ESSENTIAL PANTRY
INGREDIENTS
Cold Pantry
Here are the refrigerated items I have on hand at all times:
- Bacon, slab (will last several weeks in the fridge, can be
frozen for longer storage) - Butter, unsalted (will last several weeks in the fridge; I
keep a few extra pounds in the freezer, where it will keep
indefinitely) - Buttermilk
- Cheese, Parmigiano-Reggiano
- Eggs, large
- Ketchup
- Maple Syrup, Grade A dark amber
- Mayonnaise
- Milk, whole or 2% (or, if you must, skim)
- Mustard, Dijon
- Mustard, brown
Baking Pantry
Some people are bakers, some are not. I wasn’t born a
baker, but I’ve discovered that after organizing my baking
pantry, making bread and pastry has become far more
pleasurable for me. I used to store my flours and such in
their original bags in a cabinet. To bake something, I’d have
to pull everything out, try and measure out of a paper bag
with a narrow opening, and finally end up folding the bag