Your Cooking Will Love You Back

Here's my list of staple items to always have on hand if you want explore free style cooking. I'm going to skip normal things like Ketchup. Mustard etc. You can get all of the following items at the grocery store.

WARNING: They are not all healthy but they are all tasty. You can apply your own good choices to how to use them.

Balsamic Vinegar

Red Wine Vinegar

Olive oil

Sesame oil

Minced Garlic (in the jar)

Cocktail sauce

Chili Sauce

Tabasco

Yoshida's Gourmet Sauce (Publix)

Cooking Wines - White, Marsala, Sherry etc.

Worcestershire Sauce

Lemon Juice

Lime Juice

Taco Season Packets

Meat Marinade Packets

Brown Gravy Mix

Parmesan Cheese

Sunflower Seed nuts

Parsley Flakes

Slivered or slices almonds

Mr. Pepper (Publix)

Montreal Steak - use it on chicken too and lots more

Lemon Pepper

Old Bay Seasoning

Cumin

Basil

Rosemary

Garlic powder/salt

Chicken and beef bouillon

Cream of Chicken soup

Cream of Mushroom Soup

You've probably already thought of this tip - Sauté onions in a couple tbs. of butter on Med heat. As they are cooking, sprinkle some season salt, pepper and worcestershire sauce in as they cook. They'll get a tasty glaze on them. Put them over the top of chicken or beef.