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1 2 3 carbs… canned goods… diced tomatoes: Perhaps not something that would immediately leap to most peoples’ minds as an essential, but since I do insist upon making my own tomato sauce [it’s ridiculously easy and tastes so much better than anything you’ll get straight out of a jar], I swear by these. Also good for making salsa, enchilada sauce, bean dishes, and more. The no salt added kind is best. perishables… onions carrots potatoes basil: Or whatever fresh herb you prefer. I grow herbs in pots so I can get them fresh year-round; basil happens to be the one I most frequently use in cooking. eggs cheddar/Monterey jack cheese: Whichever cheap, easy-melting cheese you like best. parmesan cheese: Food snobs will insist upon authentic parmigiano reggiano … admittedly the taste is superior, but it’s molto caro, and anyway, even the cheap parm, freshly grated, is infinitely preferable to that stuff that comes out of a cardboard canister other… flour
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