store cupboard essentials
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The following items are store cupboard essentials and staples for your kitchen. Most of them are available in supermarkets or health food stores.
dried herbs
I love fresh herbs most of all and use them liberally in my cooking and salads. But dried herbs a can come in handy for seasoning too. Buy the following organic dried herbs from your local health food store:
Basil
Bay leaves
Dill
Fennel
Fenugreek
Garlic
Tarragon
Thyme
Mint
Oregano
Rosemary
spices
Cayenne powder
Chili powder
Cinnamon powder
Cloves
Coriander seeds
Cumin powder
Mustard seeds
Nutmeg
Turmeric Mustard seeds
nuts
Almond
Brazil nut
Chestnut
Hazelnut
Pecan
Pine nut
Pistachio
Walnut
seeds
Flax
Hemp
Pumpkin
Sesame
Sunflower
oils
Always get cold-pressed nut and seeds oils.
beans and pulses
Aduki and mung beans
Black beans
Black-eyed bean
Cannellini
Chickpea
Butterbean
Flageolet
Haricot
Lentil
Split pea
flours
You won't need all these flours but it's good to know what' out there. Just pick one or two.
Hemp
Oat
Potato
Soy
Sunflower seed
Wholewheat
grains
Barley
Basmati rice
Brown rice
Buckwheat
Bulgar
Couscous
Millet
Oats
Spelt
Quinoa
For more inspiration and tasty treats get a copy of the You Are What You Eat Cookbook