Pantry Essentials

It took me years to reach this point - I have a well-rounded pantry that only requires specific ingredient grocery trips. Here I'll keep a running list of my vegetarian pantry essentials (though my house is missing a pantry, and I have to creatively store all these things.) It will update as I update the blog.

Canned or "Canned"Goods

• Pomì boxed tomato products
• tomato sauce
• chopped tomatoes (finely chopped barely have form)
• Publix Greenwise tomato paste
• Thai Kitchen coconut milk

Dry Goods

• Kikkoman panko bread crumbs (I see they have a whole-wheat version - I would buy this if Publix carried it!)
• Pasta - I buy BOGO, so the brand varies. However, Ronzoni carries a line of whole wheat and "ancient grain" pastas that I tend to favor lately. I always have:
• fusilli or rotini (as far as I can tell, manufacturers don't differentiate)
• linguine or fettucini (there is a difference - fettucini is wider)
• spaghetti
• thin spaghetti
• angelhair
• penne or ziti 
• some specialty pasta - like mezzeluna or something (that is usually bought per meal and leftover if I don't use all of it)
• Dried beans (a heaping 1/2 cup = 1 can of beans)
• black 
• pinto
• lentils (brown)
• lima 
• chickpeas/garbanzos
• navy (what I use in place of cannellini in recipes)
• great northern
• black eyed peas
• split green peas
• Other "exotic" types I stock:
• orca
• cranberry
• puy lentils
• red lentils

Dairy

• Publix brand deli parmesan (in a wedge - it tastes so different than the bagged parmesan)
• Heavy cream

Produce

• potatoes (a big bag; I prefer gold)
• elephant garlic

Seasoning

• Spike (a blend; it's salty)
• I also get the Vegit version; it's low salt)
• Thai Kitchen Curry Paste (red, green)

Tools

• microplane grater
• box grater with attached measuring cup
• good quality knife
• good quality pots and saute pans
• kitchen scale