Firstly, I apologise for the lack of posts this week. I have been busy with other things and have just not found the time to get my head together to write anything useful. I am also behind in responding to your comments but am about to rectify that once I finish this post. I will be busy this weekend but hopefully things will get back on track from Monday. I hope you have a great weekend.
I cook most of our food from scratch, so naturally I keep a store of the ingredients I use regularly. I do not store tonnes of food in case of an apocalyptic event, however, we do have enough so that I only shop for dry goods about every 3 – 4 months. I never run out of everything and I never feel the need to race off to the shops at the first hint of a severe weather event such as a cyclone or possible flooding. These are the 2 most likely scenarios where we live.
We eat a gluten-free diet so I have gradually eliminated all wheat-based products from the pantry.
Gluten-free muesli (homemade)
Rainsins
Sultanas
Currants
Dried apricots
Walnuts
Almonds
Cashews
Pumpkin seeds
Sunflower seeds
Sesame seeds
Chia seeds
Almond meal
Flaxseed meal
Psyllium husk
Sago
Quinoa flakes
Gluten-free flour (homemade)
Brown rice flour
Potato flour
Chickpea (besan) flour
Quinoa flour
Arrowroot
Kidney beans
Haricot beans
Red lentils
Brown lentils
Chickpeas
Arborio rice
Brown rice
Apple cider vinegar
White vinegar
Red wine vinegar
Balsamic vinegar
Tomato sauce (home-made)
Worcestershire sauce (home-made)
Tamari
Caramelised balsamic vinegar
Avocado oil
Coconut oil
Olive oil
Allspice
Chilli
Cinnamon
Coriander
Cumin
Curry powder
Ginger
Mixed spice
Paprika
Smoked paprika
Taco mix
Tumeric
Yellow mustard seeds
Beef stock powder
Vegie stock powder
Black pepper (peppercorns)
Cooking salt
Herb salt
Sea salt
Raw sugar
Brown sugar
Honey
Golden syrup
Treacle
Cocoa
Coconut
Skim milk powder
Baking powder
Bicarb soda
Black tea
Earl Grey tea
Coffee
Rice cakes
Rice crackers
Canned tuna
Canned tomatoes
Most of the dry goods are bought from bulk containers so I store them in glass or plastic jars in the pantry. I have some 10 litre plastic buckets which I keep excess of some items in. These are in a separate store cupboard.
I may have missed a couple of things but that is basically what we keep. Some of the items are left from before we changed our diets so are unlikely to be replaced. How does my list compare to what you have? Any thoughts, suggestions or questions?
organised castle 
This is a well timed post! I wanted to look at my ‘usual’ pantry stores, and what might be lingering a fridge/freezer at any one time, and plan some meals from it, in the event of an ’emergency’. I also spent some of today looking at BBQs and camping BBQs as I plan to buy one so if the electricity was off, I’d have a way to heat and cook meals.
Having an alternative method for cooking is important. Good on you for looking into the options. Did you find a suitable BBQ?
NOt yet, but I’m narrowing my options and continue to check what’s on gumtree, as I’d feel very happy buying second hand.
Almost identical to mine. I don’t have the advantage of being able to buy bulk though.
Great minds think alike. 🙂
What a lovely, organised pantry! We keep a similar amount, possibly a bit more, but I try not to go over the top. I aim to keep enough basics that (barring the purchase of fresh ingredients) I can cook any one of my favourite meals.
Thanks, Kim. It is amazing how much you can make when many things only require a tablespoon or so of a particular ingredient. Being dry also saves space eg: 2 cups of dried kidney beans is all I need to make the equivalent of 8 tins of refried beans.
first visit to your blog…your pantry looks fabulous….incredibly organised….I’m going to stay awhile and check out your recipes… 🙂