Category Archives: City Girl’s kitchen essentials

my ‘must have’s’ in the kitchen

Favorite and much used Pantry Items

My project this afternoon was to gather the items from my pantry that I consider essential. I use a combination of one or two or all of these in many of the dinner menus I put together.
Check it out!
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olive oil, sunflower oil, balsamic vinegar, wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, dijon mustard, onions, garlic, pepper, kosher salt, chicken stock, Lee Kum Kee chili garlic sauce, basil, oregano, sage (poultry spice) fennel, paese mio diced tomatoes, aurora diced tomatoes, paese whole tomatoes.
Stay tuned in the days ahead to see the amazing recipes you can make with very few ingredients.

Of course, my number one Kitchen item, can’t manage without it (them). My beautiful, invaluable, useful,
aprons

Nano's aprons are a symbol of caring, generosity and delicious food
Nano’s aprons are a symbol of caring, generosity and delicious food

Knives

There is a rumor out there in the World that sharp knives are dangerous, scary. They are dangerous if used incorrectly but they are also dangerous if they are not sharp enough. There is greater likelihood of the blade slipping and causing damage if the knife you are using does not cut. Furthermore, it causes enormous frustration if knives don’t cut.
I have my favorite knife and if you get used to cutting with a sharp blade it won’t be long before you too have a favorite.

My favorite brand is Cutco My favorite brand is Cutco