> Refrigerated essentials:
> milk
> eggs
> Parmesan cheese
> Tabasco sauce
> carrots

There's no need to refrigerate Tabasco. And I agree with your husband about
the soy sauce. In fact, it says so on the bottle too.

"Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Giusi" > wrote:
>
>> "Christine Dabney"
>> >
>>
>> > Olive oil, herbs and spices, celery, carrots, onions, garlic. I could
>> > probably do without the ginger, but the other 4 are essential items to
>> > much of what I cook. I use canned tomatoes a lot, so at least one can
>> > of them in the pantry. I use cannola oil for the other major cooking
>> > oil. I can live without many Asian ingredients.
>> >
>> > Eggs are essential..as is butter, cream, milk. If I start to run low
>> > or out, I had better get some soon, cause I use them a lot. Parmesan
>> > cheese is almost essential to my cooking too. > Christine
>>
>> it only confused me more, because my pantry is not refrigerated and much
>> on
>> your list wouldn't keep in my pantry.
>>
>> If you start adding lists that are fresh or refrigerated most lists get
>> ridiculously long.
>
> Non-refrigerated pantry list:
> olive oil
> peanut oil
> red wine and rice vinegars
> soy sauce (although SO insists on refrigerating it)
> fish sauce
> rice
> pasta
> flour--bread, whole wheat, and unbleached
> yeast (although I buy in bulk and freeze)
> sugar
> salt
> pepper
> baking powder and soda
> canned tomatoes
> dried herbs: oregano, basil, thyme
> spices: cinnamon, cumin, cayenne
> dried and canned legumes
> tea
> coffee (for SO)
> garlic
> onions
>
> Refrigerated essentials:
> milk
> eggs
> Parmesan cheese
> Tabasco sauce
> carrots
>
> Cindy
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