Please help me write a list to restock my kitchen cupboards

[losty]

Need a comprehensive list of dry foodstuffs for me cupboards (I had to throw everything away following a beetle infestation).

I havent cooked any proper meals since, so dont really know what I a missing - but I filled a wheely bin full of it so there must have been a lot there!

I know there was lots of pasta and rice and cereals and flours but what else do I need? Cant afford to replace everything at once, as it will cost a fortune, but need the basics, so any help for my shopping list gratefully received!

lulu....quinoa is delicious...ds love it for breakfast cooked in veg bouillon or as a base for tabbouleh

vermicelli
medium egg noodles (sharwoods .. great for a chinesey stir fry)
fusilli

May I suggest those glass jars to decant everything in so that you don't have this problem again .. get the ones you can label that look nice .. at least buy a couple for the flour

but thanks for all these ideas, I am truely grateful

soya mince
chickpeas
rice
cous cous
instant mash (great for sauce thickener if you run out of cornflour)
flour
yeast
noodles (dont need the sachets but can get your own spices to add
chilli flakes
walnuts
almonds
cranberry sauce (add to biscuit mixture)
different pastas
lentil
yellow split peas
marrowfat peas

I have spent a small fortune buying those plastic lock lock containers... no idea how I shall fit it all in my tiny kitchen tho, but I cant bear the thought of this happening again

Poor you {{{{hugs}}}
I had to do something kinda like this when our house was flooded with a burst pipe over new year last year. It is a PITA.

I hope they don't come back.

Oh - and mustard powder (great in cheese sauces)

Sage & thyme are lovely stuffed in a chicken with lemon before roasting.

Sage is lovely with butternut squash & chicken in a rissoto.

often marinade lamb or beef in olive oil garlic & thyme

you need fresh sage leaves for saltimbocca

not to mention sage and onion stuffing

yum

tumeric
dried chillis
herbes de provence
ground almonds
cinnamon
nutmeg
breadsticks
crackers
seeds

this thread is going to be so helpful when I can go shopping. Not allowed yet tho....

I'd do it online personally .. then you can sit there and play around with the basket of goods until you work out what you REALLY need

our sainsburys online does free delivery on specified days (tues, weds, thurs) and ocado is always free if spending over £75

thansk twig - I may do that, but I thought I may get some better deals (bogof etc) if I went in to the shop personally

the deals go online as well ..

fresh thyme - essential in a bouquet garni for stews etc

horseradish steak (use thyme, paprika and yogurt mixed with horseradish as a marinade)

thyme, parsley and lemon stuffing

yum

For herbs and spices it is really worth seeing if you have a local Chinese or Indian supermarket / cash and carry.

I about 4 times a year and it is about 1/5th of the cost of normal supermarkets for herbs and spices.

hey there is one on the industrial estate not far from me. Can anyone go??? or do I have to pretend to have a takeway business???

The ones I go to in Manchester anyone can go...

But you sometimes can't use credit cards etc, just cash...

thanks Jilly - I will try!!