For me, if I had to choose between sweet and savory, I'd always go with savory. But every pantry needs a stash of sweet stuff for baking and so
forth--especially at this time of year.
Maple Syrup - Well, French toast is a family favorite. It's also yummy on plain yogurt, ice cream (it's the essential ingredient in a maple creamie), and--let's not forget--pancakes, which are the required sleepover morning-after breakfast.
Chocolate Chips - For chocolate chip cookies, mainly. But also for emergency chocolate cravings.
Sugars and Honey -
Regular, brown, powdered, and turbinado sugar. And honey is good for coughs, as well.
Organic Nuts - Nuts are good for so many things, sweet and savory.
Pistachios,
almonds, and
cashews, especially. I love walnuts on my yogurt in the morning, toasted almonds on cooked veggies and in salads.
Molasses - A wholesome sweetener, organic molasses is darker and stronger than other molasses, but it's so good in cakes and cookies, on bread, and, especially, on plain donuts.
Flour - White flour is still essential for things like gravy and fried chicken and cakes. But I use whole wheat for everything else, including pancakes, cookies, and muffins.
Ice Cream Cones - OK, they're not necessary, but they are yummy, and they make a small snack of ice cream easy, without any dishes to do!
Dried Fruits - Whether it's
raisins,
cranberries, or
banana chips, dried fruits are good for baking, cooking, snacking, or putting on top of cereal.
Baking chocolate - For chocolate cake, of course!
Jams and Marmalades - Once, a very long time ago, when I was sailing on a wooden boat in the Caribbean, after a long great day in the sun, I was served "tea," and it was good English tea with warm pancakes and jam. I will NEVER FORGET that moment and that taste. And I also will never forget tasting Frog Hollow Meyer Lemon Marmalade after visiting the San Francisco Farmers Market. Marmalade is essential for my ham glaze also, but it's also just good on hot buttered whole wheat toast.
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