Many busy moms waste precious time by making needless trips to the grocery store to buy staples – a running staples list with a note made when you run out of a key item will save loads of time. We suggest using a magnetized list of staples kept on your frig – when an item is low, make a note to replenish it during your regularly scheduled trip to the store or online order.
The staples we suggest always keeping on hand are:
• Milk
• Olive Oil and Vegetable Oil
• Spaghetti
• Egg noodles
• Salt
• Pepper
• Flour
• Sugar
• Eggs
• Worchestershire sauce
• Lemon Juice
• Shortening
• Tea and Coffee
• Chicken Broth
• Cream of Mushroom and Cream of Chicken Soups
• Canned button mushrooms
• Onions
• Potatoes
• A1 Sauce
• Ketchup
• Mustard
• Mayo
• Common spices such as cinnamon, oregano, thyme, basil, and bay leaves
• Eggs
• Bread
• Cornstarch
• Cornmeal
• Rice
• Beans or Lentils
• Luncheon meat
• Cheese
If you have these basics on hand at all times, you will never be at a loss for something to fix quickly! Also, nothing is worse than having company coming and finding out that you are out of something for a time critical recipe – like a soufflé or pudding.
