Showing posts with label ingredients. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ingredients. Show all posts

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Kitchen Essentials

I have somehow convinced myself that the availability of my favorite groceries will be different in my future abode. I have these minor meltdowns before every big trip and have even developed a mantra for packing for Europe: people live t/here, too. I repeat it over and over as I roll up my pants and tuck them neatly into my suitcase.

And, yet, moving to a new and somewhat foreign, highly remote, place feels completely different. Although this place is near great hiking and serious outdoor adventures, I've convinced myself that my favorite (healthy) ethnic ingredients might just not be available at my future remote home...

And, so...I present a running list of essential kitchen ingredients... of things I use often or will miss in my own overly-dramatic nature if it's not available! I'm open to rational advice, which assures me that, yes, Virginia, there is a healthfood store. Until then, here's the working list of things I'm stocking up on and researching how to freeze/save!

  • fish sauce
  • red curry paste
  • bamboo shoots
  • kale
  • whole chiles
  • whole wheat tortillas (...can I make these?!)
  • whole ginger root
  • tahini
  • hummus
  • herbs for growing: rosemary, cilantro, thyme, dill
  • whole wheat pitas (this have to exist everywhere, right?)
  • low fat coconut milk
  • mango