari soy sauce, Imported anchovies, capers packed in sea salt, Kalamata Olives, Chipotle chili powder, cumin, Fleur de Sel sea salt, lentils, beans, several types dried and canned when I do not have time to soak them over night. Soy Kass, Rice cheese and meat substitutes like Midland Harvest Burger mix. Yes Joymarie I do have an assortment of real cheese , Gorgonzola, Romano, a Goat cheese that is spreadable. and an extra sharp cheese. Organic when possible.

Michael

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