Below you will find a list of common staples that you would most likely find in any pantry, mine included (plus extras, but we'll cover those later!).  For now, I'll cover just the pantry staples, I'll do Herbs and Spices and Refrigerator/Freezer in later blogs.  With this list, you should be able to pull a meal together anytime.  Hope this is helpful.  :-)

Pantry Basics

All purpose flour

Baking Mix (Bisquick or Krusteez)

Cake mixes

Cornmeal

Cornstarch

Milk – powdered, evaporated and shelf stable

Sugar- granulated, brown and powdered

Oatmeal – rolled oats and quick cooking

Cereal – cold and hot (cream of wheat, malto meal, cream of rice and or grits)

Plain and or Italian Breadcrumbs

Crackers – saltines, club, butter, wheat, rye or other whole grain

Cooking spray

Vegetable Oil

Olive Oil

Shortening for baking

Extracts – vanilla, almond, lemon and orange and maple

Nuts (almonds, walnuts, peanuts, pecans and pine nuts)

Long or short grain white Rice

Spaghetti

Macaroni

Other favorite shaped pastas IE. Penne, Angel hair, Fettuccine, shells, etc.

Baking soda

Baking powder

Kosher salt or sea salt

Black pepper – whole peppercorns and ground

Garlic – fresh

Fruit, canned – peaches, pears, pineapple, pumpkin and applesauce

Beans - canned red kidney, black, white (cannellini and or great northern), garbanzo

Beans - dried (black, red, white, pinto, lentil, split pea)

Broth canned and dried chicken, beef and vegetable

Coffee, beans or ground and instant

Tea

Chocolate – cocoa powder, semi-sweet chips

Soup – canned and dry bouillon

Tuna, canned

Chicken, canned

Tomatoes – canned whole, stewed, crushed, sauce and paste

Peanut butter

Fruit preserves, jam and jelly

Potatoes, fresh russet, red, Yukon and sweet and instant mashed (pearls or flakes)

Yeast, dry

Vinegar – white, cider, balsamic, white wine, red wine

Lemon – juice and fresh

Lime – juice and fresh

Onions - yellow and red

Dried fruit – raisins, apricots