left overs will remain leftovers unless you have something to mix them with
keep stuff in stock - you don't have to go to the supermarket this minute and buy it all but keep at least some of these in stock ready to turn the leftovers in something lovely to eat
FRESH ESSENTIALS
onions - the core flavour of most savoury cooking
coriander seed, whole and ground
chilli flakes
tarragon
chives
garam masala
keep stuff in stock - you don't have to go to the supermarket this minute and buy it all but keep at least some of these in stock ready to turn the leftovers in something lovely to eat
IN FRIDGE
mayonnaise
butter
gherkins
capers
bottled lemon juice
parmesan cheese
pesto
harrissa paste (in tube North African wet spices)
milk
IN FREEZER
block of puff pastry & shortcrust pastry cut into 4 and re wrapped, frozen in smaller pieces so you can then use a little at a time – a pasty for one, a little pie for 2!
filo pastry packet
peas
broad beans
soya beans
leaf spinach or chopped if not
ice trays ready to fill with little bits of stuff
left over cream from a carton poured into ice trays so you have a little to add to a soup in an instant
IN CUPBOARD
tinned chopped tomatoes
tomato puree
tuna in sunflower oil
kidney, white & butter beans
chickpeas
basmati and risotto rice
pasta - various types
couscous/bulgar wheat (courser and I think nicer than couscous)
block ready to use polenta
grey/green lentils (Puy style)
tinned eazy onions (these FAB chopped Spanish onions cooked slowly in olive oil – once opened store in fridge)
tinned eazy onions (these FAB chopped Spanish onions cooked slowly in olive oil – once opened store in fridge)
brinjal pickle (aubergine pickle – perfect for instant flavour)
flour plain and SR
chickpea flour (gram)
cornflour
FRESH ESSENTIALS
onions - the core flavour of most savoury cooking
Garlic – look out for jumbo bulbs – they are much easier to deal with
HERBS AND SPICES DRIED
Pepper
Salt
Sage
Thyme
cumin ground and wholecoriander seed, whole and ground
chilli flakes
tarragon
chives
garam masala
