Kitchen Essentials
Ellie Micklethwait
Your kitchen may already be a shrine to Nigella. You may have every Delia available. But for those who are slightly less keen, yet starting to tire slightly of ready-meals and takeaways, then this list of kitchen essentials might be quite useful.
Equipment:
•Saucepan
•Frying Pan (preferably non-stick)
•Sharp Knife
•Wooden Spoon
•Chopping Board
•A large Wok (if you want to splash out a bit…)
Cupboard Basics
Carbs – to fill you up:
•Potatoes
•Pasta
•Rice (Basmati, long grain and Arborio rice – for risotto)
•Bread
•Cous Cous
Vegetables – to keep you healthy:
•Tinned tomatoes
•Carrots (v. cheap!)
•Onions
•Frozen vegetables (peas, beans etc are perfect)
•Mushrooms (high in fiber and very useful to bulk things up)
Protein – to make you strong:
•Chicken (2 fillets for £2 in Tesco’s at the moment)
•Minced meat (perfect for Bolognese, chili con carne and shepherds pie – 2 kg for £6 at Tesco’s which will last you a while if you freeze it)
•Baked Beans (£1 for four at Morrison’s)
•Pulses (for all those vegetarians; both dried and tinned)
•Eggs
Spices – to make your food tastier:
•Garlic
•Salt and Pepper
•Oils (olive, balsamic and vegetable)
•Paprika
•Mixed Herbs
Ellie Micklethwait
Your kitchen may already be a shrine to Nigella. You may have every Delia available. But for those who are slightly less keen, yet starting to tire slightly of ready-meals and takeaways, then this list of kitchen essentials might be quite useful.
Equipment:
•Saucepan
•Frying Pan (preferably non-stick)
•Sharp Knife
•Wooden Spoon
•Chopping Board
•A large Wok (if you want to splash out a bit…)
Cupboard Basics
Carbs – to fill you up:
•Potatoes
•Pasta
•Rice (Basmati, long grain and Arborio rice – for risotto)
•Bread
•Cous Cous
Vegetables – to keep you healthy:
•Tinned tomatoes
•Carrots (v. cheap!)
•Onions
•Frozen vegetables (peas, beans etc are perfect)
•Mushrooms (high in fiber and very useful to bulk things up)
Protein – to make you strong:
•Chicken (2 fillets for £2 in Tesco’s at the moment)
•Minced meat (perfect for Bolognese, chili con carne and shepherds pie – 2 kg for £6 at Tesco’s which will last you a while if you freeze it)
•Baked Beans (£1 for four at Morrison’s)
•Pulses (for all those vegetarians; both dried and tinned)
•Eggs
Spices – to make your food tastier:
•Garlic
•Salt and Pepper
•Oils (olive, balsamic and vegetable)
•Paprika
•Mixed Herbs