<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/44e843d8-76a0-42aa-aeca-d307be78fa60/99CC43CA-077A-4988-BFA2-DEE333ED706A/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/07/pantry-cornerstone-of-home-cooking.html" href="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/07/pantry-cornerstone-of-home-cooking.html" style="font-size: 11px;">simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/07/pantry-cornerstone-of-home-cooking.html">The Pantry: Cornerstone of Home Cooking</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/07/pantry-cornerstone-of-home-cooking.html">One thing that distinguishes the kitchen of a practiced home cook from that of a drive-thru habitue is the pantry.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/07/pantry-cornerstone-of-home-cooking.html">With a well stocked pantry, you won't have to run out and buy every ingredient in the recipe when you want to prepare a meal.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/07/pantry-cornerstone-of-home-cooking.html">All of your pantry items should be listed in your <A href="http://livingthefrugallife.blogspot.com/2007/02/price-comparison-book.html">price comparison book</A>.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/07/pantry-cornerstone-of-home-cooking.html"> When these items go on sale, stock up!</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/07/pantry-cornerstone-of-home-cooking.html">Here's a list of things I commonly keep on hand in my kitchen. You do <SPAN>not </SPAN>need to replicate this list, but if you're totally new to cooking, it might be a good springboard for ideas. Take what's useful to you and ignore the rest. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/07/pantry-cornerstone-of-home-cooking.html"><SPAN>Long-storing produce</SPAN> </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/07/pantry-cornerstone-of-home-cooking.html"><SPAN>Canned/jarred foods</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/07/pantry-cornerstone-of-home-cooking.html"><SPAN>"Dry" goods</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/07/pantry-cornerstone-of-home-cooking.html"><SPAN>Refrigerator items</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://simple-green-frugal-co-op.blogspot.com/2009/07/pantry-cornerstone-of-home-cooking.html"><SPAN>Freezer items</SPAN></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/99CC43CA-077A-4988-BFA2-DEE333ED706A/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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