An essential ingredient...

[luvs]

you don't own...
mine is vanialla extract. mainly cause i don't bake foods. maybe there's a bottle; i'm uncertain.
i've excessive stuff i could sso get by without, like fancy salts, & not vanilla!!

 

[GhettoRacingKid]

1) sea salt
2) herbs and spices other then: oregano, basil, parsley, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg,

 

[sattie]

Pepper!

Salt

Anything HOT

Then all that other stuff.

 

[TanyaK]

Yeast - I always think I must buy some and always forget . . .

 

[quicksilver]

No tofu - not a spice, but and no curry.

 

[Lynd]

My kitchen is missing way too many things. Being a cooking newbie is tough

 

[GhettoRacingKid]

Lynd

the best part about being a newb or trying new stuff is that you end up getting things and having a pantry filled.

I recently tried making my own sushi so i ended up getting a bamboo mat and some wasabi powder. 2 things I never would have had or used if i didnt try something new.

 

[quicksilver]

My kitchen is missing way too many things. Being a cooking newbie is tough

Lynd, you could have said, "FOOD HAMPER!"

 

[deelady]

I'm just about out of black pepper!!

 

[vyapti]

My first thoughts were all equipment: food processor (I prefer chopping over cleaning), paring knife (I use my chef knife exclusively) and steamer (actually, I need one of these). As far as ingredients go, I've got an easy out as I don't eat meat or eggs, so no eggs, no stocks, etc.

 

[babetoo]

I'm just about out of black pepper!!

me too. and i use a lot, buy in the super size. since i don't salt food i use it on most everything.

 

[jpmcgrew]

Actually, I probably have just about every kind of spice and herb known to man at least in the USA plus extracts for baking.

 

[Dina]

I would love to have vanilla beans so I can flavor EVERYTHING when I bake. I also wish I had some fresh herbs all the time. They are so expensive at the store.

 

[GotGarlic]

How do you define an essential ingredient? If it's essential, I probably have it One thing I don't have is truffle oil - DH had mashed potatoes with truffle oil in a restaurant once and really liked it, so I should get some.

 

[luvs]

they're $3.00 fer a baby container!! & you don't usually need them excepet fer a recipe, so they wilt.
jake finally constructed a windowbox!

 

[luvs]

How do you define an essential ingredient? If it's essential, I probably have it One thing I don't have is truffle oil - DH had mashed potatoes with truffle oil in a restaurant once and really liked it, so I should get some.

truffleoil is only $11, i'd buy a bottle. i love that with boiled baby reds.