| Have you ever wondered how our grandmothers | | | | spectacular, a salad into a meal and a tomato sauce |
| managed to keep food on the table without going to | | | | into something divine. Choose your favorites and use |
| the grocery store daily? They knew the importance of | | | | them often. |
| keeping these five items on hand. | | | | [4] Spices |
| [1] Flour | | | | There are other ways to season food besides salt |
| Flour is the beginning or end of many meals. It can be | | | | and pepper. My favorites that I always keep on hand |
| used for not only bread items but gravies, cakes, pies | | | | are: |
| and a breading for our meats. There are many kinds | | | | Cayenne pepper: Even a pinch can make a difference |
| of flour. The most common are enriched white, whole | | | | in your meal |
| wheat, self rising or all purpose. Each have different | | | | Chili Powder: Try it on your baked potatoes, not just |
| uses and can be used in many recipes. | | | | your chili. |
| [2] Rice | | | | Nutmeg: This one can go into deserts, soups and meat |
| Rice, like the before mentioned flour comes in many | | | | recipes. |
| kinds. It's also very versatile and can be used from | | | | Cinnamon: We all love the aroma but try it on your |
| breakfast to dinner desert. The brown rice is better | | | | morning biscuits or in your favorite homemade salad |
| with meats, while the white rice what I call a company | | | | dressing. |
| rice. It likes to be mixed with company such as, soups, | | | | Garlic Powder: Not only does it taste great in your |
| salads and casseroles. In my house we use it in our | | | | meat meals but it's good for us. |
| breakfast meals, lunch soups and in our evening | | | | Keeping these 7 spices on hand will keep your meals |
| deserts. | | | | the talk of the neighborhood. |
| [3] Pasta | | | | [5] Beans |
| What house can be without pasta? None, when I'm in | | | | Beans are a great source of protein and can stretch |
| charge of the grocery shopping. I love pasta of all | | | | your food budget. Beans can be used in salads, make |
| kinds. Just when I think I have tried all there is, I find a | | | | awesome dips, soups, stews and go great with rice. |
| new one. You can boil a pound of pasta and have | | | | When you have these items as staples in your home, |
| lunch for the next five days without having the same | | | | there will always be a meal on the table. |
| topping twice. It turns a simple soup into something | | | | |