the SmockLady

Pantry Items

These are some of the items I always try to keep around - in the pantry, cabinets, or refrigerator:

• Rice Dream Heart Healthy Rice Milk - for the non-dairy child - works well in most recipes as a milk substitute and CowBoy drinks it all the time.
• Earth Balance by the makers of Smart Balance - for the non-dairy child - works well as a butter substitute; it’s easily spreadable and melts like butter. Note: if a recipe calls for softened (or room temperature butter) do not set this butter out to soften; as a matter of fact, use right away and you may need to re-chill slightly before using as for cookies.
• Non-Refined (or Healthy) sugars - this encompasses a wide realm of sugars. The most common sugar bought is refined (white) sugar. Refined sugar has undergone a process which strips it of its natural flavors, vitamins, and minerals (yes, People, sugar has vitamins and minerals).
• Sunspire Chocolate Chips - the best we’ve tasted by far. There are other brands of organic chocolate chips; we like these best. I’ve discovered others via the internet but shipping just makes them more expensive.
• Flour - this is necessary for most baking needs. I prefer King Arthur for most things especially bread baking. My husband swears by White Lily for biscuits, but I don’t notice the difference. I haven’t bought self-rising flour in about six years or more.
  • Unbleached All Purpose
  • White Whole Wheat
  • Unbleached Bread Flour
  • Traditional Whole Wheat

Recipes

• Baking Mix Substitute
• Chicken Parmesan with Baked Broccoli
• Cranberry Citrus Relish
• Crawfish Fettuccini
• Drop Bannocks (or Scottish Pancakes)
• Easy Chicken Pie
• King Cake
• Not Your Mother’s Green Bean Casserole
• Perfect Pancakes
• Raonni Mac
• Real Southern Cornbread
• Roasted Mini Pumpkins
• Southern Herbed Dressing
• Southern Pecan Pie
• Spicy Pumpkin Pie
• Sweet Potato Casserole
• Taco Soup
• White Bread