How to shop from your pantry

How to shop from your pantry

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesHow to shop from your pantry

Some of these money-saving tricks have now become part of my regular routine.

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The Beginner's Guide to Pantry Essentials + Organization (with Shopping List)

Grocery shopping seems to be getting really expensive lately. The price hikes inspired me to challenge myself to buy only from my pantry for a week. This forced me to get creative and think of pantry-friendly meals and snacks using ingredients I already had on hand. Want to try it out for yourself? Here are some tips on how to stock your pantry and some inspiration for what to eat.

While the goal is to use mostly pantry items there will be times when you need fresh or frozen ingredients. So I included items that have a long shelf life (like apples oranges celery and dates) and frozen items (like cauliflower rice frozen berries and edamame) because the goal was to only use things I have on hand to avoid having to go grocery shopping for new fresh produce for the week.

Some of the basic principles I relied on were: