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Pantry stockpiling

What do you have the most of in your pantry? Because I like to bake, I always have a fairly large supply of baking ingredients, including different flours, baking powder, baking soda, and yeast, among other things, like chocolate chips and sugar. I also always have cereal and oatmeal to give myself some breakfast options. But there is one thing that I almost have more cans of than I can count: tomatoes.

Granted, I do use canned tomatoes a fair amount, especially when making dishes like soups and pasta sauces. I love tomatoes and it is much easier to reach for a convenient jar of them, especially when they’re pre-roasted or diced, than it is to fuss with fresh tomatoes. For some reason, though, I buy them in groups of twos and threes with complete disregard to the fact that I have at least 10 different varieties already in my cupboard. Addiction? Paranoia? I am quite certain that the world would not end if I ran out of my favorite canned tomatoes, and yet I can’t seem to help myself. That’s my pantry-stocking secret. What’s yours? Beans? Cereal? Jarred salsa?

Filed Under: Spring Cleaning
Tags: canned food, canned goods, cans, cereal, cupboard, dry goods, jarred salsa, oatmea, pantry, spring cleaning, SpringCleaning, tomatoes

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Sharon

3-30-2006 @3:25PM Sharon said... Tuna. A dozen cans at present. If the apocalypse came and I couldn't have my grilled tuna salad and american cheese sandwiches, the world really WOULD end.
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Jason

3-30-2006 @3:54PM Jason said... I'm with you on canned tomatoes and tomato paste. I usually have a rediculous amount in my house, but I use them constantly and usually buy some every time I'm at a grocery store.
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Annie

3-30-2006 @4:28PM Annie said... My biggest surpluses in my pantry are stewed tomatoes (what is up with that? But they're so HANDY!), tuna (instant lunch) and potatoes (10 lb bag at Costco). Hey look! Quick meal to celibrate the apocolyse: tuna with tomatoes, poured over potatoes! Mmmmm....Yummy!
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